Returning from a Japanese funeral, I paused in front of my "genkan" entrance and, from my bag, pulled out the white envelope that I had received. I felt the envelope for salt, but it was missing and ...

When one decides to talk about Demon Slayer, one usually talks about the demon slayers themselves or the demons. And while the series has offered us a variety of other intriguing characters, we will ...

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A floral designer, a landscape architect and an author on the most culturally important flora in the world — and how to spot them. By Julia Halperin Illustrations by Ryuto Miyake Iris × germanica ...

In just about forty minutes by train from Kyoto Station, the Mangetsu-ji Temple Uki-mido is a unique, historical treasure sitting gallantly on the shores of Lake Biwa. The temple is also called the ...

In 1942, shortly after the Dec. 7, 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, over 22,000 Japanese Canadians in British Columbia — men, women and children — were forcibly removed from their homes in that ...

This column originally appeared in the Reno Gazette Journal in May 2024. The apocalypse is generally defined as the complete final destruction and end of the world; disaster resulting in drastic, ...

The Cincinnati Art Museum is inviting visitors to take a deeper look at its East Asian art collection this fall with the opening of its newest exhibition, Rediscovered Treasures. Starting September 19 ...

One of the houses of worship lost in the August 2023 wildfires was the Lahaina Jodo Mission. The congregation lost four of its members to the blaze. Their souls were remembered last month during a ...

Shiramizu Amida-do Temple in Iwaki City is the only national treasure of Fukushima Prefecture. This Buddhist temple from the Heian period is especially enjoyable in summer when the garden is full of ...