Over 2,500 years ago , Shakyamuni Buddha realized the origin of the sufferings of this world and revealed the path to go beyond them. Shakyamuni Buddha taught that we should not turn our eyes away from various doubts and sufferings in our daily life. Rather, we should look correctly and transform them to wisdom to live at this moment and gain enlightenment. This is called Buddhism. Buddhism has spread all over Japan since it came to Japan over 1,500 years ago. Would you like to experience and learn about this? (from GUIDE TO BUDDHISM IN JAPAN)