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I am back to where I started... ..in Japan's dense forests, the flicker of the spirits
all around me. In the course of my journey, I have encountered a culture
whose preoccupation with nature seems almost hard-wired, that sees the landscape as sacred and has painted and reshaped it
for centuries - and though modern Japan doesn't
always seem to value nature, nature has shaped its values, aesthetic principles so different
from those of the West
all around me. In the course of my journey, I have encountered a culture
whose preoccupation with nature seems almost hard-wired, that sees the landscape as sacred and has painted and reshaped it
for centuries - and though modern Japan doesn't
always seem to value nature, nature has shaped its values, aesthetic principles so different
from those of the West
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I am back to where I started...
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..in Japan's dense forests,
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the flicker of the spirits
all around me.
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In the course of my journey,
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I have encountered a culture
whose preoccupation with nature
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seems almost hard-wired,
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that sees the landscape as sacred
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and has painted and reshaped it
for centuries -
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and though modern Japan doesn't
always seem to value nature,
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nature has shaped its values,
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aesthetic principles so different
from those of the West.
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Movie Summary
Dr James Fox examines the art and culture of Japan, exploring the links between culture, the countryside, urban landscapes and religion.
