New Years in Japan
Like many countries, New Years preparations begin before the actual day. There is a very large Shinto Shrine, also called…
December 2017
The Island of Teshima and Art
December 2017 Teshima is a rural island in the Seto Inland Sea that, with the nearby islands of Naoshima and…
Teshima Art Museum: an Indescribable Experience
December 30, 2017 Teshima is a small island in the Inland Sea of Japan. It had suffered economically until the…
The Older Architecture of Sapporo
December 2017 Getting around Hokkaido in the winter is not the easiest of tasks, so this trip is limited to…
Things to do in Sapporo
December 2017 Sapporo is a very walkable city, and what you will notice is the lack of automobiles, most likely…
Otaru on the Sea of Japan
December 2017 Otaru is a lovely little town situated on Ishikari Bay of the Sea of Japan. It was an…
Sapporo Beer Garden and Museum – Sapporo, Japan
Christmas Day – 2017 The Sapporo Beer Museum and Bier Garten are a fun way to spend an afternoon. The…
Christmas Eve in Sapporo, Japan
December 24, 2017 It is Christmas in Japan, and Sapporo does it big. Today we spent the day walking the…
Lalitgiri, Ratnagiri and Udayagiri, The Diamond Triangle
December 2017 Over the course of the three days at our last stop, I was able to indulge my passion…
Exploring Rajgir
December 2017 All of India is an Archaeology site, so picking and choosing what you want to explore can be…
Gijjhakuta – Vultures Peak
December 2017 We have begun our second Dhammayatra at Vultures Peak. This time we are traveling with monks from the…
The Jethian Valley – Walking in Buddha’s Footsteps
December 2017 December 13th we walked The Buddha Walk. First organized in 2014 by several Buddhist organizations it is intended…
Finding Ancient History in Bodhgaya
December 2017 Wandering the town of Bodhgaya I could spot this old building peaking above the normal height of many…
A Parade and a lot of Speeches
December 2017 The 13th Annual Tipitaka Chanting Ceremony in Bodhgaya began on December 2nd this year. The first morning starts…
Decorating the Mahabodi Temple of Bodhgaya
December 2017 Where does one start to explain the monumental project that putting on the 13th Annual Tipitaka Chanting Festival…