An agricultural park and zoo located in Minami Awaji City, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, 淡路ファームパーク イングランドの丘 Awaji Farm Park England Hill (@englandhill_zoo) is home to six…

Japanese artist management and marketing consultant company “TOKYO DUB AGENT COMPANY” is holding a special meditation event for a limited period from December 4th to…

Do you want to clean up your room, but don’t know where to start? If so, Japanese game company Akatsuki Inc. has just released the…

In Japan, there is a traditional poem known as 辞世, jisei, or death poem. With origins in Zen Buddhism, such poems are written by authors,…

Designer and artist Manami Sasaki has taken up quite the creative and delicious project in terms of dealing with stay and work from home protocol….

Traditional Buddhist cuisine is called shojin ryori in Japan. The disciplined vegan meals often consist of soybean dishes and seasonal vegetables, but has experienced a…

Timothy Nerozzi for JAPAN Forward When searching for Japanese-style clothes, many newcomers are at a loss of where to start. Kimono, while luxurious, can be…

As someone who has been interested in Asian philosophy and Buddhism for many years now, I’ve tried out a few kinds of meditation here and…

Bonsai. The ancient Japanese art of producing miniature trees in small containers. Contemplative and philosophical (the art was associated with Zen Buddhism in its early…

During those times when life feels too stressful to handle, we could all benefit from a miniature zen garden to help us soothe our souls…

The next time you feel upset that your boss threw piles of paperwork your way, or because your lover had another affair, you should learn…

Most people will look at a rock and just see a rock, but Japanese rock balancing artist Kokei Mikuni sees them as possible components of…

Zen is the peace that comes from being one with an entity other than yourself. Complicated? No worries, you just need more patience to get…