Benkei on the Bridge

Posted by MShades (Kyoto, Japan) on 26 September 2008 in Lifestyle & Culture.

This is a re-enactment of the famous duel between the warrior-monk Benkei and the youthful swordsman Yoshitsune on Gojo Bridge. Not quite as action-packed as one might hope, but pretty nonetheless.

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