Akiko Murakami
Owarai Shinji (Laughter Ritual) at Hiraoka-jinja Shrine on the Year-end party day. vol.1
December is the season for the Japanese to enjoy gathering, eating (drinking), chatting over the passed year with friends, business...
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Akiko Murakami
Dec 26, 2018
Owarai Shinji (Laughter Ritual) vol.2
Here are some nice photos I took at Hiraoka jinja Shrine 2018. (Top: Laughing contest! ) Warai Shinji , the laughter is held on Dec....
Akiko Murakami
Nov 24, 2018
Airbnb
I have started to be a host of tours (experiences) in Nara, YAMATO, through Airbnb. https://www.airbnb.jp/experiences/206999 I am an...
Akiko Murakami
Oct 25, 2018
New life for old towns through sustainable tourism: Alex Kerr at TEDxKyoto 2013
Alex Kerr is an American known as Japanologist. Recently, he is well known as an official advisor for the Japanese government on...
Akiko Murakami
Oct 21, 2018
Extraordinary typhoons 2018
Typhoons is a violent tropical storm that usually hit Japan between summer and autumn. It is nothing surprising, but this year was...
Akiko Murakami
Sep 27, 2018
Naomi Osaka, a new star of the world of tennis.
This is a historical moment that Naomi Osaka spoke to the press after winning the US Open on Sept. 9, 2018. This marked the first...
Akiko Murakami
Sep 22, 2018
JOMON is booming in Japan!
What do you think of these unique artifacts, especially the one on the below? Some people say they look like non-earthly human.. All...
Akiko Murakami
Sep 20, 2018
Asia Art Tours × Yamato spirit tours
Asia Art Tours (https://asiaarttours.com) is created by Matthew, originally from US, living in Taiwan. He created this tour company to...
Akiko Murakami
Jul 23, 2018
Annual candle night event: "TOKA-E"
If you are in Nara during the summer season August 5-14th, TOKA-E is a event you don't want to miss. TOKA-E （燈花会）：http://www.toukae.jp/e...
Akiko Murakami
Jul 18, 2018
”Nara has 365 seasons” by Koichi Hozan
Koichi Hozan (保山耕一: 54 year old）is a freelance documentary film maker living in Ikoma city in Nara prefecture who is constantly fighting...
Akiko Murakami
Jun 20, 2018
This year's new baby deer at Rokuen
After the World War II, the number of deer in Nara park decreased to as low as 80. However, thanks to the great efforts of the Nara Deer...
Akiko Murakami
Jun 16, 2018
Zen --the life of Zen master Dogen
"Zen (禅） - The Life Of Zen Master Dogen (道元" OMG, I found the full movie on Youtube...! (click the above title to see) I saw this movie...
Akiko Murakami
May 29, 2018
Recent ZEN 禅 boom is from abroad?!
Last year and this year's April, I had an honor to tour guide about 30 people from Upaya Zen Center to Kasuga Grand Shrine in Nara....
Akiko Murakami
May 28, 2018
ZEN gardens & temples in KYOTO, first comprehensive guide book!
I was happy to be invited to a book launch of this new book, "Zen Gardens and Temples of Kyoto" written by John Dougill (TUTTLE) The...
Akiko Murakami
May 16, 2018
Sakura, a popular theme for many J-pops
Among many beautiful flowers, for the Japanese, cherry blossoms (Sakura) is by far the most popular one. Historically, sakura has been...
Akiko Murakami
May 16, 2018
Very cute & informative website on Nara!
I've found one of the best online information source on Nara created by the local Nara company. So well made, and I was super impressed! ...
Akiko Murakami
Apr 27, 2018
Kazuhisa Kusaba: an artist who can see dragons as energy of nature
Kazuhisa Kusaba is one of my favorite Japanese artist. His art works are called "TOSAIGA (陶彩画)", since they are uniquely made of a...
Akiko Murakami
Mar 27, 2018
"Shuni-e" ceremony brings spring to Nara
(picture from Wikipedia "shun-e (修二会）") Nigatsudo Hall（二月堂) or the Second Month Temple stands on the hillside of the Todaiji Temple's...
Akiko Murakami
Feb 11, 2018
Winter light up "Nara Ruri-e" (なら瑠璃絵), Feb. 8-14
Blue is my favorite color. "Ruri" (瑠璃）is the Japanese term meaning "deep blue" or lapis lazuli, which regarded as one of the 7 precious...
Akiko Murakami
Feb 3, 2018
"空海ーKU-KAI ー": a new movie 2018
On February 24, 2018, a new movie titled "空海ーKU-KAIー”will be released in Japan. KUKAI (618-907) is one of the popular and famous monk...
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