At the temple there is a poem called "Loss" carved into the stone. It has three words, but the poet has scratched them out. You cannot read loss, only feel it.

He currently lives in Brookline Massachusetts. He attended Harvard University and received a degree in art history specializing in Japanese art. The lawsuit was settled out of court in February 2003.

Arthur Golden (born December 6 1956) is an American writer. He is the author of the bestselling novel Memoirs of a Geisha (1997).