AkikoNov 22, 2019About my tours' essay on a monthly magazine, NARARA vol.3A 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...
AkikoAug 27, 2019International friends living in Japan vol.1Any encounters with unique people enrich our lives. Isn't it so true for anyone? Since I have started to talk about "spiritual" aspect of...
AkikoJun 16, 2018Zen --the life of Zen master Dogen"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...
AkikoMay 28, 2018ZEN gardens & temples in KYOTO, first comprehensive guide book!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...
AkikoApr 26, 2018Kazuhisa Kusaba: an artist who can see dragons as energy of natureKazuhisa 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...
AkikoMar 18, 2018UME, Japanese plum blossom is the sign of SpringFebruary is the coldest season in Japan, and yes it sometimes snows. This year, we had unexpectedly large amount of snow fall in many pa...
AkikoFeb 12, 2018Photos during the tours 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...
AkikoFeb 3, 2018"空海ーKU-KAI ー": a new movie 2018On 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...
AkikoJan 13, 2018Quin's Shinto awakening and MisogiLast November, I encountered Quin, on a way back from a book launch event in Kyoto about Zen Garden by Professor John Dougill. We had...
AkikoJan 13, 2018"MISOGI", the first step to going back to your true SelfWaterfall of priest KUYA(空也の滝) Can you imagine yourself standing under this waterfall ----(in winter)? Such a training actually take plac...
AkikoOct 12, 2017OKU JAPAN: Travel off-the-beaten-trackI was introduced to a very unique travel agency called "OKU Japan". "OKU (奥)", literally means "deep" in Japanese. They are specialized ...
AkikoJul 22, 2017My tours featured by Green Shinto blog!Professor John Dougill made a blog article on his Green Shinto site with 6 questions to me on July 13th. #Nara
AkikoJun 29, 2017"Green Shinto", an amazing online resource on Shintoism!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....