A short essay that I wrote about my tours in Nara, Yamato was again featured in a local monthly magazine titled "NARARA" (「ならら」）for their...

Any encounters with unique people enrich our lives. Isn't it so true for anyone? Since I have started to talk about "spiritual" aspect of...

"Zen (禅） - The Life Of Zen Master Dogen (道元" OMG, I found the full movie on Youtube...! (click the above title to see) I saw this movie w...

I was happy to be invited to a book launch of this new book, "Zen Gardens and Temples of Kyoto" written by John Dougill (TUTTLE) The boo...

Kazuhisa Kusaba is one of my favorite Japanese artist. His art works are called "TOSAIGA (陶彩画)", since they are uniquely made of a ceram...

February is the coldest season in Japan, and yes it sometimes snows. This year, we had unexpectedly large amount of snow fall in many pa...

​ Here are some photos taken during the tours in Nara and Kyoto. Some photos are from 2016, as I made this website in April 2017. I usua...

On February 24, 2018, a new movie titled "空海ーKU-KAIー”will be released in Japan. KUKAI (618-907) is one of the popular and famous monk an...

​Last November, I encountered Quin, on a way back from a book launch event in Kyoto about Zen Garden by Professor John Dougill. We had...

Waterfall of priest KUYA（空也の滝） Can you imagine yourself standing under this waterfall ----(in winter)? Such a training actually take plac...

I was introduced to a very unique travel agency called "OKU Japan". "OKU (奥）", literally means "deep" in Japanese. They are specialized ...

Professor John Dougill made a blog article on his Green Shinto site with 6 questions to me on July 13th. #Nara

One of my good Australian friend, Jann Williams is currently staying in Kyoto and doing a research on Elements on Japan for her new book....