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Myths that Live in Silence: The Nihon Shoki and Poetry
Even after a thousand years, its words still tickle our ears like the wind. The Nih...
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The Man Who Walked the Moon's Path - The Beauty and Power of Fujiwara no Michinaga
"I think of this world as my own, as if the full moon w...
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A single petal of light and incense: Sei Shonagon and the spirit of "Okashi"
There are words that have transcended the passage of a thousand...
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"There is silence in the midst of laughter" - The mysterious time known as Kyogen
One spring day in Kyoto, we encountered laughter. It wasn'...
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Life dwells in silence - Enter the world of Bunraku puppet theater
In the backstreets of Kyoto, at the end of a stone-paved street, lies a s...
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by kataokatetsuya
The Elegance of Color and Words: The Kingdom of Sensibility in the Heian Period
Clothes dyed in the moonlight, A love song written on perfum...
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Chikamatsu Monzaemon and a story of quiet passion
There was a wordsmith in the town of Edo. His name was Chikamatsu Monzaemon. The stories he ...
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The man who portrayed the dream of Edo: the mirror known as Ihara Saikaku
In a quiet tea room, I happened to pick up an old book. Inside was...
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Poetry blooming in the floating world: The aesthetics of the common people known as Genroku culture
Not in front of a gold and silver screen...
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Reconstructing tranquility: Recreating the beauty of Kan'ei culture
After the splendor of the Azuchi-Momoyama period had passed,Japanese culture...
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The stirrings of tranquility: The roots of beauty in the Muromachi period
Before the brilliance of gold leaf blooms,Its roots grew quietly and...
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The moment when culture blossomed: the peak of beauty known as the Azuchi-Momoyama period
Strength lurks in silence.
The brilliance of...
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