Shugendo is an old religious tradition in Japan, today mostly under esoteric Buddhist supervision. The clips above feature two Shugendo practitioners, one American and the other Japanese, trying the best they can to explain the tradition to a Japanese interviewer. The language used is English.
The American mentions that many Japanese Shugenja are a tad bit difficult, and this seems to be born out by the Japanese master in the second clip, who does answer the questions in a somewhat trollish manner.
But...the really difficult guy seems to be the interviewer! I have to admire the patience of the two Shugendo practitioners when dealing with him. I suppose that proves that their asceticism really is working...
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