(Minghui.org) At the beginning of 2024, a new Falun Gong practice site was established in Kiba Park in Koto Ward, Tokyo, Japan. Here, Falun Gong practitioners practice the exercises together from 4:40 a.m. to 7:30 every morning. Every Sunday, they also study the Fa together. Sixteen people, including Japanese, Chinese, Vietnamese, and Korean practitioners, attend.

Kiba Park is a beautiful location. Even when it rains, practitioners’ enthusiasm doesn’t get diminished. For them, practicing in nature to usher in a new day is a good opportunity to bring their mind and body into balance.

Falun Gong practitioners at the Kiba Park practice site

Practitioners Benefit from Falun Gong

Ms. Nguyen, from Vietnam, takes care of the logistics for the site. She said the most difficult thing was finding the best time so that everyone could participate. She says she’s happy that the number of people who began to learn and practice has kept increasing.

Ms. Nguyen gets a joyful feeling when she sets up a Falun Gong display board at the park. In fact, after the display is set up, many people have shown interest in Falun Gong, some take pictures, and some said they wanted to learn the practice. People have also reached out to them on the internet, saying they wanted to learn.

Falun Gong practitioner Otomo

Mr. Otomo, a Japanese practitioner, began to practice Falun Gong in 2012. He learned about Falun Gong when his father gave him a copy of Zhuan Falun, the primary text of the practice. After reading Zhuan Falun, Mr. Otomo felt that it was exactly what he had been looking for. Before he started practicing, Mr. Otomo was selfish and impatient. After practicing, he became more patient and kinder. He said he is well along in his path of improving himself and will do his best to be diligent.

Falun Gong practitioner Teruaki Yanagisawa

Mr. Teruaki Yanagisawa from Japan has been practicing Falun Gong since May this year. He knew that Falun Gong was being persecuted in China, but he wanted to experience it for himself. Before he took up the practice, he believed that China is equivalent to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Through cultivation, his thought patterns changed as a result of living according to Falun Gong’s principles of Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance. Mr. Yanagisawa said he’s grateful that Falun Gong was introduced to the public by Master Li.

Practitioner Tian Jionghao

Mr. Tian Jionghao, a Korean practitioner, began to learn about Falun Gong around January 2000. Since he was a child, he was interested in cultivation. He learned about Falun Gong through an acquaintance. Before he practiced, he was full of questions about the meaning of life and the true meaning of cultivation. By studying Falun Gong, he not only found the answers he sought, but also gained inner peace. When encountering conflicts, he learned to look inward. Mr. Tian said, “Thank you, Master, for teaching us such a great cultivation method. I am sincerely grateful to you.”

Citizens Learn about the Persecution of Falun Gong in China

Mr. Goto, a passerby, stopped by the practice site to learn more

Mr. Goto, a park visitor, was appalled after learning about the persecution in China and how practitioners there are killed for their organs in the CCP’s state-sanctioned forced organ harvesting. He said, “Harvesting organs from living people... you cannot freely express your opinions, and China is a very closed country. I think if I had been born in China, I would have fought like you. I support you. Keep it up!”

Mr. Sharma Shailaj from Nepal said he would read the Falun Gong materials carefully.