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

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

I have started to be a host of tours (experiences) in Nara, YAMATO, through Airbnb. https://www.airbnb.jp/experiences/206999 I am an...

Alex Kerr is an American known as Japanologist. Recently, he is well known as an official advisor for the Japanese government on...

Typhoons is a violent tropical storm that usually hit Japan between summer and autumn. It is nothing surprising, but this year was...

This is a historical moment that Naomi Osaka spoke to the press after winning the US Open on Sept. 9, 2018. This marked the first...

What do you think of these unique artifacts, especially the one on the below? Some people say they look like non-earthly human.. All...

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

If you are in Nara during the summer season August 5-14th, TOKA-E is a event you don't want to miss. TOKA-E （燈花会）：http://www.toukae.jp/e...

Koichi Hozan (保山耕一: 54 year old）is a freelance documentary film maker living in Ikoma city in Nara prefecture who is constantly fighting...

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...

"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...

Last year and this year's April, I had an honor to tour guide about 30 people from Upaya Zen Center to Kasuga Grand Shrine in Nara....

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...

Among many beautiful flowers, for the Japanese, cherry blossoms (Sakura) is by far the most popular one. Historically, sakura has been...

I've found one of the best online information source on Nara created by the local Nara company. So well made, and I was super impressed! ...

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...

(picture from Wikipedia "shun-e (修二会）") Nigatsudo Hall（二月堂) or the Second Month Temple stands on the hillside of the Todaiji Temple's...

Blue is my favorite color. "Ruri" (瑠璃）is the Japanese term meaning "deep blue" or lapis lazuli, which regarded as one of the 7 precious...

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...