Shakyo has been a spiritual training method, and today it is widely practiced by people of all ages, regardless of religious belief. It is deeply rooted in Japanese cultural tradition.

Bon HolidaysBon Odori ( Bon Dancing festival)In Japan, we have a custom of taking consecutive holidays before and after ...

Shuin is the evidence of visit and pray at Buddhist temples or Shinto shrines with dark orange seal and black lettering in the calligraphy style. It has long history of Japanese heart. You can find in-depth heart of Japanese in Shuin.

Japanese go to Buddhist temples or Shinto shrine for prayer at many occasions, new year period, Shichi-Go-San, Yakudoshi etc.

Japanese have unique mentality for the year of birth, which is Yaku-Doshi, and believe they face the bad luck in that year. So they go to Buddhist temples to pray to avoid bud luck.