Each year on the third weekend of May Asakusa Tokyo becomes one of the largest... Read More

              In front of every Japanese Shinto shrine there lay a gate made of two... Read More

There are many factors that go along with becoming a Buddhist monk. It is generally... Read More

Hand copying sutra is called “Shakyo” in Japanese. Sutra copying is the East Asian practice... Read More

During my time in Tokyo, I was fortunate enough to visit a Karakami exhibit and... Read More

        Every second weekend of the month, the Taiyo no Marche (or Market of the Sun)... Read More