Tag: Buddhism

In Niigata prefecture, in central Japan, is the Kokujo-ji Temple, one of the oldest Buddhist establishments in the entire country. ...

As a longtime Japan blogger, I know that there are some topics that will be more popular than others. Posts ...

Why Do Japanese People Love Cats So Much? While language, culture and history might separate us all, one thing most ...

We're right in the middle of Anime Expo, and thousands of customers are coming by our booth (#1215). We hope ...

I'm having a great time in Bali with my family, relaxing and doing some sightseeing, and surfing the general randomness ...

If you watch anime in Japanese, you probably can't help picking up some words, since they are used so often. ...

I continue to enjoy Gi(a)rlish Number, a show about a lazy up-and-coming seiyu named Chitose who gets her first major ...

There are many anime series out there filled with subtlety and grace, like Aoi Hana; a realistic story about what ...

Saturday, October 1st, is a special day in the history of this company: our twentieth anniversary! Yes, it was a ...

I'm safely back in Japan after a 24 hour door-to-door flight back to Japan. It's nice being back home, but ...

One of the good things about animation is that creators can show anything they can dream up, and it's fun ...

The Summer Comic Market has just ended, the 90th bi-annual event held since the popular convention started way back in ...

I continue to enjoy the New Game! anime, the story of a girl named Aoba who finds her dream job ...

While Japanese TV has a reputation for zaniness thanks to Sasuke/Ninja Warriors and those old Takeshi's Castle re-runs, I'm often ...

There are many reasons to like Japan. Extremely good service at every restaurant you visit, complete with a steaming hot ...

The new anime season is going strong, and I've been sampling various shows to figure out which ones I wanted ...

Today is April 1st, a very dangerous time to be on the Internet, thanks to April's Fool's Day, which has ...

Over the weekend I went to a nearby shopping mall to make some purchases and take in the new Star ...

While Japan is one of the most homogenous countries in the world, with 98.5% of the population identifying as ethnic ...

The films of Miyazaki Hayao are universally loved around the world, and in Japan virtually everyone grows up watching his ...

I've always been a huge fan of Christmas, loving everything about it: the music, the annual re-watching of the Charlie ...

As my favorite meal of the day is definitely breakfast, I thought I'd write about that subject today. While your ...

It's fun to sit back and analyze anime logic, the unique set of physical rules that apply in anime but ...

One thing you notice after living in Japan a while is that the Japanese are pretty laissez-faire when it comes ...