Offset Famine And Starvation With Self-Sufficiency

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In many developed countries, vegetables and ingredients from around the world are supplied year-round, regardless of the season. While this might lead some to feel that the sense of seasonality has been lost from their meals, or that the variety…

Sumo Tradition On Mental-Physical Wellness

Sumo is a sport in which two rikishi (力士, sumo wrestlers) wearing mawashi-belt (loincloth) compete in a circular ring called dohyo (土俵), and the winner is decided by pushing the opponent out of the dohyo or by forcing any part of…

Zatoichi And The Gravity Of Freedom

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Zatoichi is a kyōkaku (侠客, a wanderer with a chivalrous spirit) from the Edo period, and tells the story of a blind masseur (座頭, zato) named Ichi (市, the blind man’s common name) who travels around the country, meeting and…

Spiritual Heritage Passed Down From The Ancient Jomon Period

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The Meyasubako (目安箱, suggestion box) was installed in front of the Tokugawa Shogunate’s Council of Ministers (評定所) in 1721. The Meyasubako, which was set up by the eighth shogun, Yoshimune (吉宗, 1716-1745), as one of the Kyoho Reforms (享保の改革), allowed anyone, except…

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