Tag: Japan-ness
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Torii Gates in Japan and Japanese Religion
By Natalia Hall and Mia Webb What was the original purpose of the torii gate and how has it changed…
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Japanese Garden
Overview Over the course of time in Japanese history, there were a lot of external influences on shaping the identities…
![Embracing Mortality: Life and Death in Japanese Photography](https://diluo.digital.conncoll.edu/Asianart/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Screen-Shot-2023-12-11-at-3.59.00-PM-1-480x331.png)
Embracing Mortality: Life and Death in Japanese Photography
Analyzing the cultural idealisms that lie between the philosophical understanding of life and death reveals a prevalent cultural theme: relativity….
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The Japanese Tea Ceremony
The Japanese Tea Ceremony is a Japanese tradition that was first practiced during the Kamakura period (1192-1333). The ritual tea…
Japan’s “Golden Age”
The Heian Period was Japan’s “Golden Age”. A period where Japan began to shift away from Chinese influence and started…
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Masters of the Motion Picture
Storytelling has always been a foundational characteristic of human existence and expression. Throughout history, humans have told stories through writing,…
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The Comparison of Castles in the Momoyama Period
By Maya Bruno Introduction The Momoyama period in Japan spanned from 1573 to 1615. It was a time of significant…
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The Influential Kenzo Tange
Overview Kenzo Tange is one of Japan’s most influential and honored architects. Tange was born in Imabari, Shikoku Island, Japan…
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Azuchi-Momoyama castles: Opulence, Religion and Defense.
Introduction In 2019 I traveled to Germany and Austria and visited famous castles. I was amazed by their grandiosity which…
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Zen Gardens
By: Brenna O’Brien, Emmy Castano Overview A zen garden is a distinctive style of Japanese garden that is stylized by…
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Sesshū Tōyō: Influences of the Revolutionary Japanese Painter
Background Born in 1420 to an important Samurai family in the Bitchu Province of western Honshu, Sesshū came to be…