Novemver Steps and Toru Takemitsu and Music Concrete
November Steps
November Steps" was composed by Japanese composer Tōru Takemitsu in 1967. It is considered one o...
歴史
The Beauty of Fluctuation – Japanese Painting and Japanese Calligraphy
Differences between Japanese and Western paintings
It is said that Western art is "painting with paint" while Ja...
Japanese Pottery and Porcelain
Japanese Pottery
The origins of Japanese pottery can be traced back about 10,000 years to the Jomon period. Duri...
Can life be created?
Between life and non-life
A number of books have been published on the subject of between life and non-life. B...
Japanese martial arts and phantom techniques.
Japanese martial arts
There are a variety of ‘____-do’ in Japan, including Shinto, as described in ‘Kaminashi, Ka...
History of Hakone
Geography of Hakone
Hakone is a region formed around Mount Hakone on the border of Kanagawa and Shizuoka prefectu...
Kyoto in autumn and its history
Kyoto in autumn leaf colour
November is the time of year when beautiful autumn leaves can be seen across Japan.
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Autumn reading and literary history
Autumn reading and literary history
A Little History of Literature for Young Readers at Yale University is ...
Tokiwa Province Soja Shrine, Osamu Tezuka and Yamatotakeru
Hitachinokuni Soshagu Shrine and Osamu Tezuka
The Soja Shrine in Tokiwa Province is located in Ishioka City, Ibar...
History of music and music of the West and East
History of music
Music is thought to have originated in antiquity as a means of communication, used to imitate ...