When you think of temples and shrines in Japan, you might imagine Senso-ji Temple in... Read More

The Kencho-ji Temple is the oldest Zen training monastery in Japan, and ranks first out... Read More

　　Out of all of the Tenmangu Shrines, the Hirakawa Tenmangu lies closest to the Imperial... Read More

　　One of the most prevalent religions in Japan is the Shinto religion. For Americans, understanding... Read More

Trying on a Furisode Kimono         The International Institute for Ritual Culture Education (IRCE) gave me... Read More

        If you have any interest in Japan, you would probably recognize the maneki neko if... Read More