New year, new workplace
Onsens are different from sentō, indoor public bath houses where the baths are filled with heated tap water.
Serene and peaceful escape
Torii gates were traditionally made from wood or stone, but today they can be also made of reinforced concrete, copper, stainless steel or other materials.
Walking on the new yacht
There are two different ways of understanding and actually practicing Zen. These two different ways are termed in Chinese pen chueh and shih-chueh respectively.