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 | Hojoki: Visions of a Torn World (Rock Spring Collection of Japanese Literature) (1st Edition) by Kamo No Chomei, Michael Hofmann (Illustrator), Yasuhiko Moriguchi (Editor), David Jenkins (Editor), ChÅmei Kamo Paperback, 96 Pages, Published 1996 ISBN-10: 1-880656-22-1 / 1880656221 ISBN-13: 978-1-880656-22-8 / 9781880656228 Japan's capital city of Kyoto was devastated by earthquake, storm, and fire in the late 12th century. Retreating from "this unkind world," the poet and Buddhist priest Kamo-no-Chomei left the capital for the forested mountains, where he eventually constructed his famous "ten-foot-square" hut. From t | |