Image of Quietness and of Japanese Space
What kind of images will you have in your mind when you hear the word, quiet? I have recently been reading the book “Quiet” by Susan Cain, which prompted me this question. My quick search of this word on Google Images showed me, as I thought it might, many images of Japanese landscape and architecture. […]
Mizuya- Where Water Purifies You and Your Tea Bowls
Some of you may know the Japanese term Mizuya (水屋), expressed with Chinese characters for “water” and “house”, as a type of Japanese kitchen chests. It is getting popular in New York and other metropolises. Yet did you realize that Mizuya initially had a quite different meaning? Mizuya originally referred to, and still could refer to, a gazebo built over a water […]
