Buddhism – Let's Dive into Japanese History

Ancient Envoys and Seafarers of Japan

Ancient Envoys and Seafarers of Japan by Stu. In the very early history of Japan, despite the perilous nature of

This is one of my favourite temple regions and it is a World Heritage Site to boot. You will need

While I was living in Kumamoto one of things I really wanted to do is visit the cave Musashi Miyamoto

Happy Thursday! I’m going to start posting some new blogs which only focus on my photography. Articles are great but

History of the Japanese Tea Ceremony Drinking of green tea was known in China from the fourth century. Tea plants

A couple of weeks ago I visited Raizan Sennyoji in Itoshima. Itoshima is a nice little country suburb a little

Miyamoto Musashi Died On June 13, 1645. Considered one of the greatest samurai of all time, Miyamoto Musashi’s reputation has

The rain misted down and I had two choices: the road up the hill, or the one alongside the river.

I went to Onomichi today hoping for clear skies and cherry blossoms. One came true, the cherry blossoms are in

The Kamakura period 1185 to 1333 is a period of Japanese history that marks the governance of the Kamakura Shogunate;

God (Kami) When the English word God is translated into Japanese, it is generally represented by the kanji (Chinese character)

Hall of the golden hue (konjikido) This print was the last print ever to be designed by Kawase Hasui. Sadly,

Title: Konosu Station, View of Mt Fuji from Fukiage. This scene is dominated by Mt Fuji in the distance and

Not far from Minowa station on the Hibiya line is a nondescript temple called 浄閑寺—Jokanji. From the street, it looks

Nishi Honganji is the mother temple for the Jodo Shinshu sect of Japanese Buddhism established by Shinran Shonan who lived