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Category: People
Kakushin Nishihara Explores Sound Expression with Traditional Japanese Biwa
The more you get to know Japan, the more likely you are to realize that many of the things you are familiar with in other countries also exist here, but with very particular, even unique variants. This is the case in fashion, food, family life, art, and without a doubt, music! After a few weekends… Read more
Belief in the “power of storytelling” drives Haruki Murakami
Japanese writer Murakami Haruki (村上 春樹), whose latest work (The Death of the Commander) explores new territory such as rebirth and family, says he believes in the power of storytelling . ” The Death of the Commander “, a novel published in Japanese in two parts, has a forward-moving story, multi-layered themes and luxurious images.… Read more
In Memory of Masato Hara, Legend in Film Production
Masato Hara 原正人, the legendary film producer who worked with Akira Kurosawa, Nagisa Oshima and other renowned filmmakers in the 1970s, passed away from heart problems on March 17 at the age of 89. Hara was a producer of big hit movies like Merry Christmas, Nagisa Oshima’s Mr. Lawrence , Akira Kurosawa’s Ran (1985) and… Read more
Who was the last Samurai
It often happens that when we think of the last samurai, we come to the image of Tom Cruise as the protagonist of the blockbuster film that bears that name. Although it is an entertaining and dramatic movie, it is not very faithful to the story. (You can watch the video of this post or… Read more
Natsume Sōseki – Promoter of Modern Japanese Literature
Although he was a writer whose artistic activity lasted only about 10 years, Natsume Sōseki has gone down in Japanese history as the greatest promoter of modern Japanese literature . His works, which are many, have remained a staple of school textbooks in Japan. His literature has long been considered to have captured what is… Read more
Ayano Tsukimi and her Valley of the Dolls
Ayano Tsukimi lives in Nagoro , a village in eastern Iya on Shikoku , one of Japan’s four main islands. This is a town that with each passing day runs out of inhabitants. For those who die or move away, Ayano Tsukimi makes life-size dolls out of straw and old clothes in the likenesses of… Read more
Yogetsu Akasaka – Buddhist Monk changing the perception of Spiritual Music
Yogetsu Akasaka is a Japanese Zen Buddhist monk who creates meditation music. But not the kind most people are familiar with. In the videos he uploads to YouTube, he stands in the middle of a white background, picks up a microphone and plays a loop machine. This practicing monk and music lover has amassed tens… Read more
The surprising and original art of Hiroyuki-Mitsume Takahashi
Designer and artist Hiroyuki-Mitsume Takahashi is internationally recognized for his illustrations full of life and color that resonate with many young people in Japan and the world! Traditional Japanese aesthetics and science fiction, sacred Buddhist iconography and profane symbols, street culture and academia, the soft, organic and kawaii meet and transform with the rigid, inorganic… Read more
Nobukuni Enami – Japanese photographer of the early 19th and 20th centuries
Nobukuni Enami was a Japanese professional photographer born in Edo (present-day Tokyo) in 1859. Better known as T-Enami, he studied under the noted photographer Kazumasa Ogawa (Isshin) from 1885 to 1890. A couple of years later, he moved to Yokohama to set up his photography studio on Benten-dori Street. Color photography had not yet been… Read more
Amano Takashi – Aquariums, Photography, Moment and Art
Hello everyone! Today we want to share this incredible work of nature art, made by Amano Takashi (天野尚) a Japanese photographer and aquarist. His interest in nature has taken him to visit rainforests in the Amazon, Borneo and East Africa and the pristine forests of Japan, and he has been working on photo series focusing… Read more