Ribald Classic: The Sword Polisher's Secret

October, 1982

Now it is long ago, the fifth month of the third year of Genroku. Kubota was as happy a man as could be found in the 36 provinces. His reputation as a master polisher of swords had grown along with his good fortune, and now his home was among the finest in Kyoto; his shop, the busiest.And all, thought Kubota while he burnished the blade before him, because of my secret! Then he laughed at his little self-deception. Although he pretended that he'd kept the knowledge to himself, in fact, his secre...