Philosophy & Religion
Bushido and the Art of Living
What is Bushido? What is Budo? How are the culture and traditions of samurai connected with the...
Flower Petals Fall, but the Flower Endures
Life is short and transient. The feeling that this evokes is called mujōkan in Japanese. Rather...
Living Life as It Comes
It was the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, which had a particularly profound impact on my home...
Myth and Deity in Japan
Shinto is a tradition native to Japan that arose naturally on the eastern fringe of the Eurasian...
Words to Live by
Nakano Kōji opens the door to the treasury of Japanese classics by introducing six writers who are...