How to Travel to an Alternate Universe

On the power of dress

A Torii gate stands solemnly before the Shinto shrine, a shade of flaming red so brilliant yet out of place in the gentle green sea of bamboo. Stand before its ancient pillars and look up; it looms overhead and seems to grow in stature the longer you stare. Take a step forward — a breeze washes over you, pierces through you, so slight you wonder if you’re…