{"id":1632,"date":"2016-01-01T18:48:03","date_gmt":"2016-01-01T18:48:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theme-sphere.com\/smart-mag\/?p=1632"},"modified":"2016-07-05T15:42:47","modified_gmt":"2016-07-05T15:42:47","slug":"following-in-the-footsteps-of-miyamoto-musashi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.studymartialarts.org\/blog\/following-in-the-footsteps-of-miyamoto-musashi","title":{"rendered":"Following in the footsteps of Miyamoto Musashi"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In honor of Miyamoto Musashi and his inspirational\u00a0Go Rin No Sho\u00a0(The Book of 5 Rings) the following information is for those wishing to visit Japan and various significant Miyamoto Musashi sites of interest. Following in the footsteps of\u00a0Miyamoto Musashi.<\/i><\/p>\n

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One of the best general resources is the Japan National Tourist Organisation<\/a>. That being said, some of the places which martial artists may want to visit are very much off the beaten track and require a lot of searching online, questioning friends and strangers (a visit to any local dojo for help is highly recommended) and help from a local tourist office or bus station. Japan has very low crime, and its people are usually very helpful, so you will eventually get to where you need to be. Please be very respectful to everyone you deal with. For specific directions to the Reigando Cave I suggest getting to the Kumamoto City bus terminal \/ station and asking (you can write in English if you don\u2019t speak Japanese and can\u2019t find an English-speaking person). This site is also helpful:\u00a0\/\/www.manyou-kumamoto.jp\/contents.cfm?id=292<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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The Reigando Cave<\/h2>\n

The Reigando Cave (\u970a\u5dcc\u6d1e) is basically a small cave in the mountains close to Kumamoto city. It is on the grounds of the very old Unganzenji temple (\u96f2\u5dcc\u7985\u5bfa), and it was here, in this cave, where Miyamoto Musashi was said to have written his treatise the Go Rin no Sho (\u4e94\u8f2a\u66f8) in the early 1640\u2032s. Here is a link to a relevant blog\u00a0and\u00a0here is a youtube video\u00a0so you can have a look at the cave. Although this gives a good idea visually of how the cave looks. I really feel that you have to visit these places to feel the connection and the sense of peace. Its all about being truely there. That is after all why we enjoy traveling and why it can be a catalyst for awakening.<\/p>\n