Participants in Japanese Tradition of ‘Waterfall Meditation’ Find Sense of Fulfillment, Emotional Release

By Akio Oikawa / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer
10:55 JST,
July 8, 2025
HINOHARA, Tokyo — As a 40-something journalist often adrift in worldly desires, I suddenly felt a powerful pull toward “waterfall meditation.” I yearned to be cleansed by the icy torrent. Oddly, I noticed more and more people on social media were sharing this same longing. What was behind this pheno...
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