TriviaSuperstition no.1-Don’t cut your nails at night/夜爪切っちゃダメ。
Are you superstitious?In general, the elderly might have believed superstitions faithfully. There are also a lot...
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CultureWhy is a head of sardine at the entrance door?/なぜ鰯の頭が玄関に。
As you may remember that some people are excited around this period of the year because the first day of spring wil...
TriviaJapan’s Aesthetics/日本の美意識
Aside from construction sites, the traffic cones sometimes are used to warn people to avoid entering into the certa...
TriviaCharity-Saba-/生飯
Buddhist vegetable meal including rice porridge with red beans at Myoshinji Shourinin temple, Kyoto/京都妙心寺塔頭東林院の小豆粥 T...
TriviaFirst Dream of the New Year/初夢
What was your first dream of the New Year?The first dream usually mentions the one that people dream during the nig...
TriviaProverb curved in water basin/吾唯足るを知る
When you go to Zen temples, you may often find this style's water basin.What is this? An important teaching is c...
What's TODAY?Niitakayama nobore 1208/ニイタカヤマノボレ1208
Continuation of the previous blog.How to transmit the signals?An antenna-like structure used to be put at each top....
TriviaLucky Taxi in Kyoto/京都のラッキータクシー
In general, a four- leaf clover is famous as a lucky item. There is another lucky item in Kyoto, which is a luck...
TriviaThe secret of a mirror in Shrines/神社の鏡の秘密
Iya Shrine in Shimane prefecture/揖夜神社（島根県） Have you ever been to Shinto Shrines?For your information, the shrines ar...
CultureCopying Buddhist sutras/写経
Have you heard that copying Buddhist sutras has the same merits as meditation?Most Japanese believe both in Shintoi...