About Kokoro Still
Discover the spirit behind the form — and find stillness within.
Kokoro Still is not a travel guide.
It is a quiet journal that listens —
to the presence behind Japanese traditions,
to what light, silence, and memory reveal.
We do not write to explain.
We write to evoke.
To create a space where culture is not observed,
but quietly felt.
Each article follows a thread —
from incense smoke to a swaying lantern,
from the hush of an engawa to the voice of insect sounds.
These are not decorations of a distant past.
They are living gestures of the Kokoro —
gestures that wait to be heard.
All content is authored anonymously
to let the spirit of the tradition speak louder
than the voice behind it.
If you’d like to share a quiet reflection of your own,
you may use the hashtag: #KokoroStillMoments