Heritage status will mean big changes
BY ERIC JOHNSTON MAY 2, 2013 Japan Tiimes
OSAKA – Local and prefectural governments and businesses surrounding Mount Fuji welcomed the news that the World Heritage Committee is expected to designate Japan’s most … Read the rest
The announcement came today that Mt Fuji, Japan’s iconic mountain, has passed an important committee stage in the ratification process to be a World Heritage site (unlike the historic remains of Kamakura, which were turned down).
An essential part … Read the rest
Mt Koya and Mt Hiei are the twin peaks of Japan’s esoteric Buddhism. Mt Koya houses the head temple of Shingon, and Mt Hiei that of the Tendai sect. Both complexes are much smaller now than they were in … Read the rest
Green Shinto is very proud to present the following piece of original research by Shinto priestess Pat Ormsby. As is evident from the article, she is personally familiar with the ancient pilgrimage routes, which in modern times have fallen … Read the rest
Jesus gave a sermon on the mount. Buddhists seek them out for monasteries. The ancients of the Far East used to worship them. What is it about mountains and spirituality?
The obvious answer is that they make you high. … Read the rest
It’s often said distance lends enchantment, and Mt Fuji is a case in point. Now it seems the local authorities are getting serious about doing something to clean up the sacred mountain…
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KYODO FEB 25, 2013 (extracted from … Read the rest
It’s said that if you dream of Fuji on the first night of the New Year, you’re in for an auspicious year ahead. Such is the symbolic import of the sacred mountain. Yet in modern times, rather than being treated … Read the rest
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