Tenryuji Temple Arashiyama

天龍寺 Tenryu-ji Temple , in the lush Arashiyama district , is one of Japan's most famous and influential Zen temples. Original…

Positional relation and direction / Kamidana and Butsudan / Tokonoma Japanese traditional room

wikipedia The exhibition space in Japanese traditional guest room is called Tokonoma . (Left side one step higher place with a ha…

Ajiro A Taste of Zen Near Myoshinji

阿じろ Shojin ryori , the vegetarian cuisine served in the Rinzai, Soto, and Obaku sects of Zen Buddhism, is one of the culinary del…

Samu / Working in Zen temple / Dangerous trigger in Meditation,Reiki and Yoga

Buddha  couldn't achieve his spiritual enlightenment by spiritual hard training. On the contrary,he was almost dying by the h…

National Foundation Day of Japan / Emperor Jimmu / Japanese imperial year 2677

February 11 is  National foundation day of Japan . 2677 years ago ,Japan's first Emperor Jimmu  was enthroned. It is written …

Imperial regalia of Japan / Three treasures / Myth

These are sample of Imperial tresures(photo by wikipedia). Mirror(Yata-no-kagami) Sword(Kusanagi-no-tsurugi) Jewel(Yasakani-no-ma…

Misunderstanding about healing stone and clystal / Your fortune / Water

There are many misunderstanding about healing stones. Many people buy beautiful stones to purify the room or self, but stone just…

Shinto and Zen / Japanese essence / Foundations are important

Many people think that Japanese religions are Shinto  or  Zen  Buddhism. We have both cultures and we always perform both ceremon…