🦋Noriyo A. Sekiyama✨
@mysticbuddha
A native San Franciscan living in Tokyo✨💙💖 “Just as cherry, plum, peach and damson blossoms all possess their own unique qualities, each person is unique…. Live true to [yourself] and cause the great flower of [your life] to blossom.”—Daisaku Ikeda
Kim Diezel and I hadn’t seen each other for some 34 years. We lived in the San Francisco Bay Area way back when, then I moved to Tokyo and she moved to Tucson, AZ. She’s here in Japan with a group of friends. We got caught up over a delicious Quattro Valli Italian meal. So great to see you, Kim!
Recent cut and coloring by amazing stylist Yuka Saito of @Yamashita Gaien East Street Salon www.kinoshita1894.com
“The differences between people need not act as barriers that wound and harm. Rather, these very differences among cultures and civilizations should be recognized and appreciated as creating richer value for all.”—Daisaku Ikeda
Daisaku Ikeda (1928–2023) was a Buddhist philosopher, educator, author, and peacebuilder who championed dialogue to foster a culture of peace. He led the Soka Gakkai and founded SGI and other institutions for peace, culture, and education. www.daisakuikeda.org
Cut, color and style by Stylist Yuka Saito of Kinoshita Gaien East Street
You definitely have to be a Baby Boomer to appreciate this. Brings back so many memories! It’s cleverly put together. Courtesy of my longtime friend, Gail Orris. ❤️✨🥰
<Soka University’s Summer 2025 Japanese Language and Culture Program 🇯🇵> Join us in Japan this summer—July 28 to August 7—for an immersive experience in Japanese language and culture! Open to beginning level learners worldwide. www.soka.ac.jp/en/academics...
"If ten million women really want security, real representation, honesty, wise and just legislation, happier and more comfortable conditions of living, and a future with the horrors of war removed from the horizon, then these ten million women must bestir themselves."—Eleanor Roosevelt
Happy International Women’s Day www.daisakuikeda.org/sub/resource...
New York Governor Hochul takes a stand against current US Dept of Transportation’s attempt to shut down New York’s congestion pricing program. youtu.be/-wFowbrqqXQ?... #GovernorHochul
Resistance: Flood Google with: 1. Google Gulf of Mexico 2. it says Gulf of America 3. Click 3 dots to the right of it 4. hit "Send Feedback" 5. hit "Gulf Of America" 6. hit "Inaccurate content" 7. hit "Incorrect" then type: ‘This body of water is the Gulf of Mexico’ 8. Repeat task often :)
youtube.com/watch?v=SK4L... Katie Couric interviewing the Director Tyler Perry, Producer Nicole Avant and two stars (Kerry Washington and Ebony Obsidian) of the historical movie, “The Three Triple Eight”