{"id":14366,"date":"2025-05-08T16:53:22","date_gmt":"2025-05-08T07:53:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buddha-plants.com\/what-is-the-asano-michi-%e2%94%80%e2%94%80the-spiritual-culture-before-bushido\/"},"modified":"2025-05-08T17:00:51","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T08:00:51","slug":"what-is-the-asano-michi-%e2%94%80%e2%94%80the-spiritual-culture-before-bushido","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buddha-plants.com\/en\/what-is-the-asano-michi-%e2%94%80%e2%94%80the-spiritual-culture-before-bushido\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the &#8220;Asano-michi&#8221;? \u2500\u2500The spiritual culture before Bushido"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"14366\" class=\"elementor elementor-14366 elementor-14288\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28c53a4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"28c53a4\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7505789 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7505789\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Commonalities between Taoism, Ancient Shintoism, Jomonism and Hemp\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34adaad e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"34adaad\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2b5b34 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e2b5b34\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\"A way of living in harmony with nature\" that existed \"before Bushido\"<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d53ebf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2d53ebf\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8971088 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8971088\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIn Japan, the word &#8220;michi&#8221; (way) has represented a lifestyle integrated with spiritual culture, such as bushido, tea ceremony, flower arrangement, and judo. However, its origins are much older than bushido, dating back to a time when nature and spirituality were one.\nOne aspect of this is embodied in the &#8220;way of hemp.&#8221; It is not simply a technique for using materials or a religious ritual. It is a way of life centered on vibrational resonance with nature &#8211; a comprehensive worldview that uses &#8220;hemp&#8221; as a medium for everything from the body, clothing, faith, purification, and spatial design.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16a35c9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"16a35c9\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5cea80 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c5cea80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\"Tao\" philosophy and hemp - Do not go against the flow of nature and the universe<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02b840d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"02b840d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a613c01 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a613c01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIn ancient Chinese Taoist thought, &#8220;Tao&#8221; means the principles of the universe, the flow of nature, and nature as it is. &#8220;People should live according to the flow of nature,&#8221; and &#8220;it is right to be in the flow without trying to change things forcibly.&#8221; This idea resonates surprisingly well with the spirituality of the Jomon people and the foundations of ancient Japanese Shinto. And hemp is a plant that embodies this worldview. &#8220;It grows straight,&#8221; &#8220;it is soft yet flexible, and bends even in the wind.&#8221; It shows a &#8220;vertical path&#8221; that grows toward the sky while rooted in the soil. In other words, hemp itself speaks of &#8220;Tao.&#8221;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4e84ff e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f4e84ff\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30959e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"30959e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/buddha-plants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/An-abstract-composition-depicting-a-hemp-road-using-bioluminescent-colors.-The-forms-are-fluid-and-graceful-conveying-a-sense-of-elegance-and-refinement.-The-colors-are-vibrant-yet-harmonious.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-14312\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/buddha-plants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/An-abstract-composition-depicting-a-hemp-road-using-bioluminescent-colors.-The-forms-are-fluid-and-graceful-conveying-a-sense-of-elegance-and-refinement.-The-colors-are-vibrant-yet-harmonious.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/buddha-plants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/An-abstract-composition-depicting-a-hemp-road-using-bioluminescent-colors.-The-forms-are-fluid-and-graceful-conveying-a-sense-of-elegance-and-refinement.-The-colors-are-vibrant-yet-harmonious-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/buddha-plants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/An-abstract-composition-depicting-a-hemp-road-using-bioluminescent-colors.-The-forms-are-fluid-and-graceful-conveying-a-sense-of-elegance-and-refinement.-The-colors-are-vibrant-yet-harmonious-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/buddha-plants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/An-abstract-composition-depicting-a-hemp-road-using-bioluminescent-colors.-The-forms-are-fluid-and-graceful-conveying-a-sense-of-elegance-and-refinement.-The-colors-are-vibrant-yet-harmonious-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/buddha-plants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/An-abstract-composition-depicting-a-hemp-road-using-bioluminescent-colors.-The-forms-are-fluid-and-graceful-conveying-a-sense-of-elegance-and-refinement.-The-colors-are-vibrant-yet-harmonious-860x860.jpg 860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36ba07a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"36ba07a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f094cb0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f094cb0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The \"spirituality of hemp\" in ancient Shinto<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8690074 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8690074\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7a5b7c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b7a5b7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIn Shinto, hemp has been used as a symbol of purification, cleansing, and connection. Shimenawa, bell rope, and hemp (Oonusa) are all tools that connect the invisible world with the visible world, and are more like a path than a tool. In ancient Shinto, gods were said to appear from Takamagahara through a path, and in order to welcome them, it was necessary to purify the path. Hemp was used for this purification, which also represented the purification of the path, or the rectification of consciousness. In other words, the path of hemp is also a path of vibration that tunes the connection between gods and humans.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-147c446 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"147c446\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6572ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d6572ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Way of Hemp as Jomon \u201cBody Knowledge\u201d<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60fdea8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"60fdea8\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68da23f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"68da23f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIn the lives of the Jomon people, hemp connected the following &#8220;paths&#8221;: &#8220;The path of clothing: touching the skin and passing energy,&#8221; &#8220;The path of food: eating the seeds and balancing from within,&#8221; &#8220;The path of prayer: tying the fibers together and using them for ritual tools and barriers,&#8221; &#8220;The path of living: turning it into tools such as ropes, nets, and fiber materials,&#8221; and &#8220;The path of death: using it as a cloth for funeral attire and for the soul&#8217;s journey.&#8221; All of these are evidence that &#8220;hemp was part of their way of life.&#8221; In other words, hemp was &#8220;a spiritual conduit to become one with nature through life.&#8221;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a752f3c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a752f3c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60b8cd5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"60b8cd5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/buddha-plants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/AdobeStock_98255370-1024x683.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-14300\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/buddha-plants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/AdobeStock_98255370-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/buddha-plants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/AdobeStock_98255370-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/buddha-plants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/AdobeStock_98255370-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/buddha-plants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/AdobeStock_98255370-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/buddha-plants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/AdobeStock_98255370-2048x1365.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/buddha-plants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/AdobeStock_98255370-330x220.jpeg 330w, https:\/\/buddha-plants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/AdobeStock_98255370-420x280.jpeg 420w, https:\/\/buddha-plants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/AdobeStock_98255370-615x410.jpeg 615w, https:\/\/buddha-plants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/AdobeStock_98255370-860x573.jpeg 860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc61976 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"dc61976\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eab86a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eab86a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\"The Elegance of Hemp\" Inherited by Bushido<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05408bf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"05408bf\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-344fd24 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"344fd24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAs time passed, the &#8220;way&#8221; changed shape into the ethics and aesthetics of the samurai.\nEven in these changes, the spirituality of the &#8220;way of Asa&#8221; was passed down. For example, white robes made of linen symbolize &#8220;sincerity&#8221; and &#8220;purity without fear of death.&#8221; The white linen costumes worn in the tea ceremony and Noh theater embody &#8220;mindlessness&#8221; and &#8220;emptiness.&#8221; The white linen robes worn in seppuku (serafuku) scenes symbolize &#8220;purity = a pure death.&#8221; In other words, the values \u200b\u200bthat underlie Bushido, such as &#8220;elegance, purity, and harmony with nature,&#8221; actually flow from the &#8220;way of Asa.&#8221;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11ca015 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"11ca015\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78ab23c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"78ab23c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Asano-michi = \"The philosophy of reconnecting people with nature\"<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94f12ff e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"94f12ff\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73f1ede elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"73f1ede\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>What does the &#8220;way of hemp&#8221; mean in the modern world? It is a proposal for a &#8220;way of life&#8221; that goes beyond functionality and fashion, and is like a &#8220;channel&#8221; through which humans can once again reconnect with nature and the spiritual world in a vibrational way.<\/p><p>Wearing hemp clothing<br>Living with hemp materials<br>Eating hemp oil<br>Breathing in hemp fields<\/p><p>\u2500\u2500All of this is **&#8221;practice to align your vibrations with nature through hemp.&#8221;**<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7c4067 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e7c4067\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6e4df3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c6e4df3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/buddha-plants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/AdobeStock_572649834-1024x683.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-14306\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/buddha-plants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/AdobeStock_572649834-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/buddha-plants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/AdobeStock_572649834-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/buddha-plants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/AdobeStock_572649834-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/buddha-plants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/AdobeStock_572649834-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/buddha-plants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/AdobeStock_572649834-2048x1365.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/buddha-plants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/AdobeStock_572649834-330x220.jpeg 330w, https:\/\/buddha-plants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/AdobeStock_572649834-420x280.jpeg 420w, https:\/\/buddha-plants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/AdobeStock_572649834-615x410.jpeg 615w, https:\/\/buddha-plants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/AdobeStock_572649834-860x573.jpeg 860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-967b529 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"967b529\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b5528c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5b5528c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Conclusion: The Way of Hemp is the Forgotten \u201cSpiritual Baseline of the Japanese\u201d<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18fb431 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"18fb431\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d36ffa0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d36ffa0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t&#8220;The Way of Hemp&#8221; is not a religion or an ideology, but a &#8220;vibration philosophy&#8221; through the body. And it is the &#8220;layer even lower&#8221; of Bushido and modern ethics, that is, the basis of the &#8220;invisible spirituality&#8221; that the Jomon people permeated their daily lives. Recovering hemp today is not about rediscovering the material. It is about recovering a &#8220;way of life&#8221; and regaining the frequency with nature. The way of hemp is &#8220;the invisible road that runs between people and nature.&#8221; It is a forgotten ancient philosophy, and also the key to reconnecting to the future.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Commonalities between Taoism, Ancient Shintoism, Jomonism and Hemp &#8220;A way of living in harmony with nature&#8221; that existed &#8220;before Bushido&#8221; In Japan, the word &#8220;michi&#8221; (way) has represented a lifestyle integrated with spiritual culture, such as bushido, tea ceremony, flower arrangement, and judo. 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