14 sections in this part if I’m counting correctly, some of them really tiny.
I finished the chapter, and I have questions. Basically, what just happened? 
The God takes our narrator to the bridge to meet Akashi. We later learn that Akashi had been told to cross the bridge by Ozu. Ozu comes up to the narrator and punches him in the gut (?!), then later reappears and threatens to jump off the bridge if the narrator doesn’t ask Akashi out for a date. Then a huge cloud of moths attacks Kyoto, coming from either the shrine or the narrator’s neighbourhood, then Ozu actually jumps or falls but escapes with only a broken leg, while the narrator actually starts a relationship with Akashi. What?! 
Speculation: Does Ozu even exist? He sometimes seems like he’s a manifestation of certain sides of the narrator’s personality. On the other hand, he’s very obviously -although also very chaotically- trying to help him. Is he somehow supernatural himself, if he does exist?
Random cultural/geographic notes:
送り火/大文字 (section 2)
This is a festival in Kyoto, in which five giant bonfires are lit on mountains surrounding the city. Starting at 8 pm on August 16, the giant bonfires are lit at five to ten-minute intervals, each with a distinctive shape. The most famous—and the first to be lit—is the character 大, on Kyoto’s 大文字山. Many people like to go to the Kamo River, between Sanjo and Imadegawa Streets, for an excellent view of the initial fires. The fires signify the moment when the spirits of deceased family members, who visited during Obon, return to the spirit world.
カステラ (section 2 and elsewhere)
I did not know what kind of cake this was, so here’s a picture.
Apparently the name is derived from the Portuguese Bolo de Castela. It was brought to Japan by Portuguese merchants in the 16th century, and its closest relative is the Portuguese cake pão-de-ló. It is now a specialty of Nagasaki.
闇鍋 (section 2)
I was very intrigued by the dictionary definition of this, and had to look up more. Each person participating brings an ingredient that is known only to themselves, and adds it to the pot of soup that is supposed to be cooked in the dark. Everyone has to eat the result. Sounds adventurous and fun, although I have to wonder how many people have been poisoned by a 闇鍋 (accidentally or not).
賀茂大橋 (everywhere, but mainly section 7)
This is a view from Kamo Bridge looking down. The water is very shallow but at least the bridge doesn’t seem to be very high. Look up and around for a view of the bridge itself, and the delta to the north.
Home Thread
One day I would like to read this book bc I love the anime but I need to beef up my kanji a bit first I think.