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What is Shintoism? Understanding Japan’s Native Religion

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Have you ever wondered why there is a Torii gate in the middle of the ocean? Or why, at shrines, there are ropes around a tree?

To understand these things and more, one has to understand the natu...

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The Most Unrated Museum in Kyoto

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When visiting a country, some museums inevitably fall outside the scope of a travel plan because they are not well known. The Ryukoku Museum in Kyoto is one of them.

During my first visit...

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Far from Kyoto: What It Feels Like

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I put my luggage down in Kyoto at the end of March 2016. My initial plan was to stay for two years.

Sometimes life takes its own course, and events determine your path, or perhaps show that you were already...

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How Languages Divide the World

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Do you know how to count fish in Japanese? Or what do you call that thing you drink from? Or what to call rice on a plate versus rice in a bowl?

The answers are not as simple as you might think.

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How Japan's Self‑Service Vegetable Stands Reflect Rural Trust

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Last weekend, I walked with my daughter along the rural periphery of Kameoka, a small city near Kyoto, notably known for its Sanga Stadium, home of Kyoto Sanga, a J1 League soccer club. (If you want to kno...

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