A word 'Power spot' is used in Japan as the meaning `locations thought to be flowing with mystical energy'. There are various places bein...

According to Buddhism, there is an endless circle of transmigration in 六道(Rokudo)-six posthumous worlds, depending on their behavior befo...

Zassetsu is Japanese original terms that complement 24 Solar Terms. They were used for farmers to compreghend seasons, and still now they...

Kigumi means the technique to assemble wood with wood in traditional wooden architecture. There are about 400 ways of Kigumi, and its his...

The 24 solar terms, 二十四節気(niju-shi-sekki) in Japanese, was created by people in ancient China, based on the position of the sun in the z...

At some big temples or museums, we often see Buddhistic statues named 如来　(Nyorai) or 菩薩 (Bosatsu). The difference between them is that N...

The myths in Shinto are written in the old literatures - Kojiki, Nihonshoki and Fudoki, which were written in early 700s AC. Here is a my...

Houzuki-ichi (ground cherries market) is held on 9th and 10th July at Senso-ji in Asakusa. The temple festival named `shiman-rokusen-nich...

The literal meaning of Bonseki is Bon = tray and Seki = stone, and it is one of the traditional artworks in Japan. On a black tray, a cou...

God in Shinto is able to be splited from the original Jinja and duplicate at another Jinja. This idea lead to increace the number of shri...

It is said that Shinto begun at the same period as when human in Japan started having `human's mind' and having feeling of respect and r...

7th July has another name, 'Tanabata' in Japan, which is also known as Star Festival. This is one of 5 traditional seasonal turning point...

Tokyo Discovery class in Kasai Seaside Park It locates at the edge of Tokyo prefecture in Edogawa Ward. As soon as we got off the train ...

Gohyaku Rakan-ji was established in 1695. `Rakan`is Buddha's disciples, and the 146 surplus statues of them are exhibited in the first bu...

Shinagawa shrine was opened in 1187 in Kamakura period. Because Shogun Ieyasu Tokugawa prayed for his victory in the Sekigahara battle an...