The History Of Japanese Gardens | Art Of Japanese Life | Journal

Dr James Fox continues his Japanese art exploration by taking a journey through Japan's mountainous forests, marvels at its zen gardens and admires centuries old Bonsai. He does this to explore the connections between Japanese culture and the natural environment. He examines how the country's two great religions, Shinto and Buddhism, helped shape a creative response to nature which is extremely different to the West. However, Dr James Fox also takes a closer look at modern Japan's changing relationship to the natural world and travels to Naoshima Art Island to see how contemporary artists are finding new ways to engage with nature.
In this landmark series, art historian Dr James Fox takes us on a captivating journey through the art and history of one of the world's most enigmatic cultures. Travelling the length of Japan, James explores every inch from the falling cherry blossoms to the dazzling modern cities. Along the way James will discover for himself the importance of art and aesthetics to the Japanese life and culture. He will learn the secrets behind brush-painting, block-printing, bonsai-trimming as well as the importance of the Japanese nature and it's historical value and traditions that surround each element.

[@christineatherton3572]

Wearing a suit and tie is respectful and adds to looks refined . Please continue .

[@alicedent8864]

Best documentary.⛩️

[@ingridebner6332]

......GROSSARTIG !! 🎥 🍀

[@marionpfander8752]

Genau !

[@Pucheguitars]

A fascinating glimpse into Japanese culture. Well done Dr. Fox…..

[@Magushinka]

Enchanting story told beautifully. Thank you.

[@melaniedelacruz3206]

Japan is so amazing 🎉🥰😍😻

[@raeperonneau4941]

What a beautiful piece. Thank you!

[@barbarapeisajovich2444]

Now I undersantd clearly the art of bonsai. So thank you for the images and the language you create for us to understand deeply the spirit of Japan.

[@fabiodeoliveiraribeiro1602]

This series is spectacular, a tour through the nature, culture and art history of Japan. Magnificent images packaged in a narrative full of information and curiosities about a different, very, very distant country that becomes an intimate friend through the series' videos. One of the best series that appeared on my KZbin home page.

[@nim151]

Excellent documentary of Japan. It is the country that fascinates people with rich of unique culture and lovely people. Thank you for your work to present for us.

[@ronward3949]

A form or forms of Worship, an upwelling of consciousness, where the Spirit takes us to those Realms of ecstatic interactions granting us the well being of Reflection.

[@Nancy-tr5fi]

Thank you Dr. Fox for your enlightening tour through the fineness of Japanese culture.

[@ronward3949]

Through those threads of Life we find how to accentuate our attachment, approaches to understand the interworkings of what really is.

[@ronward3949]

Aesthetics is the elemental approach to seeing, learning, discovering how to integrate with the roots of essence grasping deeper meaning to the interrelationships of Ecological wonders.

[@RadhaSrinivasan-yv3gt]

Excellent!!!

[@christineatherton3572]

Fabulous!

[@AbsentWithoutLeaving]

Re: That stone 'garden'...it's not about the final destination, it's about the journey. The creator of the garden left us a huge clue in the fact that you cannot see the entire garden from any one position; to see the whole, and to orient yourself with regard to it, you MUST move around it

[@1dpotengy]

Just simply love it. Thats why when u buy a small Japanese table garden they come with the rocks, sand, and "brush" or "sand broom".... U can change it everyday if u wish... Itis the Japanese soil mandala... I love it. Everything about their gardening has always enchanted me... The bonsai... Their paisagism... Some ppl think it's nostalgic or borred but it exists patience and vision ro your own limitations to even just be creatively intelligent to find ways of #hows

[@jimcowan2736]

Thank you for this terrific series on Japan. Very pleasing to see Alex Kerr get a mention n this episode. He has, together with his Japanese partners, done some amazing work to restore traditional Japanese country houses. Hopefully he will continue to get the credit he deserves.

[@gorillaglue7232]

The enthusiasm of the presenter is catching! And to slighly mirror the Lady's comment beneath mine, there is nothing nicer than a man dressed as a man. Great documentary.

[@1dpotengy]

I love the blue flowers painting where they are reflection of each other up side and down... That's awesome and so realistic. The gold been as the sun sky on summers and the water where it was reflecting was an amazing way to show even the place where it was envisioned...

[@Michael_in_Vt]

Wow. I'm very humbled

[@KerrieRedgate]

I think the Japanese aesthetic comes from *humility* in regard to Nature… This is a beautiful series.

[@ayshemaylke5344]

❤

[@wildreeds]

❤❤

[@rukathehamsteratwork8896]

I laughed when he said “even an intensely irritating insect like this one” @10:52 . As someone who grew up in Japan I don’t have so much negative feelings towards cicadas but I do admit that I found them “intensely irritating” when I was studying at home in summer as a high school student.

[@tasnime_88]

23:00

[@inekeschilderlessen]

dank dank

[@1dpotengy]

I would love to know who was the person which 500 years ago started building that bonsai. Anyone knows anything about it?!? Please. Thank u.

[@Nancy-tr5fi]

I love to see men in a suit, thank you. It has become rare, sadly and you know ....what women want. NOT BAGGY SHORTS, GYM CLOTHES.

[@sahmatuk6631]

no sorry, I do not. I want a man relaxed and not stiff.

[@londontrotter7481]

Lol. Ok Boomer

[@squaretriangle9208]

Japanese: the beautiful melancholic zikada, Brit: this intensly irritating insect😂

[@aloeverahoney9379]

لا إله إلا الله وحده لا شريك له له الملك وله الحمد وهو على كل شيء قدير

[@c.comploj3775]

And how does this relate to the video?

[@leilausupova9570]

Why are you wearing a suit and tie why not a kimono?

[@wunderwirkstattjoli2868]

Beautyful and great storytelling, but the Mason-Outfit european) does not fit to it.

[@atilamatamoros7499]

Corny. Suit and tie. Stiff absurd!

[@CornellD.Cavendish]

Great series, but unfortunately like most modern docus, the narrator is present in almost every scene. His suit and tie spoils the naturalness of a landscape.

[@alexandrebidaud2964]

Would you not spoil the view of these landscapes as a tourist ? !

[@laurensylvester4054]

Seriously dude, he takes almost an hour to effectively say absolutely nothing while hiking in woods in a business suit. SKIP.

[@alexandrebidaud2964]

Is it a reflection on yourself ? !

[@garygimmestad4272]

He said a lot about Japanese culture. So what if he’s in a suit? He’s obviously presenting himself as an outsider looking in with great interest. You, however, are just making a snarky, useless comment. You say much more about your shuttered mind than you do about this video. Seriously, dude, grow up.

[@marionpfander8752]

You so funny !

[@marionpfander8752]

Actually : Never a dull moment ! And : Become inspired ! ( also : added comic relief with a comment such as yours !☘️☘️☘️ )