Today is Thursday October 1st here in Kyoto. Jean and I have been in Japan for a little over a week. We've been to the SGI Headquarters in Shinjuku, to Honmonji Temple in Ikegami, where nichiren died, to Kuon-ji Temple at Mt. Minobu and to Taisekiji in Fujinomiya. We are about to go out to do some laundry here in Kyoto and to resume our adventure. Having satisfied our interest in major Nichiren sites for this trip, we will now begin to absorb the flavor of traditional Japanese culture and spirituality contained within this beautiful city.
I will write about my initial reactions to our stops at the various Nichiren sites, and my thoughts about those reactions after having had a chance to contemplate them a bit. But that will be later. The day is moving on, we have laundry to do, the skies have cleared after raining all day yesterday and the tiles of the old Zen, Jodo, Shingon and Shinto temples, stupas and shrines glitter in the sunlight below us.
Will write more later.
Bill
Posted by bill at October 1, 2009 10:38 AMHi, Bill -
Are you and Jean going to visit the big Nichiren exhibit in Kyoto? I believe it opens in another week or so. If you can stay that long, I heartily recommend attending Oeshiki (celebration of Nichiren's passing) wherever you happen to be in Japan. It is unforgettable.
Namaste, Engyo Mike Barrett
Posted by: Engyo Mike Barrett at October 2, 2009 04:34 PMHi Engyo,
We've been seeing posters all over for the exhibit but didn't know what it was till this morning when I did a search on Nichiren and the Kyoto Museum. It doesn't start till Oct 10th and unfortunately we're coming back on Oct 7th. Would love to stay to see the exhibit, which is called "Nichiren and the Treasures of the Lotus Sect". Would also love to stay for Oeshiki but we have to go home. We will have been here for two weeks by the time we leave and I have to go back to work.
Bill
Posted by: Bill at October 2, 2009 11:54 PM