Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Developing Economies, Japan
F. Art, Literature, and Other
Human Activities for Cultures
Culture: A baseball game at the more than century-old Fenway Park in Boston (2015). Because the term “culture” has a broad meaning, many of the photos classified as A through E may also partially depict cultural activities. Below are photos that do not belong on the previous pages.Art: The garden at the Adachi Museum of Art in Yasugi, Japan, which expresses the beauty of Japanese painter Taikan Yokoyama in three dimensions (2019).Art: A bonsai tree, showing beauty in deadwood, on display at the Omiya Bonsai Art Museum in Saitama, Japan (2023).Art: “Light of Reason” (2014) by Chris Burden at Brandeis University in Waltham, USA (2014). The title comes from the words of Louis D. Brandeis, “If we would guide by the light of reason, we must let our minds be bold.”Music: The flute player at Boynton Canyon in Sedona (2015).(Cont’d) A heart-shaped stone that he gives to the people he meets.Martial Arts: Shaolin Temple in Dengfeng, China, known as the birthplace of Shaolin kung fu (2007).Food: Cakes like real ice cream bars in Singapore, reflecting a playful spirit (2016).(Cont’d) Also in Bangkok (2019).Food: Diversifying space food. The Japanese space food pictured was developed by Japanese food manufacturers and certified by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). Picutured at JAXA in Tsukuba (2024).Theater: Visitors can experience the culture of “noh” (能) plays at the Kanazawa Noh Museum in Kanazawa, Japan (2014).
