Letters from Hio

A gentle journey through Japan's heart and healing.

meditation

  • the hermit

    Dear friends, How have you been? I’m still struggling with the job hunt like many adults. Quite a life. But I still dream of a day when I could withdraw from Tokyo and move to a quiet small town, maybe a beach town? I’m still figuring out if I should post the articles I want Read more

  • “Life is a soap bubble”

    Dear dear friends, Lately I’ve been reading this book of Osho. It has too many things to analyze so I guess I might take time to enjoy it more. If you read this book then please tell me ❤ And I just applied for a job and sadly I am rejected. It’s kinda sad to Read more

  • The path to satori

    Dear friends, Let’s talk about 悟り- Satori, the enlightenment. In Zen Buddhism of Japan, Satori is the inner intuitive experience of Enlightenment. Satori is said to be unexplainable, indescribable, and unintelligible by reason and logic. It can be compared to the experience undergone by Gautama Buddha when he sat under the Bo tree and, as such, Read more

  • Dear friends, This is not an article about Taiyaki, even though I love Taiyaki and any Japanese treats. It’s summer, I’m craving some soft serve ice creams and a good bowl of matcha kakigori. Today, we’ll talk about Kata – 型. For me it’s an unseen blueprint that shapes everything in our daily life. In Read more

  • Dear friends,If my cats Mikan and Azuki are still alive, I bet they think I’m crazy. Because…how can someone be so dumb and still can try to be cool at the same time? They must think I’m nuts. Am I? But today, let’s talk about my path to enlightenment. First, you need to listen to Read more