Benkei

"Benkei" Vol.II. p. 195.] [Footnote 28: The _yoriki_ is hard to place -- "commanding officer."

Bakemono Yashiki (The Haunted House), Retold from the Japanese Originals Tales of the Tokugawa, Volume 2

I'm getting some ink soon, and I'm thinking of getting Benkei across my back (I look a lot like him - big and very hirsute).

Tattoo in Japan Boing Boing 2009

The Walking Man (also from Fanfare) is always hovering near the top of my re-read list, and Benkei in New York (written by Jinpachi Mori, published by Viz, and apparently out of print) is good, pulpy fun and a fine precursor to The Quest.

Last-minute shopping 2008

The Walking Man (also from Fanfare) is always hovering near the top of my re-read list, and Benkei in New York (written by Jinpachi Mori, published by Viz, and apparently out of print) is good, pulpy fun and a fine precursor to The Quest.

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The monk Benkei crosses swords with child Ushiwaka on Kyoto's Gojo Bridge in a scene from the Noh theatre classic "Hashi Benkei."

Albert Kahn Captures the World, In Color 2009

In the Robin Hood story, Little John knocks Robin Hood off the bridge, but then becomes one of his Merry Men; in the Japanese story, Yoshitsune is trained by tengu in supernatural fighting skills, so even though he is small, he is able to defeat Benkei, who is quite large, on the bridge, and then Benkei becomes his right-hand man.

Sunflowers, Robin Hood and Yoshitsune asakiyume 2006

And heyes battled with the healing angel in the surreal architecture of said university, like Little John and Robin Hood or Benkei and Yoshitsune. see the brave warriors here

Sunflowers, Robin Hood and Yoshitsune asakiyume 2006

I think any fatigue will be gone, regardless of the hot spring quality, after the pampering and relaxing an onsen ryokan like Benkei offers!

Spa and Kaiseki: the ultimate Japanese luxury - Part I 2005

Although the tai shabu was delicious, my number one favorite dish from my dinner at Benkei was this unagi sakuramochi-style.

Spa and Kaiseki: the ultimate Japanese luxury - Part II 2005

The final dish of Benkei and my kaiseki posts is a Japanese beef steak, cooked and kept warm by the same individual heaters that were once holding our tai shabu clay pot.

Spa and Kaiseki: the ultimate Japanese luxury - Part II 2005