(picture from Wikipedia "shun-e (修二会）") Nigatsudo Hall（二月堂) or the Second Month Temple stands on the hillside of the Todaiji Temple's...

The year 2017 was a historical year, 1300th anniversary year since Abe-no Nakamaro left Japan's capital city Nara, "Heijokyo" in 717. ...

​ Here are some photos taken during the tours in Nara and Kyoto. Some photos are from 2016, as I made this website in April 2017. I...

http://www.kikuichi.com/about.php#En Since I have started my tour guide job, many times I was surprised by a very fact that Samurai Sword...

​Last November, I encountered Quin, on a way back from a book launch event in Kyoto about Zen Garden by Professor John Dougill. We had...

On Dec. 31st, I visited Ohmiwa Shrine during daytime to greet and express my gratitude for the past year 2017. (well, usually people pay...

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＜web site of Beable ＞ Have you seen any Japanese arts of calligraphy? It is called ,"Shodo (書道）” and is popular as one of the...

Throughout Japan, we have been having irregularly stormy days with typhoon attacks. October is usually sunny with clear sky and known...

Ink stick (sumi) and brush manufacturing businesses is a time-honored industry in Nara since Nara period ( 8th century ). As an ancient...

The Heart Sutra is by far the most popular and well known Sutra in Japanese Buddhism regardless of the sects. Its Sanskrit title,...

Today, we are living in this world, on planet earth, more or less believing we are the only living civilized beings in this Universe. Is...

There are about 2,000 stone lanterns both sides of the approach to the main Shrine. Many of them are covered with moss, showing how old...

Every year, special Lantern lightening ceremony called "Man Toro (万灯籠）" are held at Kasuga taisha Shrine in Nara. About 1,000 hanging...

Professor John Dougill made a blog article on his Green Shinto site with 6 questions to me on July 13th. #Nara

Since 1999, Nara Candle Festival (Nara, TOKA-E (燈花会） has been held in Nara Park and many nearby historical sites, as one of the new...

It was a perfect day to stroll around Nara in kimono for the 2 Canadian ladies. With fresh greens, the nature around this season is so...

Guests from Santa fe, on April 14 I took three guests to catch the best timing and location for sakura shooting in Nara, Saho...

After the most popular kind of sakura (someiyoshino) are all gone, next, Yaezakura (八重桜 or 8-layer sakura; pink, gorgeous, double...