Little trip to Japan

Last week was Obon Festival. According to Japanese Buddhist custom you have to honor the departed (deceased) spirits of one's ancestors during this time. Curious about the celebrations and the traditionally included dance, known as Bon-Odori we went to the Japanese Buddhist temple in Düsseldorf to have a look. There is a beautiful Japanese garden and a nice temple.. But we missed the celebrations because we were too late… well, the garden is so peaceful and beautiful, you wouldn’t believe in is in outside Japan… just nice to sit there in silence enjoying  the surroundings... it reminded me so much of Kyoto. Sitting there you won't see the surrounding "normal" buildings and you can feel as if you were far away in a garden somewhere in Japan. Just nice. There was still the scent of incense woods in the air and I did not even mind missing the dance.

Japanese cultural centre: the EKÔ-House