Kyoto’s Homeless

Oike Street – the area we patrolled

There are about 300 homeless people in Kyoto, although in nearby Osaka they number in the thousands. So said Fabio, my new Italian-German friend, who currently studies Noh theatre at Osaka University. I had met him for coffee yesterday evening, when he said he had to leave by 9:30 to go volunteer for a homeless patrol. Curious, I went with him.