It is said that ‘mountains and waters’ is a way to refer to the totality of the process of nature. For ancient Japanese, mountains were the mysterious place that offer them source of life. Even in the modern days, mountains relate to many incidents that cannot be explained; thus, it makes us to think that there is something sacred in the mountain. In case of water, water is source of life that surrounds and comes out from the mountains. While wise people try to travel the mountain, they tend to live near the water and gets enlightenment through the water. While water and mountains seems unrelated, they are connected by giving impressions to people to develop culture and religion. Letter to the Island by Myoe shows how Japanese valued the nature
