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Ikkyuji

Posted on June 5, 2024June 6, 2024 by george

In the time I have spent in Japan I have enjoyed visiting temples and other places associated with famous people

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Kochi

Posted on June 1, 2024June 1, 2024 by george

Hi everyone! It’s been a while and I have some catching up to do with a couple of posts about

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The Heart Sutra

Posted on April 12, 2024April 12, 2024 by george

“Form is emptiness, emptiness is form.” Thus states one of the most famous and certainly one of the most enigmatic

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Uzebekistan, part 1

Posted on January 28, 2024January 28, 2024 by george

Uzbekistan is a place I had never really imagined visiting. I knew little about the place, aside from some basic

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A Trip to Nara in the Fall

Posted on December 20, 2023December 20, 2023 by george

A couple of weeks ago I finally found the time to visit Nara. Nara is a small city nestled in

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Thanksgiving at Ako castle

Posted on November 25, 2023November 25, 2023 by george

This year American Thanksgiving happened to coincide with a Japanese holiday called Labor Thanksgiving Day. Since I had off from

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Sakoshi in the fall

Posted on November 25, 2023 by george

Sakoshi is a little seaside town bordering Ako and it is one of my favorite places to visit. Here are

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Impressions of Mount Hiei

Posted on November 8, 2023November 9, 2023 by george

Last weekend I went once again to Kyoto, this time for a second trip up Mount Hiei to visit Enryakuji

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Shosha Mountain and Engyoji

Posted on November 3, 2023November 3, 2023 by george

North of Himeji on top of Shosha mountain there is a thousand year old Tendai Buddhist temple complex called Engyoji

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Amako Mountain

Posted on November 3, 2023November 3, 2023 by george

Just north of Ako, a twenty minute bike ride from home is a beautiful little mountain called Amako Mountain (尼子山).

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Early Fall Photos

Posted on October 14, 2023October 14, 2023 by george

I has been a while since I have posted here, so now is a good time to post an update.

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Ako castle in the springtime

Posted on April 11, 2023April 11, 2023 by george

I’ve been playing with a new camera lately, rather than just relying on my phone for pictures (Thanks Jim!). Here

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Kyoto in Sakura season, part 2

Posted on April 10, 2023April 10, 2023 by george

After our guides left us, we headed towards the Philosopher’s Path, so named since Nishida Kitaro, founder of the Kyoto

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Kyoto in Sakura season, part 1

Posted on April 10, 2023April 10, 2023 by george

It’s been a while since I have posted anything on this blog, and to those of you who visit from

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The Shioya Fall Festival

Posted on November 13, 2022November 17, 2022 by george

After a pause for more than two years, because of the corona virus pandemic, Japanese festivals are finally coming back!

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