Fuji is going to feature big in 2013. In June a Unesco committee will decide if the Japanese iconic mountain should be registered as a World Heritage site, and the decision is sure to hit the world news. Below is … Read the rest
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These are anxious months for Mt Fuji…. While some reports have played up the likelihood of the volcano exploding in the near future, some of the neighbouring settlements and organisations are more concerned about the announcement next June of … Read the rest
An article in the Daily Yomiuri by naturalist and cultural anthropologist, Kevin Short, talks of the mythological connections of Mt Tsukuba, not far from Tokyo.
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Mt. Tsukuba’s twin peaks represent Japan’s mythical married couple
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Olympic heights
The opening of the 2012 Olympics on Friday night showcased England’s most sacred mount – Glastonbury Tor. It featured as the pastoral paradise of William Blake’s visionary poem, before the country became despoiled by the ‘satanic mills’ … Read the rest
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A small article in the Japan Times yesterday caught my attention. it was an odd item about a man who had climbed mountains for 9,738 consecutive days. That’s a staggering 27 years!! Every single day, come rain or come … Read the rest
There’s a short article on shugendo in this month’s Kansai Scene, which can be read online here. It’s of particular interest because it describes an opportunity for foreigners to experience this Shinto-Buddhist blend of mountain asceticism for themselves.
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