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Rituals at Shinto shrine in Kawagoe, just north of Tokyo

  Every year in early July, visitors to the lovely "Little Edo" city Kawagoe (population a bit over 353,000) just a half hour north of Tokyo in Saitama Prefecture, can experience Chinowa Kuguri. This Shinto ritual, held at Kawagoe Hachimangu Shrine, began in the early Edo period (1603-1867) with the intention of warding off plagues and promoting disease-free breathing. A perfect event for an era with Covid, the liturgy, also known as Nagoshi no Harae ("summer passing purification…

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2 great Japanese evening "light-up" events in autumn 2021

In Japan's Nikko and Kinugawa-onsen areas, two hours north of Tokyo along the Tobu Railway Nikko and Kinugawa lines, special moon-viewing festivities with light-ups are being held from September through November. There is a Japanese expression, "aki no yonaga," which means "long autumn night." This year, despite the pandemic, two popular celebratory light-up events held annually are illuminating the autumn evenings in the Nikko-Kinugawa region, along Tobu Railway's Nikko and Kinugawa lines.…

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Practicing Zen and Zazen north of Tokyo

In these times of stress and uncertainty, it is relieving to know that once we can travel again, there are places in the world that offer the healing qualities of reflection, tranquility and mindfulness. Japan is one of those places. In Japan, the school of Zen involves practicing Zazen (meditation) and mindfulness, which can be achieved by the act of Shakyo (hand copying of Buddhist sutras. Both Zazen and Shakyo may help calm the mind and reduce anxiety. In under two hours north of Tokyo,…

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  • Bernard Cleary October 14, 2009 at 6:17pm
    I am having trouble configuring the Windows IME for Japanese (XP operating system). I've got it installed, but when I type, I only get hiragana, and don't know how to get the pop up choice menus to choose the appropriate Kanji. Anyone know how?
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    Never mind. Just googled it: "What's new." So it looks like it literally means "is there (any)thing that has changed"...maa ne!
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    My Japanese is rusty, but..."have you changed?" Is that what you asked?
  • José Balido October 13, 2009 at 10:54pm
    こんにちは, everybody! 変わったことある？
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