山本和華子（Wakako Yamamoto）– Author –
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日本美術の特徴とは？ 歴史や西洋美術との対比にも注目
みなさんこんにちは。 今日は、西洋美術と対比しながら、日本美術の特徴を見ていきましょう。 まず、日本美術の特徴を挙げていきたいと思います。 【日本美術は、継承の美術】 西洋美術には、既存の芸術を壊すことで、常に新しい価値を生み出す歴史があっ... -
What is Japanese Kawaii culture?
Nowadays, I often hear the word Kawaii in the transmission of Japanese culture.Kawaii culture can be broadly divided into three types. 1, Akihabara's Otaku and MoeIt is a culture in which anime fans are devoted to girl characters and res... -
What is Japanese Otaku（geek） culture?
The word otaku first appeared in the early 1980s. Today, it's a word we hear on a daily basis, but in the 1980s there was a special sound that refers to the enthusiastic and closed enthusiasts of manga and anime.However, recently, it has... -
Why “Manga / Anime Culture” grew up in Japan?
Originally, Japan has a history of nurturing "detailed and elaborate sensibilities" such as waka poems, haiku, gardening, tea ceremony, and flower arrangement. In addition, the language of Japanese has its own characteristics.There are v... -
History of tea ceremony
I would like to introduce the history of the tea ceremony. First of all, it is said that tea was first brought to Japan from mainland China in the 7th to 9th centuries. The tea at that time was like what we now call oolong tea. At that t... -
Characteristics and Attractiveness of Japanese Art
Introducing Japanese art while comparing it with Western art. First, I would like to mention the characteristics of Japanese art. Japanese art is inherited art It seems that Western art has a history of constantly creating new value by d... -
Characteristics and Attractiveness of Japanese Traditional Music
Hello everyone.Today, I would like to tell you about the history of Japanese music. 【Ancient music】Since ancient times, Japan has had exchanges with China and the Korean Peninsula.At that time, music such as musical instruments flowed ... -
Japanese Dance ～Nihon-buyo～
The origin of Japanese dance is said to be "Ame-no-Uzume no Mikoto's dance performed in front of Amanoiwato". Since then, dances have been performed during Shinto rituals in ancient Japan. It was in the early Edo period that the dance ch... -
王維の詩を楽しもう ～まるで印象派のような美しい描写～
みなさんこんにちは。今日は、王維という唐代の詩人の詩を楽しんでみましょう。 王維は、李白や杜甫と共に、唐を代表する詩人の一人です。 彼は官位も高くまで昇りましたが、官僚としてよりも、詩、絵画、音楽、さまざまな分野の芸術において一世を風靡し... -
正倉院にはどんなお宝が眠っている？ ～琵琶から仮面まで～ ～日本文化紹介シリーズ～
はいみなさんこんにちは。 今日は、正倉院と、正倉院に眠っているお宝についてご紹介していきたいと思います。 【正倉院とは？】 正倉院(しょうそういん)とは、奈良県奈良市の東大寺大仏殿の北西に位置する、大規模な高床式倉庫です。 また正倉は、三角の...
