Programs like this make me deeply grateful to have an internet connection. This is what the internet is for in my opinion. This documentary makes me want to be a better person.
I cannot agree with your post more. I have learned so much, I am going to be 70. I am a designer, I see and feel things. Because of programming such as this I understand design and Art.
The minimalistic qualities are stunning the less is beautiful, one has a sense of tranquility and a place to de stress, to be able to become one with nature, to leave it all behind. I’m in love with home and space.
@@finance485 I had the same urge but after two years I will move back to the city, nature is wonderful but the social life unless you are very well connected is incredibly dull I now divide my time between city and country and feel content, Japanese culture always fascinated me and still does, beautiful documentary
Seeing a venerable carpenter working and talking about his art reminded me of my grandfather, because he was also a venerable, skilled, meticulous and dedicated carpenter who liked to talk about his art. I close my eyes and smell again the noble Brazilian wood that he transformed into beautiful things, small and large. And I see engine wheels, furniture, rifle butts, etc... and hear the pleasant sounds of the tools he handled like a master.
We are rushing headlong into a world of technology, to the exclusion of all else. I love encounters like this one, with people who remind us where we came from, and what we are at our core. We must not lose awareness of the road traveled.
At some point in history, humanity has lost its soul. I am glad to see that not all of our past has been lost. Thank you for sharing this wonderful journey.
Love the discipline and reverence the craftsman have for their work and training and respect for their teacher & mentors. It also exists in ballet training. I think in most modern endeavors, this philosophy is lost. Modern goal is speed and max output. Where is the pride in one’s work? this video is truly inspiring!
You can add poetry to the list. People just want to "express themselves," usually the same trite narcissistic or tribal stuff, without learning the craft or the philosophies of centuries of literary masters.
This remains true in most classical arts : lyric singing for the opera, classical music, ballet dancing, French bread and pastry, gardeners everywhere, traditional carpet making. Writing this I realize anything done thoughtfully and craft fully by hand falls in this category : knitting, patchwork, jam. Conclusion : industry is irreplaceable for high and mid tech items otherwise handmade is better when well done.
I appreciate your comment. I also appreciate these aspects of Japanese culture and artful ways of living. I think it is of importance to recognize and acknowledge that people who are innately attracted to this kind of artful living are tragically devalued by modern cultures that have been heavily influenced by the extreme capitalist values of the West. Show me someone who wants to hire someone like me: innately subtly sensate and attuned, thoughtful and interested in creating works, spaces, communities, and cultures, and worlds that reflect this nature and promote these values or qualities - and I will show you a world in which people like me could actually sustainably live. But those values are dying values. And that means that a place of belonging for those who promote them is diminishing as well. In the US, this results in stigma, poverty, more stigma, lack of community, more stigma, subsequent poor health, even more stigma, and early death.
Lol. I have a chinese friend who says: " The Japanese are such perfectionists, they never get anything done!" I love the spirit of quality over quantity, and devotion to craftsmanship that is displayed here. Beautiful.
Previous observations have initiated my interest towards having the view that Japanese society is actually the most compassionate society in the world and that should be copied or emulated by other societies of the world. Hope a film can be produced to initiate my perception of Japanese compassion with the aim of educating and infusing compassion into the fabrics of all societies of the world, in a way each individual human being of the world will be interested in imbibing the values of compassion into their life's activities.
My neighbor is an old Japanese carpenter. I loved working with him when we were renovating our house.it is an art!! Though in my 18 years living in Japan experience, most homes have that one guest area all minimal and beautiful, and the rest of the house crammed to the gills with stuff. You've got your true minimalists but I've only met a few.
I think the way Japanese live is so beautiful I love there homes, and there towns and how there is water is for all the towns peoples. I want to go see Japan so bad especially there gardens moss gardens.
Congratulations to Dr. James Fox and those responsible for this excellent documentary! It captures and transmits the sensitivity and aesthetics of a country that lives in one of the world's epicenters of modernization, but at the same time resists losing a spirit inherited from so many centuries ago. A great documentary work!
Magical, magnificent! This is open, clutter free, just beautiful. I too love anything Japanese, my home has many itims Japanese, and a place that opens up to a garden western but Japanese for sure.Being a flower arranger in the art of Ikebana , i appreciate your inspiration on utube. Many thanks!!
beautiful documentary on a beautiful culture, I was lucky enough to have witnessed when stationed there. I watched a documentary on the Forbidden City and how the buildings which uses only interconnected pieces like in this video. they wondered how it has survived centuries of earthquakes. they built a replica wall on an earthquake simulator. they maxed it out at magnitude 10.5, swayed like crazy but didn't succumb to the earthquake
Delightful production. I'm in the American Japanese home of my sister-in- laws brother. In the 70s my Viking brother married her. Three years later, he died on his motorcycle. She remarried, & we lost touch. Now we're reconnecting. This helps.
Nice naration . I would listen to such voice for hours. Your words and sentence dance like a ballet dancer , graceful , elegant and in perfect balance . Japan is truly beautiful. I admire Japan for preserving there old houses and culture . Brilliant in all respect . Thanks for sharing.
The only one thing makes Japan better and revolutionary is that his people had preserve and keep softly his ancestors traditions and costumes .. thanks 👍
My hubby and I, all the way in South Africa, live a sort of Zen-amalism lifestyle, simple, calm, and spiritual, with minimalism being at it's core, so when I watch this, oh I loved it so much! Thank you for the document!
I think we can say that Japanese craftsmanship is absolutely wonderful, without saying "better than," or "more honest than." The best of English craftsmanship is likewise amazing! The proportions of a Georgian house.... the light.
Nobody does serenity like the japanese. You can even see that in a Prius, if you truly take the time to drive a 4th Gen Prius, you'll feel the serenity (no BS). It's like the car flows with the road instead of dominating it like most sports cars, particularly German sports cars. It's a kind of serenity that can lead to a higher state of consciousness. It's in the design of the car itself. If you pay close attention to the windshield front glass panel, you can even see that it frames the road. In most cars, the windshield is closer to you, engulfing you to bring you closer to the road. The Prius does the opposite, the windshield glass is farther away from you to distance you from the road, yet bring you closer to what matters, to nature. In fact, when you can, observe a 4th Gen Prius pass by. It's the prius with the long almost question mark looking tails. Observe the car drive by and you will realize it rides as if it were not on pavement but floating on water. Pay attention to all the glass of the car, the body. All of it flows. I've spoken to industrial designers that know about this. This isn't bs. It's truly part of Japanese culture. The problem is that most people take it for granted, and this design is not always fully present in all models or Japanese brands. The Honda Fit carries a similar tranquility and serenity as well.
@chrisalex001 - I enjoyed reading your review about the car. You should start a blog or write stuff on social media (if not doing so already). Coz you have the skills and you have heart. It shows in the way you describe a metallic object as common as a car. If you are already writing, do share the link, I'd lke to read your articles. All the best.
This was FASCINATING. Thank you James (and TH-cam for recommending it)! I was hooked from your bento box lunch, blown away by the calligraphy art of Shodō artist Tomoko Kawao, and amazed by the photographs showing 'real' life in Japan (who knew?). 🏮I adore the Japanese aesthetic and mindset; Japan has been #1 on my bucket list for decades. I have a gigantic IKEA graphic print on my wall of Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo. I love the hospitality of the Japanese people, too. And James, thanks for being so quintessentially British by remaining in a suit and tie for the duration. 😉
8:00 spirit of the craftsman 10:00 1649 14:00 Le Corbusier 16:00 obsessed with flower arranging 17:00 1462 18:00 1480-1499 20:00 he may look like a bank manager 23:00 look at the very base 26:00 calligraphy 35:00 awful architecture, horrible homes 36:00 no windows, no walls 37:00 cities aggressively ugly and messy 38:00 Muji 42:00 Kyoichi Tsuzuki 44:00 no space for Ma 47:00 Terunobu Fujimori 50:00 1989 52:00 designed spectacular house for himself 54:00 only 2.2 m wide 55:00 I love the fact that …
I love this particular video so now I am a new subscriber, looking forward to your other content, more power to your channel, til next time take care🤔🧐✌️🙏🇵🇭🇺🇸
i would have liked to see more of the interior of those wee "homes" at the end, particularly the stove or fireplace. I'd like to have seen how he did that.
USA around here the typical one bedroom is 50 square meters. Studios are smaller. High prices bring more space of course. That's atypical. Southern California, west. That is 550 square feet.
I like those Houses in & around Jefferson Blvd in the West Adams district close to West LA... But there are many gangs around there, so I'll need to find somewhere else.
Such a good documentary. Wish I could find more of the photographer of the small apartments with all the clothes everywhere. Anyone knows his full name or link to any of his videos or pictures?
Programs like this make me deeply grateful to have an internet connection. This is what the internet is for in my opinion. This documentary makes me want to be a better person.
:)
I cannot agree with your post more. I have learned so much, I am going to be 70. I am a designer, I see and feel things. Because of programming such as this I understand design and Art.
Wonderful! Thank you ❤
100% agree
I couldn’t agree more
Brilliant BBC reporting. The reporter is obviously very enthralled and respectful of Japanese culture. Very nicely done.
Nah! his voice is irritating, not a nice dialect, gratng
@@michaelcosta-zx5upBeauty exists in the eye of the beholder
He is too cute though
One of the most refined, beautiful, fascinating, mature cultures in human history.
As a Japanese person, thank you.
Excellent contents. Watching from Brazil. With my Japanese background and Brazilian environment I try to find out my own identity. Thank you!
A person's identity is more about who and what kind of person you are, not where your ancestors once lived. 😊😊
HABREIS IDO A DESTROZAR BRASIL, NO??
CÓMO PUEBLO AGRESIVO QUE SOIS!!
Shut up lol just be kind to people around you.
Good girl I love your direct comment! Yes be kind to thoes around you! Bravo
É nóis
Old Japan is gorgeous. I love the simplicity.
The minimalistic qualities are stunning the less is beautiful, one has a sense of tranquility and a place to de stress, to be able to become one with nature, to leave it all behind. I’m in love with home and space.
I need to get out of the city.
@@finance485 I had the same urge but after two years I will move back to the city, nature is wonderful but the social life unless you are very well connected is incredibly dull
I now divide my time between city and country and feel content, Japanese culture always fascinated me and still does, beautiful documentary
Seeing a venerable carpenter working and talking about his art reminded me of my grandfather, because he was also a venerable, skilled, meticulous and dedicated carpenter who liked to talk about his art. I close my eyes and smell again the noble Brazilian wood that he transformed into beautiful things, small and large. And I see engine wheels, furniture, rifle butts, etc... and hear the pleasant sounds of the tools he handled like a master.
4:31
Thank you for remindinng me that we are humans worldwide. No exceptions.
This is the best documentary about Japan that I have seen. The explanation behind the arts is wonderful.
m.youtube.com/@unofficialbeginjapanology6623/videos
We are rushing headlong into a world of technology, to the exclusion of all else.
I love encounters like this one, with people who remind us where we came from, and what we are at our core. We must not lose awareness of the road traveled.
At some point in history, humanity has lost its soul.
I am glad to see that not all of our past has been lost.
Thank you for sharing this wonderful journey.
❤❤ "Be the change you want to see in the world."
Love the discipline and reverence the craftsman have for their work and training and respect for their teacher & mentors. It also exists in ballet training. I think in most modern endeavors, this philosophy is lost. Modern goal is speed and max output. Where is the pride in one’s work? this video is truly inspiring!
You can add poetry to the list. People just want to "express themselves," usually the same trite narcissistic or tribal stuff, without learning the craft or the philosophies of centuries of literary masters.
This remains true in most classical arts : lyric singing for the opera, classical music, ballet dancing, French bread and pastry, gardeners everywhere, traditional carpet making. Writing this I realize anything done thoughtfully and craft fully by hand falls in this category : knitting, patchwork, jam. Conclusion : industry is irreplaceable for high and mid tech items otherwise handmade is better when well done.
I appreciate your comment. I also appreciate these aspects of Japanese culture and artful ways of living.
I think it is of importance to recognize and acknowledge that people who are innately attracted to this kind of artful living are tragically devalued by modern cultures that have been heavily influenced by the extreme capitalist values of the West. Show me someone who wants to hire someone like me: innately subtly sensate and attuned, thoughtful and interested in creating works, spaces, communities, and cultures, and worlds that reflect this nature and promote these values or qualities - and I will show you a world in which people like me could actually sustainably live. But those values are dying values. And that means that a place of belonging for those who promote them is diminishing as well. In the US, this results in stigma, poverty, more stigma, lack of community, more stigma, subsequent poor health, even more stigma, and early death.
Lol. I have a chinese friend who says: " The Japanese are such perfectionists, they never get anything done!" I love the spirit of quality over quantity, and devotion to craftsmanship that is displayed here. Beautiful.
This is the David Attenborough of Japanese Architecture. Delightful ❤
This guy absolutely killed the narration! Final piece about the tea house architect was particularly moving.
It was so revelationary to me also.
I was crying like a child, I don't even know why his creation touched me so much
@@KaraNodrikI think it is because he was so passionate and not forgotten his mind as a child ❤
The relationship between people and nature has been crafted in Japanese culture and society for thousands of years. We have much to learn from them.
The spider crawling around on the introduction is beautiful ❤️
In the 1st 15 minutes. I've seen a spider 4 times , delightful
That got me. I was looking around, trying to find the spider that kept crawling on the screen. 😄
❤Kudos to the Ancient living Japanese Culture❤ Simply stunning.
Previous observations have initiated my interest towards having the view that Japanese society is actually the most compassionate society in the world and that should be copied or emulated by other societies of the world.
Hope a film can be produced to initiate my perception of Japanese compassion with the aim of educating and infusing compassion into the fabrics of all societies of the world, in a way each individual human being of the world will be interested in imbibing the values of compassion into their life's activities.
My neighbor is an old Japanese carpenter. I loved working with him when we were renovating our house.it is an art!! Though in my 18 years living in Japan experience, most homes have that one guest area all minimal and beautiful, and the rest of the house crammed to the gills with stuff. You've got your true minimalists but I've only met a few.
Interesting observation.
Thank you, this was exactly what the common Japanese city apartments look like.
I love your prospective, as I too love Japan, and its people.
I think the way Japanese live is so beautiful I love there homes, and there towns and how there is water is for all the towns peoples. I want to go see Japan so bad especially there gardens moss gardens.
Gorgeous, marvelous .
Congratulations to the art director and the Japanese people
Every countries contryside so beautiful ❤
Congratulations to Dr. James Fox and those responsible for this excellent documentary!
It captures and transmits the sensitivity and aesthetics of a country that lives in one of the world's epicenters of modernization, but at the same time resists losing a spirit inherited from so many centuries ago.
A great documentary work!
What a beautiful intelligent man is Free Willy Thankyou for the wise and helpful advice
Magical, magnificent! This is open, clutter free, just beautiful. I too love anything Japanese, my home has many itims Japanese, and a place that opens up to a garden western but Japanese for sure.Being a flower arranger in the art of Ikebana , i appreciate your inspiration on utube. Many thanks!!
Very impressive, love the understand the surroundings & nature. No man made.
Beautiful traditions. The homes have a peaceful energy. I have always thought Frank Lloyd Wright was influenced by the houses in Japan.
FLW built a hotel in Tokyo!
beautiful documentary on a beautiful culture, I was lucky enough to have witnessed when stationed there.
I watched a documentary on the Forbidden City and how the buildings which uses only interconnected pieces like in this video. they wondered how it has survived centuries of earthquakes. they built a replica wall on an earthquake simulator. they maxed it out at magnitude 10.5, swayed like crazy but didn't succumb to the earthquake
Lovely and very well-made documentary. It's a masterpiece! It brings joy ❤
Beautifully put together- love the sense of respect shown by wearing a suit throughout x
Delightful production. I'm in the American Japanese home of my sister-in- laws brother. In the 70s my Viking brother married her. Three years later, he died on his motorcycle. She remarried, & we lost touch. Now we're reconnecting. This helps.
Precious!! I also can say that Shinzo Abe preaching about having more children wasn't set aside with his death
Good show, very educational. What’s amazing is how much I learned about myself
Thank you very much for this amazing journey!❤❤❤🔥🙏🙏🙏
Greetings from The USA California
Thank you nicely done.
Thank you for this beautiful look into Japanese life, and their building freedoms that I wish I had here in Australia... Sigh....
Excellent content. The presentation is so captivating and pleasant despite being so loaded with information. Hats off to Dr Fox.
Thank you so much. This documentary wakes parts inside of me, which I want to cultivate more❤
Amazing art forms. Thank you
San Diego, CA USA
Beautiful! Watching repeatedly, thank you.
love Japanese people and culture. As a Hungarian we always liked each other , believed we r both belong to ancient Turanian nation
Nice naration . I would listen to such voice for hours. Your words and sentence dance like a ballet dancer , graceful , elegant and in perfect balance . Japan is truly beautiful. I admire Japan for preserving there old houses and culture . Brilliant in all respect . Thanks for sharing.
Appreciate fully
Excellent presentation.
His narration is Outstanding.
HugeThanks
Mr. Nakamura, I want to be your student. Lots of love and respect for your great work.
英語を学びながら自国の文化を知ることができる…ありがたい☺️
so beautiful !
Amazing documentary, thanks for the upload🙏
What an in depth and elegant narrative of Japan and its arts through its people.
Fascinant Japon.. ❤
Дякую! Чудовий сюжет!
Amazing! The calligraphy reminded me of my favourite movie Hero from 2002
Such beautiful work!!!! Can't wait to see you grow !!!!! Never stop
The Japanese architectures and the Cameraworks.. those are just simply masterpieces
The only one thing makes Japan better and revolutionary is that his people had preserve and keep softly his ancestors traditions and costumes .. thanks 👍
@ 23:05 i see a playful little girl holding a flower. The beauty of the flower arrangement is also in its shadow.
My hubby and I, all the way in South Africa, live a sort of Zen-amalism lifestyle, simple, calm, and spiritual, with minimalism being at it's core, so when I watch this, oh I loved it so much! Thank you for the document!
M A R A V I L L O S O !!!
Gracias.
I think we can say that Japanese craftsmanship is absolutely wonderful, without saying "better than," or "more honest than." The best of English craftsmanship is likewise amazing! The proportions of a Georgian house.... the light.
Japanese copied/learned wood joinery from the chinese. For that matter, japanese learned most everything from China, including chopsticks. 😊
Thank you for this brilliant documentary and greetings from Germany!
lovely program on one of my favorite countries
Excellent documentary, keep up the good work!
Thank you for a great program .
Nobody does serenity like the japanese. You can even see that in a Prius, if you truly take the time to drive a 4th Gen Prius, you'll feel the serenity (no BS). It's like the car flows with the road instead of dominating it like most sports cars, particularly German sports cars. It's a kind of serenity that can lead to a higher state of consciousness. It's in the design of the car itself. If you pay close attention to the windshield front glass panel, you can even see that it frames the road. In most cars, the windshield is closer to you, engulfing you to bring you closer to the road. The Prius does the opposite, the windshield glass is farther away from you to distance you from the road, yet bring you closer to what matters, to nature. In fact, when you can, observe a 4th Gen Prius pass by. It's the prius with the long almost question mark looking tails. Observe the car drive by and you will realize it rides as if it were not on pavement but floating on water. Pay attention to all the glass of the car, the body. All of it flows. I've spoken to industrial designers that know about this. This isn't bs. It's truly part of Japanese culture. The problem is that most people take it for granted, and this design is not always fully present in all models or Japanese brands. The Honda Fit carries a similar tranquility and serenity as well.
@chrisalex001 - I enjoyed reading your review about the car. You should start a blog or write stuff on social media (if not doing so already). Coz you have the skills and you have heart. It shows in the way you describe a metallic object as common as a car.
If you are already writing, do share the link, I'd lke to read your articles. All the best.
I love your description of the Prius.
I like how my Honda squeals when i start it and growls at me when i turn the wheel.
Life would be beautiful if deep principle of art could be incorporated into mundane stuff.
That's why I sew clothes, etc.
Beautiful!
This was FASCINATING. Thank you James (and TH-cam for recommending it)! I was hooked from your bento box lunch, blown away by the calligraphy art of Shodō artist Tomoko Kawao, and amazed by the photographs showing 'real' life in Japan (who knew?). 🏮I adore the Japanese aesthetic and mindset; Japan has been #1 on my bucket list for decades. I have a gigantic IKEA graphic print on my wall of Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo. I love the hospitality of the Japanese people, too. And James, thanks for being so quintessentially British by remaining in a suit and tie for the duration. 😉
One of the best documentaries I have ever seen. Thanks so much!
8:00 spirit of the craftsman
10:00 1649
14:00 Le Corbusier
16:00 obsessed with flower arranging
17:00 1462
18:00 1480-1499
20:00 he may look like a bank manager
23:00 look at the very base
26:00 calligraphy
35:00 awful architecture, horrible homes
36:00 no windows, no walls
37:00 cities aggressively ugly and messy
38:00 Muji
42:00 Kyoichi Tsuzuki
44:00 no space for Ma
47:00 Terunobu Fujimori
50:00 1989
52:00 designed spectacular house for himself
54:00 only 2.2 m wide
55:00 I love the fact that …
Documentaries such as this make me to stick to the internet. Exemplary. 👏 👏 👏!
Engaging and Insightful !
Please do a show on japanese hoarders. Now that's a real trip!
I am a Collector🫶🏻
I love this particular video so now I am a new subscriber, looking forward to your other content, more power to your channel, til next time take care🤔🧐✌️🙏🇵🇭🇺🇸
i would have liked to see more of the interior of those wee "homes" at the end, particularly the stove or fireplace. I'd like to have seen how he did that.
USA around here the typical one bedroom is 50 square meters. Studios are smaller. High prices bring more space of course. That's atypical. Southern California, west.
That is 550 square feet.
I like those Houses in & around Jefferson Blvd in the West Adams district close to West LA... But there are many gangs around there, so I'll need to find somewhere else.
what a wonderful and complete documentary of this specially kind of culture/world! thank you very much!
Very beautiful documentary ❤❤❤❤
Fascinating! Excellent! Thank you!
Dr James Fox ...... or David Attenborough Jr ?
so well done !
Awesome work and great journalism! Thank you 🙏
This is amazing. Thank u
Спасибо , Вы легко ведёте рассказ. 🙏
c'est magnifique
Thank you
Very enjoyable and informative. Also inspiring.
Man literally just sold me a bag of rocks… loved this ❤
Great videography
Pretty bloody good mate.
Magnificent documental! Thank you!
Excellent video. Thanks
Excellence! Fantastic piece.
Such discipline
Such a good documentary. Wish I could find more of the photographer of the small apartments with all the clothes everywhere. Anyone knows his full name or link to any of his videos or pictures?
Fantastic storie, thank you
The hanging scroll is wonderful. Where can i purchase one simular? All this is very interesting. Thank you!
google
I often wondered why there are so many flower shops literally everywhere you can imagine, in Japan.
Beautiful
Made me want to visit Japan again
AWESOME! Thoroughly enjoyed it... thank you. 🙏
Amazing ❤
Mesmerizing video, great job!
Thank you so much! This documentary was amazing :)
So interesting! Thanks a lot!