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1.“Everything in Japan seems about half the size of things in our society”, runs the typical American refrain.
2.Some scholars define Japanese culture as a ‘compact culture.’
3.In the chapter, I will show you some evidence for that.
4.Traditional aspects of Japanese culture provide an abundance of examples of compact culture.
5.Bonsai, or an art of creating dwarfed potted trees, is a perfect example.]
6.In Ikebana, which is Japanese flower arranging a vast universe is compactly expressed by an elegant combining of flowers.
7.Even in the layout of a traditional Japanese garden, there is a unique technique of incorporating the outer scenery into a small garden called ‘shakkei.’
8.Haiku, the shortest poem of a 5-7-5 pattern, also appropriately illustrates a compact culture.
9.Throughout Japan’s history, Japanese eating habits have had a tendency towards compactness.
10.In the Heian period, the dishes eaten by court nobles were gorgeous with several separate trays full of food.
11.Over the course of time, those gorgeous dishes were transformed into a compact lunch box called a ‘makunouchi bento.’
12.Today, any trip to the local supermarket is a visual feast because this time-honored tradition of delectable delights attracts everyone as they walk by.
13.Elements of a compact culture can also be detected with regards to religious aspects in Japan.
14.A large shrine can be represented by a portable shrine called an ‘omikoshi’.
15.In this way, the same deities can be worshipped at special festivals anywhere outside the shrine.
16.This portable shrine can further be ‘reduced’ (in a sense) to be represented by a small Shinto altar in a traditional Japanese home so that people can pray to the deities anytime at home.
17.And lastly, this altar can be represented by a portable charm called an ‘omamori,’ a definitive example of this unique Japanese compact culture.
18.Learning, you could say, is also related to compact culture
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