AkaSha : Global Wellness & Culture

Eating alone in Korea has a word for it, honbap, and most days it is unremarkable. What stops people is the doorway: the half second where you look in, count the tables, and decide you are not doing this tonight. So take the counter. Not a table. The row of seats facing the kitchen, or the shelf along the window with stools pushed under it, is where I sit when I eat alone, even when the room is empty and I could have any table I want. Choose the shop the same way, before you are standing in a doorway deciding anything, because a shop with a counter tells you so from the street. That one habit is the difference between reading that Koreans eat alone all the time and sitting in a room that agrees with you. The chair opposite you is the problem This is the one piece of advice here that I would fight for. Two reasons, and they are different reasons. The first is about you. At a two-person table there is a chair facing you with nobody in it, and that empty chair does a lot of wo...

If you have a night spare in Korea, spend it in a temple. Templestay is a programme run by the Cultural Corps of Korean Buddhism, an affiliate of the Jogye Order, that puts ordinary visitors inside a working temple: you eat the vegetarian meals the temple serves and can sit in on the services. You do not have to be Buddhist. Most people who do it are not. Pick by type, and pick rest-oriented. Every program on the official Templestay site is sorted into a type before you get anywhere near a temple name: experience-oriented, rest-oriented, one-day. It is the easiest thing on the page to scroll past, and it changes your stay more than the temple does. Rest-oriented takes the program away, the tour and the craft hour and the scheduled meditation block, and leaves two things standing: the Buddhist services and the meals. Those two were there before you booked. Strip out what was arranged for visitors and what remains is a working day in somebody's house, which you can be insid...

One of the first decisions after arriving in Korea looks deceptively simple: which transport card should you buy? The familiar advice to “just get a transit card” skips an important detail. Different products can suit different itineraries, and their coverage, reload methods, and added functions are not identical. Korea Tourism Organization lists options including Tmoney, EZL, WOWPASS, and the Climate Card . Instead of choosing by logo, begin with your actual trip. Start with your itinerary, not the card Write down where you will sleep, how many cities you will visit, and whether your days are concentrated in Seoul or spread across several regions. A short Seoul-focused visit may create different needs from a multi-city route through Busan, Gyeongju, Jeonju, or Jeju. Then ask four practical questions: Where can this card be used on my planned routes? Where can I purchase and reload it? Does reloading require cash or support another payment method? Does the product incl...

Your Korea itinerary may be stored in the cloud, but the most useful travel note is one that also works when your battery is low, your connection is unstable, or you are too stressed to search. Before landing, save three numbers: 112, 119, and 1330 . They do different jobs. Knowing the difference helps you reach the right service quickly instead of losing time in an urgent moment. 112: police assistance Use 112 when you need the police or face an immediate safety concern. Examples include theft, violence, threats, or a situation in which you feel unsafe. Give your location as clearly as possible. A hotel name, subway-station exit, landmark, or Korean address shown on your map can be easier to communicate than a long verbal explanation. If you cannot explain the situation fluently, begin with the essential facts: where you are, what happened, whether anyone is injured, and whether the danger is continuing. 119: fire and medical emergencies Use 119 for fire, rescue, or a medical ...

  TAX with United States · South Korea · Japan For small businesses that accept Bitcoin payments, it is essential to report income thoroughly and accurately according to each country’s tax laws. AkaSha is a P2P Bitcoin payment platform that envisions a decentralized, fee-free, borderless economy . While protecting user privacy and never charging transaction fees, AkaSha actively encourages lawful tax compliance. The platform also supports transparent bookkeeping through its Bitcoin POS function. Merchants on AkaSha will soon be able to download monthly Bitcoin sales data as Excel files to assist with tax filings. Still, even without this feature, every business is responsible for keeping its own detailed records and filing taxes properly. Let’s review how Bitcoin income is taxed and reported in the United States, South Korea, and Japan . 🇺🇸 United States: How to Report Bitcoin Income In the U.S., cryptocurrency is treated as property , not currency. When a business receives...

  AkaSha’s Philosophy and a Guide to Economic Freedom for Small Businesses Your store is about to make a declaration. That you accept Bitcoin.  The Freedom AkaSha Speaks Of Perhaps you’ve already had a special customer walk in recently and ask: “Do you accept Bitcoin here?” That question is not just about payment. It carries a quiet declaration: the world is changing. And now, the moment has come when all of us can become part of that change. Accepting Bitcoin is More Than Just a Payment Option As small business owners, we live between card fees and taxes. Revenue grows, yet profit shrinks, and cash flow is always tight. We spend more time battling banking systems than serving our customers. And then, breaking through this system, Bitcoin appeared. To accept Bitcoin is not just a technical upgrade. It is independence from the financial system, a declaration of true ownership over your assets, and a choice to protect the fruits of your labor. AkaSha Is Not Jus...

  What Is a Bitcoin Wallet? Bitcoin is a decentralized asset , which means no one else will safeguard it for you. The responsibility to keep your Bitcoin safe rests entirely on you. If you mismanage storage or lose recovery access, a single mistake could mean losing it forever. This is why “just receiving and leaving it” is very risky. Instead, by following the strategies below, you can gain both long-term security and peace of mind. Bitcoin Wallet Basics A Bitcoin wallet is not a physical wallet . Bitcoin itself has no physical form—it is encrypted information recorded on the internet, similar to how data is stored in intangible networks like AkaSha. You can’t see or touch Bitcoin. Let’s clarify the core concepts: Bitcoin → a digital asset that exists on the blockchain Private Key → the secret key that allows you to move Bitcoin Wallet → the secure vault that stores your private key To “own” Bitcoin means to control the private key . A Bitcoin wallet is the to...