The Company: Four Generations of Bunkodo Brushmakers of Kumano
Ask for directions to “the company” in Kumano, and older residents will point you straight to Bunkodo. It adopted the

Ask for directions to “the company” in Kumano, and older residents will point you straight to Bunkodo. It adopted the


Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui says he has a brain tumor. He plans to return to work after a month of treatment and still plans to run again.


In the quiet hills of Sera, 90 minutes from Hiroshima, lies a little-known temple complex called Imakoyasan (今高野山).

I recently made a return visit to Iwami Ginzan, a sprawling UNESCO World Heritage Site that stretches beyond the remains

