Sawanobori is a form of mountaineering in Japan that involves ascending mountain streams to their source. This implies exploring narrow gorges, crossing steep faces and, at times, even climbing next ...

Shomyo got off to a good start in Japan. The first documented performance of this form of Buddhist sutra chanting, originally from India, was before an audience of 10,000 monks and priests at Nara's ...

Japan Society, in conjunction with the Mid-Manhattan Performing Arts Foundation, is proud to present the North American debut of Shomyo no Kai - Voices of a Thousand Years on March 6 at St.

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The career of composer, vocalist and dancer Makiko Sakurai has followed a unique path. She is the only woman who has been trained in shomyo-- the Buddhist liturgical chanting that dates back to the ...