The history of bonsai in Japan goes back to the 13th century, which was a time when Japan was very…
The Japanese tea ceremony is called Chanoyu, Sado, or simply Ocha. It is a choreographed ritual of preparation and the…
Origami is the Japanese art of folding paper without using scissors or glue to create shapes that can be seen…
Ryoan-ji is a Zen temple located in Kyoto which was built by a minister of the Ashikaga Shogunate in 1450.…
Kinkakuji was founded in 1397 as a resting villa for the third shogun of the Muromachi era, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu. This…
Eiheiji, 'The Temple of Eternal Peace', is one of the two most important temples of the Soto Zen School. It…
Koyasan is a center of Buddhist study and practice, located in the northeastern part of Wakayama Prefecture. It is surrounded…
While Japan's first main religion is Shinto, the second main religion is Buddhism. How did Buddhism come to Japan, and…
There is a Zen temple in Kyoto called Koshoji, located near Kuramaguchi Station, which is not a typical tourist sightseeing…
One of my favorite Zen temples is the Tofukuji temple located in the east of Kyoto city. What makes this…
Did you know that Japanese tea originated in China, and was then slowly cultivated to different kinds of tea that…
Minimalism has been linked with Japanese culture for a long time, and it goes back to even before Zen Buddhism…