Ancestors of the Yase Doji, from a village near Mount Hiei, served as pallbearers at imperial funerals. Legend says they are the descendants of demons.
Aside from carbon neutrality policies, changing customer priorities and sluggish sales due to the pandemic are also cited as reasons.
This was the case when someone asked me innocently “how do the Japanese approach religion and spirituality?”
It’s a warm Sunday morning in Kawasaki, Japan. Across the world they are celebrating Easter, possibly April Fool’s Day. How ironic, as I have other...
