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The Japanese tea ceremony is installation art that combines physics, chemistry, knowledge and culture. Tea Master and Engineer Toru Ota
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Rena Kure
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Editor / Writer. A freelance editor. Born in Yokohama and based in Kyoto. Associate editor of the free magazine “Hankei 500m” and “Occhan -Obachan”. Interests include food, media and career education programs such as “Internships for Adults”. Hobby is paper cutting.
Last update: 2024.03.14
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The playful side of Japanese tea ceremonies Head of “Ossu Syugeibu” expresses shikohin and its experiences
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“I don’t like discussing shikohin too seriously” Takeshi Yoro questions the modern day emphasis put on individual preferences
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How do we face our unquenchable desires? Researcher of Hōjōki shares the value of “doing nothing”(Part 2 of 2)
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When the shikohin becomes culture? Interview with Hikaru Saitoh, researcher of science and sociology
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What phantom cafés tell us about how “places” create shikohin and its experiences. Interview with Hikaru Saitoh, researcher of science and sociology
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Enjoying the Hassle, and Other Notable Tips on Happiness in the Age of Time Efficiency. Interview with Engineering Researcher Hiroshi Kawakami (Part 2 of 2)
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When Waste is Not Futile, and Why Benefits Embedded in Inconvenience Make Us Human. Interview with Engineering Researcher Hiroshi Kawakami (Part 1 of 2)
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What if We Don’t Have to Return Borrowed Items Right Away? Interview with Cultural Anthropologist Sayaka Ogawa (Part 2 of 2)
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To Treat and to be Treated: How Tanzanians Use Coffee to Maintain Balanced Relationships. Interview with Cultural Anthropologist Sayaka Ogawa (Part 1 of 2)
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Are you Deciding on Lunch Like You’re Living in a War? Interview with Historian Tatsushi Fujihara (Part 2 of 2)
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How to Bring Down Our Emotional Walls with Shikohin. Interview with Historian Tatsushi Fujihara (Part 1 of 2)
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In Kyoto, a Psychiatrist Brews Beer for Disability Inclusion
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Is “Rest” the opposite of “Work”? Kyoto University’s Dr. Miyano on our thinking habits
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