“In japanese culture, there's a belief that only imperfect objects, like a cracked teacup, can truly be beautiful. This is called wabi… — Blinkist Copy Share Image
The social problem is that we haven't come up with any alternative models. Our culture hasn't developed an ars erotica. Think, for… — Volkmar Sigusch Copy Share Image
When you look at Japanese traditional architecture, you have to look at Japanese culture and its relationship with nature. You can actually… — Tadao Ando Copy Share Image
I really enjoy listening to Japanese pop aka J-Pop and I also like listening to anime songs as well. Both of these… — Moa Kikuchi Copy Share Image
“The Japanese think it strange we paint our old wooden houses when it takes so long to find the wabi in them.… — Jack Gilbert Copy Share Image
I think that the Japanese culture is one of the very few cultures left that is its own entity. They're just so… — Toni Collette Copy Share Image
I travel a lot. Japanese culture is very ancient and very strong. That's why most people who commission work from Japanese architects… — Shigeru Ban Copy Share Image
Overall, the anarchy was the most creative of all periods of Japanese culture for in it there appeared the greatest landscape painting,… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I loved Japanese culture before even realizing it was, in fact, Japanese culture. The cartoons and anime I was watching as a… — Kenny Omega Copy Share Image
Japanese culture is something I'm heavily inspired by. I was actually stationed for a few years in Japan with the Navy and… — Bella Poarch Copy Share Image
“In Japanese culture, the significance of the cherry blossom tree dates back hundreds of years. The cherry blossom represents the fragility and… — L.J. Shen Copy Share Image
The significance of the cherry blossom tree in Japanese culture goes back hundreds of years. In their country, the cherry blossom represents… — Homaro Cantu Copy Share Image
I think if 'The Narrow Road To The Deep North' is one of the high points of Japanese culture, then the experience… — Richard Flanagan Copy Share Image
“No foreign architect of stature, such as I. M. Pei, resides in Japan. Foreign architects come to Japan on short-term contracts, erect… — Alex Kerr Copy Share Image
“It is not, of course, only the Japanese who find flat sterile surfaces attractive and kirei. Foreign observers, too, are seduced by… — Alex Kerr Copy Share Image
“As a matter of historical fact, Japan has suffered far less from wars, famines, and floods than China, for example, where these… — Alex Kerr Copy Share Image
