Jiro, like Yukio Shakunaga, begins his work at “the source.” He goes to the fish market to find the best tuna; Shakunaga goes to the mountains to find the best porcelain. When they get down to work, both become one with the object they are creating. This unity with the object that they reach in a state of flow takes on special meaning in Japan,

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in the Japanese language the name of the nation is Nippon or Nihon, two alternative pronunciations for the nomenclature expressing “the origin of the sun.” The national flag of Japan, hinomaru (“circle of the sun”), is a visualization of the idea of the land of the rising sun. The sun has been the object of worship, as something that symbolizes

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