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Visiting Kinkaku Temple (1893) by Toyohara Chikanobu (1838-1912)
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To be completely honest I never really "got" why conservatives loved Japanese culture so much until I visited the country myself last year. My impression beforehand was an extremely effeminate, over-sexualized, introverted, and soulless corporate culture but upon visiting it it was completely different than what I had in mind.
One of the few modern / developed countries where new buildings actually adhere to traditional architectural styles similar to Dresden, zero crime (my girlfriend was telling me how East Asia in general is the only area she feels safe walking alone at night in), a common courtesy among the people that made me feel incredibly at home and welcomed, and a generally hopeful and optimstic atmosphere with a culture that very clearly values beauty and sees itself as heading in the right direction. Social cohesion seemed higher from the people I was talking to there as well, most people agree on moral terms what is best for society.
Idk I was just pleasantly surprised by the whole thing.
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Cypress Trees Byōbu, folding screen by Kanō Eitoku, 1590
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Old houses in Shirakawa-go (World Heritage Site).
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Flower and bird pattern vase by Namikawa Yasuyuki (1850)
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I gotta say I admire them and South Korea for being very modern first world countries that don't have an obesity crisis and where people largely still eat and move like normal human beings
Don't know much else about their culture and don't really care to as I never found East Asians that interesting (sorry lol)
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The moss garden at the Saihō-ji temple in Kyoto, started in 1339
Golden Pond, in the center of the moss garden
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Haruki Murakami and some of his excellent books. My personal favourite isn't included here, but it's 1Q84. Probably one of the weirdest books I've ever read.
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