religion

Making a handwritten copy of Buddhist scripturesAt the ground of Buddhist temples you may find the poster advising worsh...

Bon holidaysBon Odori ( Bon Dancing festival)In Japan, we have a custom having consecutive holidays before and after 15t...

Shuin is the evidence of visit and pray at Buddhist temples or Shinto shrines with dark orange seal and black lettering in the calligraphy style. It has long history of Japanese heart. You can find in-depth heart of Japanese in Shuin.

Japanese go to Buddhist temples or Shinto shrine for prayer at many occasions, new year period, Shichi-Go-San, Yakudoshi etc.

Japanese have unique mentality for the year of birth, which is Yaku-Doshi, and believe they face the bad luck in that year. So they go to Buddhist temples to pray to avoid bud luck.

Hari-Kuyou is one of Japanese customs which show the Japanese thought why Japanese treat tools nice and good. Japanese think they have souls as same as human.

Mikuji - you find it at Japanese Buddhist TempleSENSOJI When you have a chance to visit Buddhist temples or Shinto shrin...