Cuba EditionIntroduction Cuba is the last country on my round-the-world trip. If you look at a map, Cuba is just a stone's throw from the U.S. mainland. Because of its proximity, it is considered a threat by the U.S., and during the Cuban Missile Crisis, the country was on the brink of all-out nuclear war. That is Cuba. And I am here...
U.S.A. versionAmerica, the center of capitalism and actually a religious country! Monk Takahiro Ueda's Round-the-World Tour in the U.S.A. After 20 days of touring Spain, we are finally saying goodbye to Spain. Next stop is New York, the United States. Why the U.S. for a trip to the holy land of religion? Why America?
Spain (ed.)The Land of Don Quixote, Where the Monk Walked: A Journey of Religious Pilgrimage in Spain Monk Takahiro Ueda's Round-the-World Journey in Spain List May 11. We flew from Rome to Madrid, Spain. As we entered the skies over Spain, we saw olive groves, and the European...
Vatican, ItalyA Monk Visits the Temple of Beauty - Vatican City, the Main Temple of Roman Catholicism Monk Takahiro Ueda's Round-the-World Tour of Italy Vatican City List After enjoying the beautiful port city of Dubrovnik in Croatia, we will finally head to the Vatican City, the main temple of Roman Catholicism. Vatican...
Bosnia and CroatiaEnjoy Dubrovnik, the pearl of the Adriatic Sea! Round-the-world trip diary Croatia List After spending 10 days in Bosnia, the next stop is Dubrovnik, Croatia. This beautiful port city is known as the "Pearl of the Adriatic. Depressed after being robbed in Sarajevo...
Bosnia and CroatiaThe most memorable country of my trip! The Monk Takahiro Ueda's Round-the-World Journey in Bosnia 19 articles After Austria, I went to a country called Bosnia and Herzegovina. What kind of image do you have of Bosnia and Herzegovina?
Czech Republic and AustriaTo Vienna, the City of Beautiful Culture and Art - The World Tour of Takahiro Ueda, Monk, Austria List After finishing my stay in the beloved Prague, I next headed for Vienna, Austria. Actually, I will stay only two nights here in Vienna, because after two nights I am already on my way to Bosnia...
Czech Republic and AustriaThe Czech Republic is, after all, the city of a hundred towers, Prague.
Medieval cityscape scented with culture and the beautiful Moldau stream.
This is my favorite city of my trip.
It is safe, the food is delicious, and most importantly, it is beautiful!
Everywhere you walk, the scenery is enchanting.
The city's landscape is so spectacular that the entire city is called a museum.
In the Czech Republic section, we will introduce the charms of Prague.
Poland (ed.)What I Learned and Felt While Visiting Auschwitz The World Tour of Takahiro Ueda, a Buddhist Priest - Poland List After Israel, where I visited the holy sites of the world's three major monotheistic religions and learned about the reality of the Palestinian conflict, I headed to Poland in Eastern Europe. I headed to this country because...
Israel ed.A monk visited Jerusalem, the holy city of the world's three great monotheistic religions! Takahiro Ueda, a Buddhist monk, visited Israel, a country in the Middle East, after Istanbul, Turkey. Here, the holy places of the world's three great monotheistic religions, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, are gathered...
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Travels to Buddhist Sacred Sites in India and Sri Lanka: What I felt there when I was called to India
(1) The birth of Prince Siddhartha in Lumbini, Nepal!
10 novels instead of business cards - I'm ashamed to say I'm such a person.
Ten books that a bookish monk would seriously recommend to students - reading is always a powerful thing!
Takahiro Ueda, "Dostoevsky and His Wife's Fateful Journey: Travels in Western Europe of Madness and Love" - A journey that traces a once-in-a-lifetime journey with his wife that changed the destiny of a great writer.
Why am I, a monk, reading Dostoevsky and world literature?" Articles - The Surprising Similarities Between Shinran and Dostoevsky
(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)
(61) Yukio Mishima's Fierce Final Days! What was happening at the site of his suicide that day?
(60) Yukio Mishima loved Disneyland! What fascinated Mishima about Disney?
(59) After all, Yukio Mishima was exceptional! The overwhelming power of his brush strokes gives the impression of Dostoevskian black magic.
List of recommended commentaries on Disney as religious thought, history, and art
List of 15 recommended works of Yukio Mishima and commentaries - Interesting works of Yukio Mishima, one of Japan's most famous writers, and his epic life.
Yukio Mishima's "Sea of Fertility" Synopsis and Impressions - What is Life? What is life? An amazing feature-length tetralogy that contains the soul of Mishima!
(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
