英文ブログ The New Year Meeting
Every year on January 1, I visit my mother at her house. She lives alone after my father's death. As she was born in the...
英文ブログ 英文ブログ Preparations for the New Year
As many Japanese do, I cleaned my apartment to prepare for the New Year. The New Year season is extremely special for Ja...
英文ブログ A New Year’s Card on the Oaths
I sent New Year's cards to my relatives and friends. When I was young, I did not write them. I thought it was meaningles...
英文ブログ Christmas without Jesus
Christmas is celebrated grandly in Japan; not as a religious festival but as an annual function. Towns are displayed by ...
英文ブログ Three Merits of Meditation
From today, I hold a meditation camp at the foot of Mt. Fuji for four days. I am often asked, "Why meditation?" For Adle...
英文ブログ Begin with a Crucian, End with a Crucian
A Japanese angler's proverb: Begin with a crucian, end with a crucian. A sort of crucian carps,hera buna(Carassius cuvie...