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...
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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 makes Japanese?Oden/おでん
It's cold in Japan these days.Winter has already started.Speaking of winter, Japanese people miss eating Oden. O...
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....
Cities & Town100th anniversary of construction of Hario Radio Tower/針尾送信所建設100周年
Congratulations on our 100th blog!Today's blog is about the Hario Radio Tower, which also celebrates its 100th anni...
Cities & TownJizo Bodhisattva with rotating head/首振り地蔵
There is a unique Jizo Bodhisattva(see the photo above) in Zenkojido in Kyoto, which is located at the entrance of ...
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...
TriviaThe statue of Shoki-san/鍾馗さん
Have you remembered Onigawara?It's Ogre's face-shaped tiles which can be seen as the decoration of ridge-end tiles....