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The Spirit Residing in the Three Sacred Treasures: The Story of the Mirror, the Sword, and the Magatama
Three treasures appear in Japanese my...
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A scientist who loves life: Keiko Nakamura's biohistory
During the cold autumn dew, I sometimes find myself pondering what it means to be ...
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A quiet revolution called flower arrangement: A genealogy of beauty and philosophy entrusted to flowers
"Flower arranging" is not ju...
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A beautiful man who is nobody - the mystery of Aoyama Jiro
"I want to be a person without a title" Aoyama Jiro, who said this, was neither a...
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Today's seasonal word: Nowake
The wind shakes the boundaries of the seasons.
Nobiru is a strong wind that blows in autumn. This wind appea...
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Color Calendar | Color of October 12: Daylily
Flowers of daylily, also known as forget-me-nots. There is an ancient legend that its orange c...
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The Jomon Eruption: Taro Okamoto and Primitive Beauty
"What is this?" - exclaimed Taro Okamoto when he encountered Jomon pottery at the Toky...
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Between the soil and rice: the shape of the soul that resides in vessels from the Jomon and Yayoi periods
Introduction: Times change, and...
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Prayers dwelling in the earth: The origin of the beauty of Jomon pottery
Introduction: Beauty is born from "white space"
"Jomon pottery ...
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"The only Japanese who is not obedient" - Jiro Shirasu and the "principles of beauty"
Some may feel that the name Shirasu Jiro sounds some...
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The Woman Known as Idaten Omasa: The Beauty and Travels of Shirasu Masako
"I was a sulky child. Even at the age of three, I hardly spoke and...
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The aesthetics of unsociability - Buaiso, where Jiro Shirasu and Masako lived
In the quiet countryside of Machida, Tokyo, there stands a q...
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