Fishing is for the Birds
June 28, 2013
Gardens - A Tokyo Travel Must
June 28, 2013
A Spiritual Retreat Atop Mt. Koya
June 28, 2013
Mt. Koya (called Koyasan in Japanese), one of the most sacred mountaintop retreats in Japan. Standing 3,000 feet above the world, Mt. Koya became a place of meditation and religious learning more than 1,190 years ago, when a great priest named Kobo Daishi established his Shingon sect of Buddhism here in 816.
Aki-machi Local Festival
June 28, 2013
The fire ceremony is a revived tradition dating back to olden times that pays tribute to the spirits of the river.
Letter from Japan Lovers – Tokyo is a Place of Contrasts
June 24, 2013
Tokyo is a place of contrasts. The shopping in Ginza and Shibuya are world class. Meanwhile, the Japanese tea garden inside Shinjuku National Garden was beautiful and made for a nice contrast with the energy in the streets outside.
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