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Why a story about “stopping time” was born in the valley of the water god
Why a story about "stopping time" was born in the valley of the water god VIBES TOURISM ／ SPIRITUAL POWER SPOT — Kuramakibune-chō, Sakyō-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto River, Don't Flow Let me begin with a single film. River, Don't Flow (Riba, N... -
Tarō Okamoto: The Shaman Who Disguised Himself as an Artist
Tarō Okamoto: The Shaman Hidden Inside an Artist What I'm about to write, perhaps I shouldn't write at all. Kawasaki City, Tama Ward, Kanagawa Prefecture. From the south exit of Mukōgaoka-Yūen Station, head toward Ikuta Ryokuchi Park — a... -
Mount Kōya: The Mountain That Calls You, and the Master Who Never Stopped Meditating
A 1,200-year vow, a forbidden mausoleum, and the strange thread that runs from esoteric Buddhism to the darkness of the 20th century. Maybe I should not be writing this. Mount Kōya, in Wakayama Prefecture. The headquarters of Shingon eso... -
The Mountain That Calls You: Ōmiwa Shrine, Mt. Miwa, and One of Japan’s Oldest Sacred Mountains
The Mountain That Calls You: Ōmiwa Shrine, Mt. Miwa, and One of Japan's Oldest Sacred Mountains Ōmiwa Shrine (Omiwa Jinja) in Nara enshrines Mt. Miwa itself as its deity — and according to ancient tradition, only those who are called can...
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