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Ma – The Japanese Concept of Space and Time

  • April 24, 2020
  • Kiyoshi Matsumoto
The Japanese concept of Ma is something that relates to all aspects of life. It has been described as a pause in time, an interval or emptiness in space. Ma…
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The fight for the Japanese Mind

  • June 1, 2018
  • Kiyoshi Matsumoto
Isolation as a means of mind control Japan’s history is one of furious independence, in feudal times from its big brother China and then later from the West. Japan’s closed…
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Mount Fuji – Climb or View from afar?

  • May 9, 2018
  • Kiyoshi Matsumoto
Mount Fuji (3776 metres) is Japan’s highest and most prominent mountain, and climbing Mount Fuji can make for lifelong memories. The mountain is named for the Ainu (the aboriginal inhabitants…
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What does the Meiji Restoration reveal of today’s Japanese psyche

  • April 4, 2018
  • Kiyoshi Matsumoto
In 2018 Japan celebrates its 150th anniversary of the Meiji Restoration, the event that opened Japan to the modern world and created a new nation. During this time Japan transformed…
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The Great Wave off Kanagawa
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Mount Fuji – mountain of inspiration

  • March 20, 2018
  • Kiyoshi Matsumoto
Arguably one of Japan’s greatest artists, Katsushika Hokusai (1760 – 1849) was an ukiyo-e painter and printmaker of the Edo period. Born in Edo (now Tokyo), Hokusai is best-known as…
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Lord of the Ring of Fire

  • March 14, 2018
  • Kiyoshi Matsumoto
  Mount Fuji has been formed by a series of volcanic eruptions that occurred over approximately the last 100,000 years, depositing layers of basalt and andesite rock. At 3,776 metres,…
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[[File:Mount Fuji from space (shuttle mission).jpg|thumb|View from space from the Space Shuttle Columbia mission in 2003]]
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The World Revolves Around Mount Fuji

  • March 7, 2018
  • Kiyoshi Matsumoto
Seen as the epicentre of the World for the Japanese, Mount Fuji or Fuji-san is a sacred place and a source of great artistic inspiration. Rising in the centre of…
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