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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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One Thousand Buddhas

Posted on October 21, 2022November 19, 2022 by george

Tucked away on a hillside above the small town of Arashiyama on the outskirts of Kyoto is a small temple

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Mount Fuji

Posted on August 10, 2022August 10, 2022 by george

Mount Fuji is of course the iconic Japanese mountain. Its symmetrical cone which rises up 3776 meters above sea level

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Rice planting along the Chikusa River

Posted on July 10, 2022July 13, 2022 by george

We often focus on the end of the growing season for the various foods we grow — we enjoy strawberry

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Searching for Bankei

Posted on June 2, 2022June 2, 2022 by george

It’s wrong for you to breed a second mind on top of the mind you already have by trying to

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Thoughts on religion in Japan

Posted on April 16, 2022April 16, 2022 by george

Religion is everywhere. There are no human societies without it, whether they acknowledge it as a religion or not. Octavia

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Sakura overload, part 2: Himeji Castle

Posted on April 15, 2022April 15, 2022 by george

Himeji castle is one of the few remaining medieval castles in Japan. It was first built in the 1500’s on

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Mount Shosha and Engyoji

Posted on April 12, 2022April 14, 2022 by george

Half an hour by bus from Himeji station is Mount Shosha. Although there is a cable car that brings one

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Ichijodani

Posted on April 11, 2022April 16, 2022 by george

Ichijodani is a small village outside of Fukui in the foothills of the mountains. Above this village there once was

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Eiheiji: the temple of eternal peace

Posted on April 10, 2022April 12, 2022 by george

Blue mountains constantly walking, a stone woman gives birth to a child in the night. Dogen, Mountains and Waters sutra

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The 88 Buddhas of Sakoshi

Posted on April 8, 2022April 12, 2022 by george

Sakoshi is a small town on the northern edge of Ako. The old town of Sakoshi straddles a narrow pass

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Sakura overload, part 1: Ako

Posted on April 7, 2022April 15, 2022 by george

It is my first spring in Japan and I was really looking forward to it, not only because I was

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  • The Shioya Fall Festival
  • One Thousand Buddhas
  • Mount Fuji
  • Rice planting along the Chikusa River
  • Searching for Bankei
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