Japanese temple boardinghouse provides respite to seriously ill, families

A boardinghouse at a World Heritage-listed Buddhist temple in Japan's old capital Nara has been serving as a place for the families of seriously ill and disabled people to take a much-needed break.Last summer, 26-year-old Misato Komiyama from Maibara in Shiga Prefecture, western Japan, and her parents stayed at the boardinghouse on the premises of Todaiji, a temple complex known for the world's largest bronze statue of Buddha.It was the first family trip in around five years for wheelchair-bound Komiyama, who is paralyzed in all four limbs and sometime requires a ventilator.On the first day…READ FULL ARTICLE