TOKYO, JAPAN – APR 12, 2019: Kabuki-cho Colorful Neon lights, Shinjuku Famous street Crowd people Nightclub Bar Restaurant Tokyo Japan nightlife Yakuza is Japanese mafia whose activities are permeated throughout...
Author - Hiroko Matsuyama
Hiroko Matsuyama
Kukai: Biography of Japanese Buddhism Superstar
Kyoto, JAPAN – Apr 2 2021: The statue of Japanese Buddhist monk Kobo Daishi Kukai in To-ji (Toji Temple) complex on a sunny day. Translation: Namu-daishi-henjou-kongo (convert to Henjou-kongo Daishi) Kukai –...
Types of Buddhism Developed in Japan: End of the World Belief, Pure Land, and Zen
Scenery portrait of the posture of zen Buddhism monk in Japan, Kamakura Types of Buddhism developed in Japan: We have seen the early Japanese Buddhism was for the court elites and used as a tool to centralize the power...
Japanese Buddhism in Early Stage: Only for the Elites and the State
Japanese Buddhism, a Buddhist monk at Mt. Koyasan steps up to the temple Japanese Buddhism #1 – In modern times, Japan’s most popular schools of Buddhism are Pure Land, Shingon, and Nichiren Buddhism which...
Japanese Onomatopoeia: The Made-up Words Convey Perfect Subtlety
Japanese Onomatopoeia – What’s onomatopoeia? It’s the words which express the sound of things in general. The term came from France which has 600 Onomatopoeia, English has 1000 Onomatopoeia, and...
