Toshougo

I have to admit that any religion that not only tolerates, but openly sanctions high quality booze as one of its tenets should not be dismissed out of hand. So, whilst I really have my doubts about Buddhism as a credible belief system, their overt displays of thirty year old Yamazaki single malt (not to mention what are almost certainly equally excellent sake vintages) right in front of the temples, is a welcome material counterbalance to the highly questionable chanting and other mystic nonsense. On the other hand, despite Christ's first miracle being to convert water into wine for party purposes, there are still some miserable old bastards who contend that alcohol is a really bad idea for one's health, both spiritual and physical. On this one, Toshougo wins out for their giving pride of place to the three monkeys...and a sleeping cat!