Japan Chapter Monthly Letter No. 16 (July 2022)

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This issue of the Japan Chapter Monthly Letter (July 2022, No. 16) reports on the "Grassroots Summit" held in Sapporo and Shiraoi, Hokkaido in September 2017. More than 70 members gathered to study the lifestyle and culture of the Ainu people and the faith culture of the native people of Hawaii. It explores their shared worldview that the divine resides in everything in the world, linking it to the Buddhist "Spirit of One Vehicle." The letter also notes continuous efforts to understand Ainu culture, including inviting Ms. Kimiko Naraki of the Karahuto Ainu Association to various exchange events, and outlines plans to trace the footsteps of Takeshiro Matsuura, who named Hokkaido 150 years ago.