Japan: Japanese 日本 Nihon or Nippon,? officially 日本国 Nihon-koku or Nippon-koku) is an island countryinEast Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of China, Koreaand Russia, stretching from theSea of Okhotskin the north to theEast China Seain the south. The charactersthatmake up Japan's namemean "sun-origin", which is why Japan is sometimes identified as the "Land of the Rising Sun".(From Wikipedia) The Usui Memorial The Usui Memorial is located at the Saihoji Temple in the Suginami district of Tokyo. It was erected by Usui Sensei's students shortly after his death.
Mount KuramaMount Kurama (Japanese: 鞍馬山, Kurama-yama) is a mountain to the north-west of the city of Kyoto. It is the birthplace of theReikipractice, and is said to be the home ofSōjōbō, king of the tengu, who taughtswordsmanship to Minamoto no YoshitsuneandUshiwaka. Kurama is also the location of the annual Kurama Fire Festival (鞍馬の火祭り, Kurama no Hi-matsuri), which takes place every October.(From Wikipedia) I would like to thank Reiki Master Jessica Miller for her bookReiki's Birthplace-A Guide to Kurama Mountain. Itis a great guidebook for all of you who are planning to journey to the sacred mountain. This book is an excellent resource for the dedicated Reiki practitioner and teacher. It certainly helps us in our journey.