Shakuhachi Pilgrimage in Japan 2023 – PART 1

Inspiration

I’d been preparing this trip for months, almost for years. I had dreamt it, imagined, looked up, planed, prepared, organised, booked…

As a result, it went beyond expectations.

The three main aspects of this shakuhachi trip were:
1. Study: studying with my master Fukuda Teruhisa in Tokyo and getting my Dai Shihan diploma (Grand Master)
2. Nature: walking and playing in nature on my own
3. Spirituality: going to different important places for Buddhism and meeting Komuso monks in Nara.

There is so much to say about it that I don’t know where to start!

By the beginning I guess, which is INSPIRATION.

So let’s take a deep breath in together…

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