Culture Cultivating Beauty and Love Charlie Badenhop By tending the flowers, I felt I was continuing to cultivate the love I felt for him.”
Historical Ishiyama-dera Ash Ishiyama-dera is a beautiful, peaceful temple Shiga Prefecture.It is said that Murasaki Shikibu, author of The Tale of Genji, began writing her well-known
Temples & Shrines Kamikochi Hodaka Shrine Tomoko Kamishima Their dance, nice and slow, relieves the tension of the whole of the ritual
7 Gardens & Parks An Afternoon in Arashiyama Kyoto Bonson Lam were used a thousand years ago, and recall the stories from the Tale of Genji
Historical Kyoto Eikan-do Temple Tomoko Kamishima Higashiyama, is officially called Zenrin-ji Temple.... Priest Eikan (1033-1111) Eikan became a priest at Zenrin-ji (Eikan-do)
Temples & Shrines Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine Tony Mariani Tenjin originally meant “Heavenly God” but later came to refer to the spirit
Historical Shimonoseki: Kanmon Straits Takako Sakamoto happened when Samurai were slowly gaining political power in Japan, and Genji... Minamotono Yoritomo, who was the head of Genji and won this battle, later
Historical Hokoku-ji Temple in Spring Tomoko Kamishima The first chief priest of this temple was Tengan Eko (1273-1335), an elite... Interestingly, this teahouse is built upon the remains of a former Tengan