Travels in Sri Lanka, the Holy Land of Buddhism

Travels in Sri Lanka, the Holy Land of Buddhism

(63) Visiting the grave of Yukio Mishima at Tama Cemetery - Thoughts on Mishima, who continued to question life and death

After visiting the site of Yukio Mishima's suicide at the Ichigaya Memorial Museum, I headed directly to the Tokyo Metropolitan Tama Cemetery.

The purpose is, of course, to visit the grave of Yukio Mishima.

Yukio Mishima has become a huge presence in my life. I wanted to leave for India after greeting Yukio Mishima, who had died a spectacular death.
Travels in Sri Lanka, the Holy Land of Buddhism

(62) Visit the site of Yukio Mishima's suicide and the Ichigaya Memorial Hall of the Self-Defense Forces Ichigaya Camp (now the Ministry of Defense)

The tour at the Ichigaya Memorial Museum was a wonderful experience, where we could feel Mishima's admiration for "power" and his last moments. I would highly recommend this tour to anyone interested in Yukio Mishima.

I will never forget the time I spent in this room. Mishima died here. I am truly grateful that this place is still here.
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(61) Yukio Mishima's Fierce Final Days! What was happening at the site of his suicide that day?

After returning from Sri Lanka, I was furiously learning about Yukio Mishima, but there was one place I really wanted to visit before leaving for India. I wanted to visit a place before I left India, and that was the Self-Defense Forces Ichigaya Camp, the site of Yukio Mishima's suicide. In this article, I will take a closer look at the background of the Mishima Incident, or the Tatenokai Incident, as it is called.
Travels in Sri Lanka, the Holy Land of Buddhism

(59) After all, Yukio Mishima was exceptional! The overwhelming power of his brush strokes gives the impression of Dostoevskian black magic.

After visiting the University of Tokyo's Yasuda Auditorium, I finally returned to Hakodate and continued reading furiously without a break.

Finally, I picked up Yukio Mishima's masterpiece "The Temple of the Golden Pavilion". This was my first Mishima work....

I once called "Crime and Punishment" "Dostoevsky's black magic. And I am convinced that Yukio Mishima's "The Temple of the Golden Pavilion" is just such a work!
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(58) A Visit to the University of Tokyo's Yasuda Auditorium - What was that Yasuda Auditorium Incident at the University of Tokyo? Thoughts on the Student Conflict of the Time

While traveling in India and Sri Lanka, I was reading books about the student conflict. In particular, "72 Hours at the Fallen Yasuda Auditorium of the University of Tokyo" by Sasa Atsuyuki vividly described the backstage of the Yasuda Auditorium incident.

I am now on my way to the Yasuda Auditorium. For me, the University of Tokyo, which I have visited many times, looked completely different on this day.
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(56) Experience the bustle of the full moon holiday (Poya Day) at the Kelaniya Temple near Colombo!

Here in Sri Lanka, the custom of visiting temples on this Poya Day, which falls on the full moon day of each month, has taken root.

It was a very gratifying experience for me to see the Kelaniya temple crowded with people on Poya Day. It was a very gratifying experience for me to see the Kelaniya temple bustling with people on Poya Day. It was an experience that made me truly feel that there is a different way to deal with Buddhism than in Japan.
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(54) Sri Lanka's Dostoevsky! Do you know the world famous writer Wickramasinghe?

Sri Lanka's world-renowned author Martin Wickramasinghe. Here was a tremendous writer!

The psychological descriptions are reminiscent of Dostoevsky, the storytelling is like Chekhov's, and the social observations are thorough, Zola-like. This is amazing.

Wickramasinghe's novels will be your best guide to the picture of Sri Lanka. I highly recommend this author.