📖 In September 1967 (Vol. 132 No. 3), a 10-year-old American boy was enchanted by a @NatGeo picture of Itsukushima Shrine. 57 years later, he retired—and now he lives in Japan. 🇯🇵

An Australian friend once told me he never really liked the loud, New Year's Eve parties. Then, he spent New Year's Eve in Nara, Japan. It was completely silent—until midnight.