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The Art of Japanese Life

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Dr James Fox examines the art and culture of Japan, exploring the links between culture, the countryside, urban landscapes and religion.
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2017
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documentary, history
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Pacific Quay Productions
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S01 • E02 This programme contains some scenes of a sexual nature. - The Art of Japanese Life 00:05
This programme contains some scenes of a sexual nature.
S01 • E03 This is an ordinary Japanese home... - The Art of Japanese Life 00:10
This is an ordinary Japanese home...
S01 • E02 It was a bright August morning, - The Art of Japanese Life 00:10
It was a bright August morning,
S01 • E01 In the beginning, there was nothing but a dark, primordial ocean... - The Art of Japanese Life 00:16
In the beginning, there was nothing but a dark, primordial o...
S01 • E02 But at exactly 08:15, - The Art of Japanese Life 00:07
But at exactly 08:15,
S01 • E03 I'd like to introduce you to my lunch. - The Art of Japanese Life 00:39
I'd like to introduce you to my lunch.
S01 • E01 One day, they plunged a spear into the endless ocean and stirred. - The Art of Japanese Life 00:17
One day, they plunged a spear into the endless ocean and sti...
S01 • E02 The commuters may have seen a flash of light, - The Art of Japanese Life 00:11
The commuters may have seen a flash of light,
S01 • E02 70,000 people were killed instantly, - The Art of Japanese Life 00:11
70,000 people were killed instantly,
S01 • E01 The gods called their creation Oyashima Kuni, - The Art of Japanese Life 00:15
The gods called their creation Oyashima Kuni,
S01 • E03 In Japan, much of domestic life is informed by aesthetics. - The Art of Japanese Life 00:10
In Japan, much of domestic life is informed by aesthetics.
S01 • E02 But the Japanese had seen disasters before. - The Art of Japanese Life 00:25
But the Japanese had seen disasters before.
S01 • E03 ..and many of the activities that take place inside it - The Art of Japanese Life 00:07
..and many of the activities that take place inside it
S01 • E01 Japan has fascinated me since I was a boy. - The Art of Japanese Life 00:25
Japan has fascinated me since I was a boy.
S01 • E03 The modern world was thought to have destroyed - The Art of Japanese Life 00:09
The modern world was thought to have destroyed
S01 • E02 It has forced the Japanese - The Art of Japanese Life 00:37
It has forced the Japanese
S01 • E03 ..as artists reinvent these old traditions for a new era. - The Art of Japanese Life 00:20
..as artists reinvent these old traditions for a new era.
S01 • E01 ..but this is also a journey into Japanese life. - The Art of Japanese Life 00:24
..but this is also a journey into Japanese life.
S01 • E03 Japan has a population of 127 million people. - The Art of Japanese Life 00:06
Japan has a population of 127 million people.
S01 • E02 Edo, a teeming metropolis with a dark underbelly. - The Art of Japanese Life 00:14
Edo, a teeming metropolis with a dark underbelly.
S01 • E01 Japan is a society in which so much is informed by aesthetics, - The Art of Japanese Life 00:26
Japan is a society in which so much is informed by aesthetic...
S01 • E03 It is one of the most densely inhabited places in the world. - The Art of Japanese Life 00:12
It is one of the most densely inhabited places in the world.
S01 • E02 And Tokyo, today the largest urban area on the planet, - The Art of Japanese Life 00:33
And Tokyo, today the largest urban area on the planet,
S01 • E03 100 years ago, 85% of Japan's population lived in the countryside, - The Art of Japanese Life 00:14
100 years ago, 85% of Japan's population lived in the c...
S01 • E01 In this episode, - The Art of Japanese Life 00:42
In this episode,
S01 • E03 Miyama is one of Japan's last surviving traditional villages. - The Art of Japanese Life 00:06
Miyama is one of Japan's last surviving traditional vil...
S01 • E03 And these are minka - - The Art of Japanese Life 00:08
And these are minka -
S01 • E02 In the spring of 793 AD, - The Art of Japanese Life 00:37
In the spring of 793 AD,
S01 • E01 Japan is one of the most densely populated places on Earth. - The Art of Japanese Life 00:52
Japan is one of the most densely populated places on Earth.
S01 • E02 They hadn't gone far before they alighted on something promising, - The Art of Japanese Life 00:13
They hadn't gone far before they alighted on something ...
S01 • E02 They had found their site. - The Art of Japanese Life 00:16
They had found their site.
S01 • E01 These are the sacred Kii mountains in central southern Japan. - The Art of Japanese Life 00:05
These are the sacred Kii mountains in central southern Japan...
S01 • E01 These beliefs are embodied in the country's native religion, - The Art of Japanese Life 00:11
These beliefs are embodied in the country's native reli...
S01 • E03 These techniques are still in use today... - The Art of Japanese Life 00:09
These techniques are still in use today...
S01 • E03 Nakamura is one of Japan's most respected sukiya-daiku, - The Art of Japanese Life 00:07
Nakamura is one of Japan's most respected sukiya-daiku,
S01 • E01 Shinto has no founder, no scriptures. - The Art of Japanese Life 00:16
Shinto has no founder, no scriptures.
S01 • E03 To become a sukiya-daiku, - The Art of Japanese Life 00:13
To become a sukiya-daiku,
S01 • E01 They live in the sun and the wind... - The Art of Japanese Life 00:34
They live in the sun and the wind...
S01 • E01 ..but, beyond these components, Shinto doesn't produce much art. - The Art of Japanese Life 00:10
..but, beyond these components, Shinto doesn't produce ...
S01 • E03 Respect is a cornerstone of the sukiya-daiku's philosophy, - The Art of Japanese Life 00:19
Respect is a cornerstone of the sukiya-daiku's philosop...
S01 • E01 ..although some natural phenomena get more attention than others. - The Art of Japanese Life 00:05
..although some natural phenomena get more attention than ot...
S01 • E01 It's one of the tallest waterfalls in Japan, - The Art of Japanese Life 00:07
It's one of the tallest waterfalls in Japan,
S01 • E01 Every morning, a Shinto priest makes an offering - The Art of Japanese Life 00:15
Every morning, a Shinto priest makes an offering
S01 • E01 Ritual is at the heart of Shintoism. - The Art of Japanese Life 00:13
Ritual is at the heart of Shintoism.
S01 • E03 Nakamura and his carpenters teach this philosophy to - The Art of Japanese Life 00:18
Nakamura and his carpenters teach this philosophy to
S01 • E01 In so much of the world, religion is about gods and saints and prophets - - The Art of Japanese Life 00:35
In so much of the world, religion is about gods and saints a...
S01 • E02 It was called The Tale Of Genji. - The Art of Japanese Life 00:49
It was called The Tale Of Genji.
S01 • E01 These are netsuke. - The Art of Japanese Life 00:20
These are netsuke.
S01 • E03 In Japan, people talk a lot about the spirit of the shokunin, - The Art of Japanese Life 00:17
In Japan, people talk a lot about the spirit of the shokunin...
S01 • E03 They are measuring and re-measuring and re-measuring again - The Art of Japanese Life 00:32
They are measuring and re-measuring and re-measuring again
S01 • E02 "The whole world mourned Genji. - The Art of Japanese Life 00:28
"The whole world mourned Genji.
S01 • E01 So, this bizarre little masterpiece was made a few hundred years ago, - The Art of Japanese Life 00:51
So, this bizarre little masterpiece was made a few hundred y...
S01 • E02 Many illustrations of The Tale Of Genji - The Art of Japanese Life 00:12
Many illustrations of The Tale Of Genji
S01 • E03 One of Japan's finest surviving homes can be found in Yokohama, - The Art of Japanese Life 00:08
One of Japan's finest surviving homes can be found in Y...
S01 • E03 This is Rinshunkaku. - The Art of Japanese Life 00:12
This is Rinshunkaku.
S01 • E01 Cicadas have a really important place in Japanese culture. - The Art of Japanese Life 00:38
Cicadas have a really important place in Japanese culture.
S01 • E03 The owner's main residence was a fortified castle - The Art of Japanese Life 00:37
The owner's main residence was a fortified castle
S01 • E01 Now, this all might sound rather odd, - The Art of Japanese Life 00:20
Now, this all might sound rather odd,
S01 • E03 It's clear where this house got its inspiration. - The Art of Japanese Life 00:19
It's clear where this house got its inspiration.
S01 • E03 It is influenced by the simple aesthetic of Zen Buddhism. - The Art of Japanese Life 00:11
It is influenced by the simple aesthetic of Zen Buddhism.
S01 • E01 But Shinto isn't the only religion in Japan - The Art of Japanese Life 00:06
But Shinto isn't the only religion in Japan
S01 • E03 The rooms are open-plan and free from clutter. - The Art of Japanese Life 00:13
The rooms are open-plan and free from clutter.
S01 • E02 This masterpiece of Japanese art - The Art of Japanese Life 00:07
This masterpiece of Japanese art
S01 • E02 The people of Kyoto had mastered the art of painting... - The Art of Japanese Life 00:26
The people of Kyoto had mastered the art of painting...
S01 • E01 In Japan, there are numerous different schools and sects - The Art of Japanese Life 00:17
In Japan, there are numerous different schools and sects
S01 • E02 At the Buddhist temple of Daitoku-ji - The Art of Japanese Life 00:36
At the Buddhist temple of Daitoku-ji
S01 • E01 Zen doesn't rely on scriptures or dogma - The Art of Japanese Life 00:12
Zen doesn't rely on scriptures or dogma
S01 • E03 Just look around - The Art of Japanese Life 00:06
Just look around
S01 • E02 Sen no Rikyu's ideas gradually crystallised - The Art of Japanese Life 00:07
Sen no Rikyu's ideas gradually crystallised
S01 • E03 Rinshunkaku's floor plan is endlessly flexible. - The Art of Japanese Life 00:04
Rinshunkaku's floor plan is endlessly flexible.
S01 • E03 Partitions slide behind one another to open up the rooms. - The Art of Japanese Life 00:05
Partitions slide behind one another to open up the rooms.
S01 • E03 The effect is one continuous space, and it extends even to the outdoors. - The Art of Japanese Life 00:06
The effect is one continuous space, and it extends even to t...
S01 • E01 Zen monks used a number of methods - The Art of Japanese Life 00:24
Zen monks used a number of methods
S01 • E03 Light, functional, versatile, - The Art of Japanese Life 00:08
Light, functional, versatile,
S01 • E03 And houses like it have profoundly influenced modern architecture - The Art of Japanese Life 00:53
And houses like it have profoundly influenced modern archite...
S01 • E01 And perhaps the greatest of these Japanese ink wash painters - The Art of Japanese Life 00:07
And perhaps the greatest of these Japanese ink wash painters
S01 • E02 Sen no Rikyu wanted the tea ceremony - The Art of Japanese Life 00:30
Sen no Rikyu wanted the tea ceremony
S01 • E01 Sesshu was born in western Japan in 1420. - The Art of Japanese Life 00:49
Sesshu was born in western Japan in 1420.
S01 • E02 Raku Kichizaemon XV is the 15th generation of potters in his family. - The Art of Japanese Life 00:42
Raku Kichizaemon XV is the 15th generation of potters in his...
S01 • E03 Amid all this minimalism, - The Art of Japanese Life 00:13
Amid all this minimalism,
S01 • E01 In the late 1460s, Sesshu travelled to China, - The Art of Japanese Life 00:29
In the late 1460s, Sesshu travelled to China,
S01 • E03 It might look like an empty recess, - The Art of Japanese Life 00:18
It might look like an empty recess,
S01 • E02 TRANSLATION: - The Art of Japanese Life 00:05
TRANSLATION:
S01 • E03 The tokonoma would include a scroll, often with calligraphy... - The Art of Japanese Life 00:05
The tokonoma would include a scroll, often with calligraphy....
S01 • E01 This is the splashed ink landscape. - The Art of Japanese Life 00:29
This is the splashed ink landscape.
S01 • E03 ..and it would be joined by a simple floral arrangement... - The Art of Japanese Life 00:04
..and it would be joined by a simple floral arrangement...
S01 • E03 ..which had to be just so... - The Art of Japanese Life 00:11
..which had to be just so...
S01 • E01 In the foreground, - The Art of Japanese Life 00:54
In the foreground,
S01 • E03 Many Japanese people are obsessed with flower arranging. - The Art of Japanese Life 00:12
Many Japanese people are obsessed with flower arranging.
S01 • E03 A popular art form of domestic life, - The Art of Japanese Life 00:08
A popular art form of domestic life,
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Dr James Fox examines the art and culture of Japan, exploring the links between culture, the countryside, urban landscapes and religion.

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Genre: documentary, history
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Homepage: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08tvzws

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