Eikan-dō? Yokan-dō?… In Zenren-ji, we all can do!
31st October, 2006 - As you walk down the Philosopher's Path, you will come across Eikan-dō on the left, across the canal. This temple w....
22 Sep 11:39 pm  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Hōnen-in – Inhale…Pause…Exhale…Smile
31st October, 2006 - Not far south of Ginkakuji, is the well-worn walking track known as the  Philosopher’s Path (Tetsugaku no Michi)......
17 Sep 10:51 pm  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Ginkakuji Pt 1 – The Silver Pavilion on the Silver Sands
31st October, 2006 - We've come to one of my personal highlights of our trip to Kyōto... Ginkakuji... The Silver Pavilion. Now, I'm ....
9 Sep 10:50 pm  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Japan’s execution chamber opened to the press
Japan’s justice minister has allowed media to come in and look at the gallows where the executions take place: Here is a video from T....
28 Aug 11:04 am  from  Mutant Frog   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Matsuri da! (114): Angels with dirty faces
PARENTS LIKE TO THINK of their children as little angels—until they misbehave. Then they’re more likely to think of them as little devil....
17 Aug 1:03 pm  from  ampontan   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Ask Udder Smith: Buddhist Statue Mystery
Ever wondered about a statue in your wanderings through Japan? Udder shares an A to Z website on Buddhist Statuary. ....
16 Aug 6:56 am  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
What’s An Eisa Dance?
Living in Okinawa for over half my life I sometimes forget that things I may see everyday and take for granted would be news to folks back o....
8 Aug 12:23 pm  from  Mikes Ryukyu Gallery   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Jolly stone Buddha
This is another one of the Buddhas in my home. The jolly Buddha is based on a Chinese Ch'an (Zen) monk named Hotei who lived over 1,000 year....
1 Jul 12:50 pm  from  Toshogu   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Jolly wood Buddha
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29 Jun 10:44 am  from  Toshogu   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Look out! There’s a ninja on the roof!
Aaron and I are back for another Happy Hour Japan episode. In this episode, we'll take you to a Shinto Shrine and a Buddhist Temple. We'll s....
25 Jun 12:58 pm  from  I Speak Japanese   [Profile]  [Recent] 
A small neighborhood temple
Below are some photos I took of a small Buddhist temple in a quiet neighborhood in Otawara, Tochigi-ken during my recent visit to Japan. I ....
17 Jun 12:32 pm  from  Toshogu   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Miniature Daibutsu
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16 Jun 7:05 am  from  Toshogu   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Kamakura June 2010
I just returned from Japan today and I am dead tired but I had a great time. One of the highlights was a day in Kamakura last Thursday. We l....
8 Jun 10:33 am  from  Toshogu   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Beyond belief: Graveyard business expands
Thinking ahead to reserving a cemetery plot in Tokyo? It's a gravely serious business. ....
6 Jun 11:55 pm  from     [Profile]  [Recent] 
Gang of Monks
Daily HDR Photo — Gang of Monks Today’s photo is a vicious looking gang of monks. No, wait, it’s a group of Jizo! Yo....
31 May 6:54 am  from     [Profile]  [Recent] 
Monk with Bib
Daily HDR Photo — Monk with Bib Today’s photo is a shot of Jizo (gee-zoe), the guardian deity of children in Japan. It....
25 May 10:54 am  from     [Profile]  [Recent] 
Maki-odo, Oita Prefecture
The cow takes a central role in Maki-odo, a temple in Oita Prefecture....
11 May 1:34 pm  from     [Profile]  [Recent] 
Maki-odo, Oita Prefecture
The cow takes a central role in Maki-odo, a temple in Oita Prefecture....
11 May 1:34 pm  from     [Profile]  [Recent] 
Matsuri da! (111): Día de los Muertos
IN THE INTRODUCTION to the collection of his pieces written for The New Yorker magazine, Joseph Mitchell wrote that, directly or indirectly,....
30 Mar 2:29 am  from  ampontan   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Religion in Japan
In this post I will try to talk about Japanese religions. It’s not an easy subject but i will try to do my best, in giving you all the inf....
16 Mar 8:22 am  from  gaijinlife   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Photograph : Nio Japanese Buddhist Guardian Statue
This is a photograph of the nio (Japanese Buddhist guardian statue) Agyo at the first temple of both the Fudo Myoo and Bekkaku pilgrimages i....
14 Mar 3:56 am  from  Mazikeen   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Photograph : Nio Japanese Buddhist Guardian Statue
This is a photograph of the nio (Japanese Buddhist guardian statue) Ungyo at the first temple of both the Fudo Myoo and Bekkaku pilgrimages ....
13 Mar 5:39 am  from  Mazikeen   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Japan’s cultural kaleidoscope (3)
JAPAN MAY OR MAY NOT become the world’s next cultural hegemon, but the daily parade of cultural phenomena in this country is too immense a....
12 Mar 3:04 am  from  ampontan   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Agyo and Ungyo : Japanese Buddhist Guardians
Niomon of Yashima in Shikoku. Upon entering the grounds of many Buddhist temples you will find yourself having to cross through the nimon.....
10 Mar 2:56 am  from  Mazikeen   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Buddhist monks statue in Arashiyama, Kyoto (Japan)
Arashiyama is a pleasant, touristy district at the outskirts of Kyoto. Its landmark is the wooden (now partially concrete) Togetsukyo Bri....
8 Mar 9:03 am  from  Alexandregervais   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Japanese Buddhist Ceremony : Walking On Fire
At the start of the year I found myself continuing the eighty-eight temple pilgrimage of Shikoku. It was a unique time to see the temples as....
3 Mar 1:46 pm  from  Mazikeen   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Buddhist Heian Art : The Lotus Sutra
Gold on indigo-dyed paper - from the later part of the Heian period. This illustration is from the later part of the Heian period, approxim....
22 Feb 1:34 am  from  How to Be Heian   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Gods, Devils, and Geisha – Setsubun in Kyoto and Nara
Gods, Devils, and Geisha Setsubun in Kyoto and Nara A Devil arrives with sword and torch at a Buddhist Temple in Kyoto Setsubun (Fe....
10 Feb 4:42 pm  from  Samurai Dave   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Osu Kannon Temple and Shopping Market in Nagoya, Japan
I was visiting Nagoya and decided to drop in on Victor aka Gimmeabreakman aka Givemeaflakeman. He gave me a quick tour of Osu Kannon te....
9 Feb 10:19 pm  from  Samurai Dave   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Heian Syncretic Sculpture
Zao Gongen, the protective deity of a Shinto-Buddhist cult called Shugendo This statue of Zao Gongen can be seen in the East Asian Collecti....
3 Feb 2:42 am  from  How to Be Heian   [Profile]  [Recent] 
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