Well, well, well…. Japanese wells, actually

Hokusai's woodblock print of Sarayashiki. The House of Broken Plates.

What is the significance of the humble well in Japanese imagery? I had not even realised that there was a significance until I was reading Peter Carey's Wrong About Japan. The book follows Peter Carey and his son on their trip to Japan. At the end of the book, the father and son watch a … Continue reading Well, well, well…. Japanese wells, actually