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OCTOBER 28TH 2014
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SHODEN-JI, KYOTO
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JAPAN IS UNIQUE
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JAPAN IS DIFFERENT
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VERY DIFFERENT
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MAP OF JAPAN
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Nature in
Japan • 75% of the territory is
steep mountains densely
forested with abundant
water and unpopulated
• 118 active vulcanoes
• Frequent natural disasters:
typhoons, earthquakes,
tsunamis,extreme
temperatures and heavy
rains
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The importance of
Nature
Ancestral cults of
iwa-kura (sacred
stones) and kami-ike
(sacred ponds)
Imparmanence: day,
night, seasons,
death
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SHINTO: 80% OF THE POPULATION AND 100 000
SHRINES
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MAP OF JAPAN
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JAPANESE CULTURE
• VI th century: Buddhism & Chinese culture imported into Japan; Geomancy;
Confuncionism
• C. 1000 “Genji Monogatari” by Murasaki Shikibu
• XI th century: “Sakuteiki” – book of gardening
• XIII th century: Zen Buddhism
• XIV th century: Ink painting; shoin architecture; Noh (Zeami);
• XVI th century: Wabi tea ceremony; contact with portuguese traders;
• XVII th century: Kabuki ; woodblock print; isolation of Japan till XIX th century (1862)
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XXTH CENTURY: WESTERNIZATION OF JAPAN
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SOME KEY CONCEPTS TO UNDERSTAND
THE JAPANESE CULTURE
• Ma – space; gap; pause; interval
• Mu – nothingness
• Fuzei – emotional response to Nature
• Impermanence
• Assimetry
• Deep reserve
• Simplicity
• Naturalness
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RYOAN-JI, KYOTO (1499)
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Imperial palace, Kyoto (1855) Shigemori Mirei house (1970)
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LEARNING HOW TO PREPARE MATCHA TEA
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A NIGHT IN A RYOKAN
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JAPAN: MODERNITY IS INSPIRED IN TRADITION
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TOURISM IN JAPAN
2013 total: 10, 363, 904
• Asia (China, Korea Taiwan): 8,115,789
• North America (USA, Canada) : 981,981
• Europe (UK, France, Germany): 904,132
2014 from Jan to Aug: an increase of 25,8%
Source: Japan National Tourism Organization
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JAPANESE CULTURAL EXPORTS: BEAUTY
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PAINTING
Sesshu (1420-1506) Hokusai (1760-1849)
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ARCHITECTURE
Nanzen-ji, Kyoto (1611) Tadao Ando’s Benesse House (1995)
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GARDENS
Ginkaku-ji, (c. 1480) Private house, Kyoto, XX th century
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GASTRONOMY
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CALIGRAPHY: KANJI; HIRAGANA; KATAGANA
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IKEBANA AND BONSAI
Honmura, Naoshima
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ZEN MEDITATION
D. T. Suzuki Museum, Kanazawa Contemplative space
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POETRY
Haiku (Basho):
furu ike ya
kawazu tobikomu
mizu no oto
or (according to L. Hearn),
old pond
frogs jumped in
sound of water
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LITERATURE
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MANGA AND ANIME
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COMPUTER GAMES
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AND TO END ON A LIGHT NOTE…
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LEARNING HOW TO MAKE WASHI PAPER
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