The Art of Japanese Life episode 3 – Home: In the final episode, Dr James Fox explores the art of the Japanese home. The clean minimalism of the Japanese home has been exported around the world, from modernist architecture to lifestyle stores like Muji. But the origins of this ubiquitous aesthetic evolved from a system of spiritual and philosophical values, […]
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The Art of Japanese Life episode 2 – Cities: Dr James Fox explores how the artistic life of three great Japanese cities shaped the country’s attitudes to past and present, east and west, and helped forge the very idea of Japan itself. Beginning in Kyoto, the country’s capital for almost a thousand years, James reveals how the flowering
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The Art of Japanese Life episode 1 – Nature: Dr James Fox journeys through Japan’s mountainous forests, marvels at its zen gardens and admires centuries-old bonsai, to explore the connections between Japanese culture and the natural environment. Travelling around Japan’s stunning island geography, he examines how the country’s two great religions, Shinto and Buddhism, helped shape a creative
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Great British Bake Off episode 6 2020 – Japanese Week: Noel Fielding and Matt Lucas host the show’s first ever Japanese week. For the signature challenge the bakers tackle a Japanese version of Asian staple steamed buns, while the technical round involves a tricky recipe involving multiple layers. The showstopper round is themed around kawaii – the Japanese love of
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Gardens Near and Far episode 8 – Daitoku-ji, Japan: silence, minimalism and symbolic meaning reign in the Japanese Zen garden. Stone lanterns, purifying basins and white rocks and pebbles are meticulously designed and laid out. The monastery of Daitoku-ji consists of a main temple surrounded by 23 sub-temples, separated from the city by an encircling wall. It is
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Monty Don’s Japanese Gardens episode 2: Monty Don returns to Japan during the fiery blaze of autumn. He begins as he did in spring, at one of ‘the three great gardens of Japan’ to learn how they protect the garden from the coming winter. Monty Don’s Japanese Gardens episode 2 He follows the history of the Japanese
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In Monty Don’s Japanese Gardens episode 1: Monty Don travels to Japan in spring. Amidst the cherry blossoms, he begins his journey through the iconic gardens of Japan. He visits one of ‘the three great gardens of Japan’ and the earliest surviving boating garden of the Heian period. He looks at the rolling green moss of a Buddhist garden and
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Chris journeys a thousand miles across Japan to find out if Japanese railways really are the best in the world.
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We immerse ourselves in the vibrant hues of autumn and explore diverse gardening projects that promise to enrich your green space.
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The stakes couldn’t be higher this week as six of the most impressive comeback contestants return to the MasterChef kitchen for the last quarter-final showdown.
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