How the World Looks at Japan and Seeks Itself
Tuesday 11. November at 19:00 - 22:00
WATERRAS COMMON, Chiyoda City
For many centuries, people all over the world have tried to imagine what Japan is. A fabulous land of Cipangu? Mysterious islands inhabited by fearsome savages? A stronghold of militarism? A place for constant meditation, admiration of cherry blossoms and Mount Fuji? The homeland of great writers and filmmakers? A nation of workaholics?
All these images—sometimes utterly fantastic, sometimes quite realistic—could be listed endlessly.
The refined elegance of Japanese painting, the art of composing tanka poetry, the appreciation of fleeting beauty—that’s one version.
“The way of the samurai,” gleaming swords in the hands of warriors, ninjas climbing walls, martial arts—before us is an entirely different Japan.
Manga, karaoke, video games, the dazzling lights of vast cities—that’s yet another.
Why does the world look at Japan so intently? Why do thousands of tourists set out on a long journey to the ends of the earth?
Let us take a look at how the perception of this country has changed abroad, and try to understand what Japan means to the world—and what the world seeks in Japan.
After the lecture, everyone will have the opportunity to ask questions to Tamara Natanovna.
When: November 11 at 19:00
Where: WATERRAS COMMON - 3F HALL
The lecture will be held in Russian.
The doors open at 18:30.
WATERRAS COMMON, 101-0063 Chiyoda City, Tokyo, Japan
