# ⛩ Week 7 | 帰命寺横丁の夏 | Children's Novel Club **URL:** \ **Category:** Book Clubs\ **Created:** [July 24, 2026, 1:40pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/week-7-%E5%B8%B0%E5%91%BD%E5%AF%BA%E6%A8%AA%E4%B8%81%E3%81%AE%E5%A4%8F-childrens-novel-club/75185 "2026-07-24T13:40:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MaraVos](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/maravos/32/443784_2.png) [@MaraVos](https://community.wanikani.com/u/MaraVos)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2026, 1:40pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/week-7-%E5%B8%B0%E5%91%BD%E5%AF%BA%E6%A8%AA%E4%B8%81%E3%81%AE%E5%A4%8F-childrens-novel-club/75185/1 "2026-07-24T13:40:36Z")
# 🐈‍⬛ Welcome to week 7 of 帰命寺横丁の夏！🐈‍⬛ 👈 [**Previous Week**](https://community.wanikani.com/t/x/75107) || [**Next Week**](https://community.wanikani.com/t/x/75235) 👉 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/original/4X/6/0/8/60809e6f826fe87ed67e464f6c8960aeb85e820a.jpeg) 🎒 [**Home thread**](https://community.wanikani.com/t/x/74560) 🎒 🌱 [**Children’s Novel Club**](https://community.wanikani.com/t/x/71298) 🌱 ## Week 7: July 25 | Chapter | Pages | Page count | Ending at | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 3 | 68-75 | 8 | end of chapter | ## Discussion Guidelines - **Please blur/hide any major events in the current week’s pages** (however early they occur), like so: - (that’s `[spoiler]text here[/spoiler]`). - **If you have a question about grammar, vocab, the story, cultural things or anything else related to the book — ask!** There’s no need to be shy. If it’s something you are wondering about, chances are someone else will be thankful you asked first, lots of people enjoy answering questions, you learn something new, and the thread gets more lively. It’s a win-win on all fronts! _Poll ([view on site](https://community.wanikani.com/t/week-7-%E5%B8%B0%E5%91%BD%E5%AF%BA%E6%A8%AA%E4%B8%81%E3%81%AE%E5%A4%8F-childrens-novel-club/75185/1))_ _Poll ([view on site](https://community.wanikani.com/t/week-7-%E5%B8%B0%E5%91%BD%E5%AF%BA%E6%A8%AA%E4%B8%81%E3%81%AE%E5%A4%8F-childrens-novel-club/75185/1))_ ---
**Author:** ![TakeFlite](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/takeflite/32/738133_2.png) [@TakeFlite](https://community.wanikani.com/u/TakeFlite)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2026, 4:26pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/week-7-%E5%B8%B0%E5%91%BD%E5%AF%BA%E6%A8%AA%E4%B8%81%E3%81%AE%E5%A4%8F-childrens-novel-club/75185/2 "2026-07-26T16:26:44Z")
Mission accomplished, I caught up yesterday. Lots of very interested and very suspicious old people. I enjoyed the image of the two old men tottering back into town after meeting Kazu. 🍻 ---
**Author:** ![MaraVos](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/maravos/32/443784_2.png) [@MaraVos](https://community.wanikani.com/u/MaraVos)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2026, 1:03am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/week-7-%E5%B8%B0%E5%91%BD%E5%AF%BA%E6%A8%AA%E4%B8%81%E3%81%AE%E5%A4%8F-childrens-novel-club/75185/3 "2026-07-31T01:03:25Z")
Fascinating! I had not even an inkling that 神仏分離 and 廃仏毀釈 had been a thing before reading this section. … I wonder how much of a role that will play in the rest of the story … > [@TakeFlite](#): > > Mission accomplished Nicely done! 🎉 ---
**Author:** ![TakeFlite](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/takeflite/32/738133_2.png) [@TakeFlite](https://community.wanikani.com/u/TakeFlite)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2026, 10:47am UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/week-7-%E5%B8%B0%E5%91%BD%E5%AF%BA%E6%A8%AA%E4%B8%81%E3%81%AE%E5%A4%8F-childrens-novel-club/75185/4 "2026-07-31T10:47:45Z")
Yes totally agree - I went and looked it up on Wikipedia ha! Little cultural learnings. ---
**Author:** ![MaraVos](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/maravos/32/443784_2.png) [@MaraVos](https://community.wanikani.com/u/MaraVos)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2026, 12:51pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/week-7-%E5%B8%B0%E5%91%BD%E5%AF%BA%E6%A8%AA%E4%B8%81%E3%81%AE%E5%A4%8F-childrens-novel-club/75185/5 "2026-07-31T12:51:04Z")
Any interesting takeaways from the wikipedia article? I haven’t done any further research yet. ---
**Author:** ![pandoravakarian](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/pandoravakarian/32/474709_2.png) [@pandoravakarian](https://community.wanikani.com/u/pandoravakarian)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2026, 3:43pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/week-7-%E5%B8%B0%E5%91%BD%E5%AF%BA%E6%A8%AA%E4%B8%81%E3%81%AE%E5%A4%8F-childrens-novel-club/75185/6 "2026-08-03T15:43:18Z")
Yes hello it is me, slowpoke. Just finished reading this section! Moral of the story: Don’t trust old people apparently ---
**Author:** ![TakeFlite](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/takeflite/32/738133_2.png) [@TakeFlite](https://community.wanikani.com/u/TakeFlite)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2026, 4:34pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/week-7-%E5%B8%B0%E5%91%BD%E5%AF%BA%E6%A8%AA%E4%B8%81%E3%81%AE%E5%A4%8F-childrens-novel-club/75185/7 "2026-08-03T16:34:01Z")
> [@MaraVos](#): > > Any interesting takeaways from the wikipedia article? Ummmm brain like a sieve here. No? I remember it being part of a wider thread of nationalism at the time but my history is 💩 so I will [point you straight to Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinbutsu_bunri) ha. > [@pandoravakarian](#): > > Moral of the story: Don’t trust old people apparently 😂 exactly. ---
**Author:** ![MaraVos](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/maravos/32/443784_2.png) [@MaraVos](https://community.wanikani.com/u/MaraVos)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2026, 4:46pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/week-7-%E5%B8%B0%E5%91%BD%E5%AF%BA%E6%A8%AA%E4%B8%81%E3%81%AE%E5%A4%8F-childrens-novel-club/75185/8 "2026-08-03T16:46:39Z")
> [@TakeFlite](#): > > No? Haha, no worries. 🙂 Thanks for the link! > [@pandoravakarian](#): > > Yes hello it is me, slowpoke You’re doing great!! 💪