The streets of Yokohama are cornucopias full of foreign influences ranging from the Yokohama Christ... Read More

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

Setsubun, which literally translates as “seasonal division,” is a traditional event held on the day... Read More

We’ve all seen it in movies: the Buddhist monk sitting still in the Lotus position,... Read More

Kanda Myoujin is a Shinto shrine located in Chiyoda City, Tokyo prefecture. It is very... Read More

  The Komyoji Temple, part of the school of Jodo Shinshu Buddhism, dates back to... Read More