GalleryMy second visit to Ofunato and Rikuzen-Takada, November 22nd 2013
On the 21st, I was invited to give a talk in Iwate Prefecture in Northern Japan. I used the opportunity to visit my friend Yoichiro Kashiwa, who lost his house in the Tsunami two and a half years ago.
Both the area in Ofunato where his house stood as well as the town of Rikuzen-Takada, just south of Ofunato, still look devasted. There are plans to raise the ground of the whole area by 2 to 5 meters, and build walls against the waves which are more than 10 meters high. I am afraid that even with that amount of effort, human beings will not win against nature.
One day sesshin, November 10th 2013
Today is Jisui’s 26th birthday. She is the one who cares for our garden.
Antaiji forest project and problems with the caterpillar, November 7th 2013
Cutting the first of the dead pine trees in the west of the main hall
And now the second one:
During the work, the caterpillar of the power shovel came off:
Good job!
First cut with the new chainsaw, November 6th 2013
Blue sky, colouring mountains
Finally the engine is moving!
A happy Tsukan in his element
5-day Sesshin, November 1st – 5th 2013
Shinrei (wake-up bell)
Zazen
Kinhin