Japan's Cities, Towns & Villages
In July we participated with local house-church believers in what is called a “Spiritual Conference.” It was new to all of us. In a large room with tables, people who claim to have the “spiritual” answers to life’s problems offer help, for a fee of anywhere from $10 to $30 for a one-time session. Most [...]
During Summer vacation Japanese love to go to the beach. The cars line the expressways on Saturday and Sunday and people don’t seem to mind sitting in their cars for 8 hours to get to spend 4 hours on the beach and play, trying to forget their daily life. As our house church went to [...]
August 6th-8th Japanese from all over the country flock to the city of Sendai in celebration of the annual “Tanabata” Festival. While this “Star” Festival is celebrated throughout Japan, Sendai’s version is the most famous one. The festival itself involves making “requests”(praying) to stars for help with various life issues. Japanese write their requests [...]
Another update by Rachel who visited a town outside Niigata City with Lana in July. We drove to a small town outside of Niigata to visit a Korean mom and her two children and to meet a new Japanese believer. We had Bible Study, ate lunch together, and as the adults worked on the computer S-chan introduced me to [...]
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