Yokohama, Japan: Stories of Benefiting from Practicing Falun Gong

(Minghui.org) Yokohama Park in Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, is a famous tourist attraction and a place that locals like to go to relax. Falun Gong practitioners established a practice site in the park more than two decades ago, before the persecution of Falun Gong started in China in July 1999. 

Mr. Ma volunteers as a coordinator of the practice site and is responsible for sending out notifications, preparing printed materials and applying for the required permit from the local authorities.

Mr. Ma said the cooperation between practitioners is very important. “Even if we encounter difficulties, as long as we cooperate with each other, we can do well,” he said. “Seeing fellow practitioners doing so well, I can also improve my xinxing, which is very helpful.”

Mr. Ma volunteers as the coordinator of the Yokohama Park practice site

Mr. Ma learned Falun Gong when he visited his mother in Changchun in 1998, but he stopped practicing after he returned to Japan as he became busy with work. He resumed his cultivation practice in 2004. 

Before he resumed his practice, Mr. Ma felt physically and mentally exhausted running his food processing business. The practice purified his body and cleared his thoughts, so he no longer felt stressed and unfit. His family life became harmonious and he felt more relaxed.

“Thanks to Master Li for his protection and blessings. He lifted me out of hell and allowed me to be a cultivation practitioner. I cannot express my gratitude to Master in words. I will be diligent in cultivation to be worthy of Master’s kindness,” Mr. Ma said.

Practitioners Benefit from Practice

Mr. Nemoto

Mr. Nemoto wanted to learn a qigong practice after a family member had a massage that improved the family member’s health. Mr. Nemoto had thought that he could learn qigong and then provide massages to others for money. He contacted the Yokohama Park practice site and borrowed a Zhuan Falun. 

Zhuan Falun said that practitioners should not use qigong to treat illnesses, so he gave up that idea and concentrated on improving his character.

Mr. Nemoto said that he has eliminated many attachments, and his desire to live a good life and to show off have also diminished.

Ms. Sato

Ms. Sato was troubled by stomach ulcers, low blood sugar, and had negative thoughts about parenting, so her mother introduced Falun Gong to her. Her symptoms cleared soon after she started practicing and she found joy in raising her children. She now treats every negative encounter in her life as an opportunity to improve herself, and she is more relaxed in both mind and body.

Ms. Shimamoto

Ms. Shimamoto obtained the Fa at the Yokohama Park practice site in May 2022. She said prior to obtaining the Fa, she had been a little lazy, was often late and had strong desires for material things and food. She said that Falun Gong has made her able to sleep less, use her time well, and be able to accept different opinions. 

Even though now she is repeating the same routine while taking care of her mother, she can get along with her mother calmly and has developed love for her mother from the bottom of her heart. Her attachment to food and material things has decreased.

Ms. Fujino

Ms. Fujino witnessed her mother’s ailments miraculously disappear after practicing Falun Gong, so she also started to practice at the end of 2005. Only a few months into the practice, her chronic thyroid issue disappeared. She used to easily get tired after walking up and down stairs. Now she can go up stairs without any difficulty and can walk many hours to deliver fliers.

Mr. Kuda

“Falun Gong is a teaching that’s different from anything I had learned from books and the internet before,” said Mr. Kuda who joined the practice site in May 2005. “I feel like a life reborn with a very pure mindset.”

Many questions Mr. Kuda had since his youth were answered in Zhuan Falun. “My mother and my son often see things other people can’t see. I now know that their celestial eye has opened.”

Mr. Liu

Mr. Liu heard about Zhuan Falun from watching Dr. Zhang Tianliang’s YouTube channel, so he started practicing Falun Gong in April 2022. He had a physical examination after he had practiced for three months. “Many test results improved to an A from a B or C, except my weight. My eyesight also improved to a 1.5 from 0.9. It is a miracle,” Mr. Liu said.

The practitioners at the Yokohama Park practice site thanked Master and promised that they would continue their cultivation diligently until the end of their journeys.