`Ikigai (çãç²æ, pronounced [ikiÉ¡ai]) is a Japanese concept meaning a reason for being. Everyone, according to the Japanese, has an ikigai. Finding it requires a deep and often lengthy search of self. Such a search is regarded as being very important, since it is believed that discovery of one's ikigai brings satisfaction and meaning to life. In the culture of Okinawa, ikigai is thought of as a reason to get up in the morning; that is, a reason to enjoy life.
Virginia City, the best known of these and the sole survivor, became the Capitol of the Territory. The very much alive ghost town, Virginia City, Montana, is frozen in time. It is a remarkably well preserved old west Victorian gold mining town just 20 miles west of Yellowstone National Park (90 miles by road).
1 The Isle of Wight is often said to be the most haunted island in the world, perhaps due to mysterious ley lines under the island. 2  It attracts thousands of ghost hunters every year.3  There is an Isle of Wight county in Virginia, US, and the county town has the same name. In 1812, the first Cowes Regatta was held. 2  Helped by the attendance of the Royal family, it has become the largest international yachting event in the world. 3  The Isle of Wight is often said to be the most haunted island in the world, perhaps due to mysterious ley lines under the island.