Jakucho Setouchi

(Eng) Kyoto - 10th of November 2009 - The writer and nun Jakucho Setouchi, 87, in the garden of her property in the Sagano district.
After the construction of the house in 1974, she told her friends that she didn't want any gift, except trees or plants. She also let them choose the place in the garden. Now many of them are dead, but she can keep thinking about them with those trees.

(Fr) Kyoto - 10 novembre 2009 - L'écrivain et nonne Jakucho Setouchi , 87 ans, dans le jardin de sa propriété du quartier de Sagano. Lors de l'inauguration de sa maison en 1974, Jakucho demanda a ses amis d'amener un arbre ou une plante, plutot que des cadeaux. Elle leur laissa choisir l'emplacememnt dans le jardin. Aujourd'hui beaucoup sont morts, mais Jakucho garde ainsi leur souvenir pres d'elle.

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(Eng) Kyoto - 10th of November 2009 - The writer and nun Jakucho Setouchi, 87, in the garden of her property in the Sagano district.<br />
After the construction of the house in 1974, she told her friends that she didn't want any gift, except trees or plants. She also let them choose the place in the garden. Now many of them are dead, but she can keep thinking about them with those trees.<br />
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(Fr) Kyoto - 10 novembre 2009 - L'écrivain et nonne Jakucho Setouchi , 87 ans, dans le jardin de sa propriété du quartier de Sagano. Lors de l'inauguration de sa maison en 1974, Jakucho demanda a ses amis d'amener un arbre ou une plante, plutot que des cadeaux. Elle leur laissa choisir l'emplacememnt dans le jardin. Aujourd'hui beaucoup sont morts, mais Jakucho garde ainsi leur souvenir pres d'elle.