Was there anything you learned from your stay in Japan?
It was 30 years ago when I first visited Japan. The streets were clean, nearby nature were amazingly beautiful, and people had so much respect toward nature. Japanese economy was boosting then, and I was astonished since the rest of the developed world seemed to be forgetting this sense of respect.
To be honest, I was disappointed because 13 years ago, when I came back to Japan again, the streets were messy with garbage, and people seemed to have lost their humbleness toward nature. It is still cleaner than many other places, but again they lost something important.
However I still think there are many things we can learn from Japanese ways. Traditional culture is one thing. For example Aikido, which I have been learning for more than 10 years, weigh heavily the harmony with universe and inner spirit. Though not directly about ecology, attitude toward work also represents a good way of thinking. I have been doing business with many small companies in fashion and design industry for the last few years. As far as I know, everybody has strong sense of responsibility, work hard, and appreciate each other. I believe we mutually gave energy to each other, which is an important sense to make society grow.
Japanese communities are good for children’s education, since the social environment naturally teaches the children to act responsibly. Recently in urban areas there is separation between elderly and children, which I think is Mottainai. I was very much inspired through my stay in Japan, about ecology, relation with others, and of course design.
It was 30 years ago when I first visited Japan. The streets were clean, nearby nature were amazingly beautiful, and people had so much respect toward nature. Japanese economy was boosting then, and I was astonished since the rest of the developed world seemed to be forgetting this sense of respect.
To be honest, I was disappointed because 13 years ago, when I came back to Japan again, the streets were messy with garbage, and people seemed to have lost their humbleness toward nature. It is still cleaner than many other places, but again they lost something important.
However I still think there are many things we can learn from Japanese ways. Traditional culture is one thing. For example Aikido, which I have been learning for more than 10 years, weigh heavily the harmony with universe and inner spirit. Though not directly about ecology, attitude toward work also represents a good way of thinking. I have been doing business with many small companies in fashion and design industry for the last few years. As far as I know, everybody has strong sense of responsibility, work hard, and appreciate each other. I believe we mutually gave energy to each other, which is an important sense to make society grow.
Japanese communities are good for children’s education, since the social environment naturally teaches the children to act responsibly. Recently in urban areas there is separation between elderly and children, which I think is Mottainai. I was very much inspired through my stay in Japan, about ecology, relation with others, and of course design.
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