Ep. 236
The Stubborn Abbot and the Bamboo-Shoot General
📅 February 2, 1981🕐 25 min
Synopsis
To treat the abbot's neuralgia, the general agrees to finance a hot spring trip—but on one condition: bring him 'winter bamboo shoots.' Bamboo shoots shouldn't grow in winter, but Ikkyū and the others ignore the impossible demand and enjoy the hot spring. Then the general arrives...