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—The music was also particularly good in this film. Miyazaki: I had absolutely no involvement with the music at all. I even joked at one point that maybe we didn’t need any music in the film [laughs], but we couldn’t get away with that. So I left everything regarding music up to Takahata-san, because he knows much more about it. Jo Hisaishi had
... See moreHayao Miyazaki • Starting Point: 1979-1996
I mean, you’re (Offscreen) probably not making a ton of money publishing an indie magazine, right? So why do you do it? Because you feel it in your bones. This must exist.
Craig Mod • Offscreen Magazine Interview
National Center for Art Research, Japan｜About Us
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We have to fall in love with our practice. We have to find a way that what we are doing when we practice is exactly what we want to be doing, and then practice will begin to be what we are doing all of the time, whether we are doing it formally or going through our daily lives.
If practice is a chore, or it is boring, or if you’d rather be doing... See more
If practice is a chore, or it is boring, or if you’d rather be doing... See more
corey ichigen hess • You Have to Love Your Practice
Hirayasumi, Vol. 1
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Little has been done in Europe with ash glazes, but in Japan the ash glaze has been a predominant feature of pottery since its use was first discovered in the Nara period. The desire for a nonuniform surface that can catch, in the glaze of each pot, the irregularities of nature hails back to the Japanese love of things that are imperfect and
... See moreAndrew Juniper • Wabi Sabi: The Japanese Art of Impermanence
Nikko National Park, an area full of scenic mountains, lakes, hot springs, wild monkeys and which is crisscrossed by numerous hiking trails. The town itself has
Tom Fay • Must-See Japan (2020 Edition): The complete insider's guide to seeing the best of Japan in one trip
