Monthly Letter No. 57 (December 2025)

Description

The December 2025 issue (No. 57) of the International Association for Religious Freedom (IARF) Japan Chapter's Monthly Letter.

This issue features an article explaining the cultural and spiritual significance of the large brass or copper bells (suzu at Shinto shrines, waniguchi at Buddhist temples) and the hemp ropes (suzu-no-o) used by worshippers in Japan.