Buddist temple in Shikoku

  We thought that we should meet a Buddhist family in our last stop of our tour, the island of Shikoku. We had already been to a Shinto Shrineso we thought we would talk about the other popular religion.

A Family Butsudan

   Buddhism started in 600 BC in India but through spread of religion Buddhism traveled to Korea and China. In 600 AD Korean monks brought it to Japan and since then it has been a popular religion. Buddhist means the one awakened to the truth and believes in many things including rebirth and is commonly practiced through meditation.
     The family we met and had dinner with told us about their beliefs and traditions. The husband even happened to be the oldest son in the family so he had a butsudan in his house. A butsudan is a family altar, the wife puts fresh food and incense on it daily. This altar celebrates the husbands parents.

  It was so interesting to see the differences in religion from Canada to Japan!

Going Home to Ottawa-Day 10!

Cole and I had a fun time in Japan we visited Tokyo which was a lot fun seeing the endless skyscrapers, then we were close to climbing mount Fuji it was really cold up there but we accomplished half of a goal. We traveled by the fastest train in the world, the Bullet Train. And we saw Derek Jeter and the Americans beat the Japanese in the best baseball game ever!!! We saw a Shinto Shrine and learn`t more about Samurai warriors. Then we visit the Taksakiyama zoo it was a lot of fun to see all of their animals. And we learn`t about the houses in Japan. That was the best ten days of my life!!!!!! Cole and I are on the plane back from Japan and we just landed! This is our Blog!!!!!