About my tours' essay on a monthly magazine, NARARA vol.3
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...
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Akiko
- Aug 27, 2019
International friends living in Japan vol.1
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...
Akiko
- Jun 16, 2018
Zen --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...
Akiko
- May 28, 2018
ZEN 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...
Akiko
- Apr 27, 2018
Kazuhisa Kusaba: an artist who can see dragons as energy of nature
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...
Akiko
- Mar 18, 2018
UME, Japanese plum blossom is the sign of Spring
February is the coldest season in Japan, and yes it sometimes snows. This year, we had unexpectedly large amount of snow fall in many...
Akiko
- Feb 13, 2018
Photos 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...
Akiko
- Feb 3, 2018
"空海ーKU-KAI ー": a new movie 2018
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...
Akiko
- Jan 14, 2018
Quin's Shinto awakening and Misogi
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...
Akiko
- Jan 14, 2018
"MISOGI", the first step to going back to your true Self
Waterfall of priest KUYA（空也の滝） Can you imagine yourself standing under this waterfall ----(in winter)? Such a training actually take...
Akiko
- Oct 12, 2017
OKU JAPAN: Travel off-the-beaten-track
I was introduced to a very unique travel agency called "OKU Japan". "OKU (奥）", literally means "deep" in Japanese. They are specialized...
Akiko
- Jul 22, 2017
My 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
Akiko
- Jun 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....