Rinzai Zen Buddhist Compound in Saitama – Heirin-ji
Rinzai Zen Buddhist Compound in Saitama – Heirin-ji Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The delightful Buddhist compound of Heirinji (Heirin-ji) is a wonderful place to visit in Saitama Prefecture.…
Saudi Arabia: Houthi Airport Attack Raises Stakes for Regional Security
Saudi Arabia: Houthi Airport Attack Raises Stakes for Regional Security Noriko Watanabe, Murad Makhmudov, and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Saudi Arabia’s King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh has…
Pakistan Tested by Saudi Arabia and Houthi Tensions – Iran Geopolitical Angle
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Buddhist Art in Japan: Pre-Edo to Contemporary Art
Buddhist Art in Japan: Pre-Edo to Contemporary Art Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The flow of Buddhism — despite indigenous Shintoism and the profound influence of Confucianism and Taoism…
Japan Art: Kobayashi Kokei (1883–1957) and Okuyama Gihachiro (1907–1981)
Japan Art: Kobayashi Kokei (1883–1957) and Okuyama Gihachiro (1907–1981) Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The Japanese artist Kobayashi Kokei (1883–1957) was born in Niigata Prefecture, a region renowned for…
Japanese Art: Buddhism to Nature by Kawabata Gyokusho
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Yumeji Takehisa and the Melancholy of Taishō Japan
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Kyoto in Art: Buddhism, Shinto, and the Dreamlike World of Inagaki Toshijiro
Kyoto in Art: Buddhism, Shinto, and the Dreamlike World of Inagaki Toshijiro Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Inagaki Toshijiro (1902–1963) was born in Kyoto, a city where artistic refinement,…
Ike no Taiga and Japanese Art: China, Edo, and Cultural Identity
Ike no Taiga and Japanese Art: China, Edo, and Cultural Identity Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The Edo Period is often cast in the shadow of isolation and rigid…
Japan Art – Edo, Meiji, and Contemporary Japanese Art
Japan Art – Edo, Meiji, and Contemporary Japanese Art Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Kubota Beisen (1852–1906) was born during the final years of the Edo Period, standing at…