This year, 2020 commemorates the 1300th anniversary year of publishing NIHONSHOKI, or "The Chronicles of Japan (720)". It was a national project to make the ...

Autumn to Winter style in hot soup Autumn to Winter style in hot broth Nagashi Somen (swiming/ Very rare experience! <B> From Spiring to Summer style: Mos...

I found it very interesting, manga version of "KOJIKI", the oldest literary work in Japan about early chronicle of myths, legends, songs, genealogies, oral t...

from Hasedera Temple official site: Thinking about the Japanese history, as far as I know, Japan was united by military forces at least 3-4 times in differen...

A full-day tour in YAMATO, Nara with Caitilin from Australia. 🌲 She finished her Yoga retreat in Hokkaido and came down all the way to Nara to join the tou...

Monthly magazines, "Narara" issue August, 2019 Special feature: "Regeneration" -water of life- I wrote a short report about my Yamato Spirit Tours for this ...

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 Japan I have been b...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2GujJZfXpg Do you know a rather new anime director, Makoto Shinkai? He made a beautiful movie titled "Your Name" in 2016, an...

I just want to share some beautiful photos of the cherry blossoms I took this April. Today is the last day of "Heisei" (平成）era. The cerry blossoms at Hase-...

December is the season for the Japanese to enjoy gathering, eating (drinking), chatting over the passed year with friends, business colleges, etc. in the Yea...

Here are some nice photos I took at Hiraoka jinja Shrine 2018. (Top: Laughing contest! ) Warai Shinji , the laughter is held on Dec. 23rd, a national holida...

Asia Art Tours (https://asiaarttours.com) is created by Matthew, originally from US, living in Taiwan. He created this tour company to directly connect with...

I had such a good time with Suzann from Quebec, Canada touring around Nara for 2 and half days. It started with a sudden Facebook messenger from the owner of...

After the World War II, the number of deer in Nara park decreased to as low as 80. However, thanks to the great efforts of the Nara Deer Protection Organiza...

Kasuga grand Shrine is located at the foot of Mt. Mikasa with a history of 1250 years. Walking around the Kasuga Shrine complex, along the path surrounded by...

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

​ 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 usually don't take photo...

​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 a short conversatio...

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

On Dec. 31st, I visited Ohmiwa Shrine during daytime to greet and express my gratitude for the past year 2017. (well, usually people pay an official visit d...