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The arts by Morso - Visual Artist Paris-based Contemporary Art therapist, Visual Artist Yuria Mizuta (Morso)

More Japanese food: what is an Izakaya? It's a bar serving small dishes to share in a festive group.
17/05/2026

More Japanese food: what is an Izakaya?

It's a bar serving small dishes to share in a festive group.

A quick stroll in Kyoto: some typical, modernised façades and subdued shops, tea rooms or restaurants characterised by N...
10/05/2026

A quick stroll in Kyoto: some typical, modernised façades and subdued shops, tea rooms or restaurants characterised by Noren curtains.

Tall or long wooden façade, tiled roof, and delicate kōshi preserve the archetypal urban profile of the Kyōto townhouse. There are some clever details to conform with the anti-seismic regulations.

Which is your favourite façade?

Step into a world where silence speaks volumes and ink comes to life! 🐉✨If you’re wandering through Kyoto’s Gion distric...
03/05/2026

Step into a world where silence speaks volumes and ink comes to life! 🐉✨

If you’re wandering through Kyoto’s Gion district, you’ll find the gates of Kennin-ji, the city's oldest Zen temple. What’s inside is a masterclass in the Japanese soul. 🇯🇵🖌️

Here’s why this is a total pilgrimage site for art lovers:
1. The Roar of the Dragon 🐉
Look at the fluid lines on these fusuma (sliding doors). This is the work of Kaihō Yūshō, a legend of the Momoyama period. Using only ink and water, he conjures a dragon emerging from swirling mists. In Zen, the dragon is a protector, but notice the "boneless" technique—those soft, washed-out clouds make the creature feel like it’s breathing right in front of you. 🌬️🖤

2. The Sound of Silence 🌿
Welcome to the Chōoté-tei (The Sound of the Tide Garden). In this "dry landscape" (karesansui), the raked gravel represents the sea's ripples. This isn't just a garden; it’s a physical manifestation of a meditative state. The placement of the central tree and rocks creates a perfect balance of Ma—the beauty of empty space. 🌊🧘‍♂️

3. Thunder & Lightning in Gold ⚡️🌬️
This is arguably the most iconic image in Japanese art: The Wind God (Fujin) and the Thunder God (Raijin). Painted by Tawaraya Sōtatsu in the early 17th century, these figures are the superstars of the Rimpa school.
- Raijin (left) beats his drums to create thunder. 🥁
- Fujin (right) clutches his bag of wind. 💨
The shimmering gold leaf against their mischievous expressions perfectly blends the divine with a sense of spirited energy!

Kennin-ji is a living gallery that has survived centuries to tell stories of power, peace, and the magic of the brush. Which of these masterpieces speaks to you most? I’m forever obsessed with those ink dragons like Hokusai! 🐲

Nanzen-ji, Kyoto, 1291 by Emperor Kameyama. The temple was burnt down in 1393 by the envious monks of Enryakuji, again d...
26/04/2026

Nanzen-ji, Kyoto, 1291 by Emperor Kameyama.
The temple was burnt down in 1393 by the envious monks of Enryakuji, again destroyed by fire in 1447 and was then leveled again in the Onin War of 1467. Toyotomi Hideyoshi, the Emperor Go-Yozei and Tokugawa Ieyasu all helped in the rebuilding of the temple, the latter donating part of Hideyoshi's Fushimi Castle for the abbot's quarters.
The imposing Sanmon gate, is from 1628 by Tokugawa. The gate contains stairs to an elevated viewing area, which was the setting for a famous scene in the 1778 Kabuki play "Sanmon Gosan no Kiri", inspired by the story of the criminal Ishikawa Goemon, (Japan's Robin Hood), who is said to have spoken of the beauty of the view, but who in reality, was executed prior to the construction of the current gate!
You can see paintings by artists of the 17th century Kano School.
The American poet Gary Snyder underwent Zen training.

A peaceful empress retreat in Sanzen-In, Ōhara, Kyoto, 8th Century. You can even meditate over a bowl of matcha and a wa...
19/04/2026

A peaceful empress retreat in Sanzen-In, Ōhara, Kyoto, 8th Century.

You can even meditate over a bowl of matcha and a wagashi sweet while contemplating the garden.

Some comforting statues of Warabe-jizo scattered along the mossy path downhill.

Find your own Japan, meditate, be at peace.

12/04/2026

Katsura Imperial Villa (17th Century) has a moon viewing deck and where the stunning gardens are ALWAYS frontal.

Osechi ryori - a festive table to celebrate the New Year in Japan. Here is your cheat sheet to interpret the traditional...
05/04/2026

Osechi ryori - a festive table to celebrate the New Year in Japan. Here is your cheat sheet to interpret the traditional delicacies:

1. Datemaki, the sweet rolled omelet, mixed with hanpen (a fish cake) like a a scroll it wishes for the development of culture and learning.
2. Kuri kinton (sweet chestnuts) golden dango (sweet dumpling) made of chestnuts: wealth.
3. Kamaboko (boiled fish paste) in red and white. The red color fends off evil spirits, the white represents purity. The shape of the kamaboko, is the sun at daybreak, the first sunrise of the new year.
4. Kobumaki: the kobu, or kelp, is a homonym for “yorokobu” joy and happiness. Many offspring when written as “子生,” a kanji that represents childbirth.
5. Kazunoko, or herring roe, also uses an easy wordplay. “Kazu” means numbers and “ko” means children = being blessed with many children. Herring is called “nishin” but if written with different kanji, it becomes “二親” ("ni shin"), meaning two parents.
6. Ebi (shrimp) wishes you a long life, until you have a bent back and long beard and the red color scare evil spirits away.
7. Kuromame: (black beans )the colour black is a protection against evil spirits. The word “mame” originally means good health and strength.
8. Tatsukuri (dried, sweetened baby sardines) means rice farming. Farmers used dried sardines as a fertilizer for their rice fields. Its other name, gomame, literally means “50,000 grains of rice” and derives from the fact that sardine fertilizer produced a great harvest of rice.
9. Renkon (lotus root) is considered a plant of purity, a happy future without obstacles.
10. Kikuka-Kabu (turnip), are served in the shape of kiku (chrysanthemum), symbol of Japan.
11. Gobo (burdock root) is strength & stability.
12. Tai (sea bream) auspiciousness & celebration is a play on words, it derives from "medetai", meaning “to celebrate”.

What is your own Japan? Mine is a festive gastronomic family table.
Until next year!

More Japanese food and the feast continues! What is your favourite family meal?
29/03/2026

More Japanese food and the feast continues!

What is your favourite family meal?

Noh (能, Nō) is a form of theatre involving music, dance and drama, originating in the 14th century. In Asagaya Shinmeigū...
23/03/2026

Noh (能, Nō) is a form of theatre involving music, dance and drama, originating in the 14th century.

In Asagaya Shinmeigū a Shinto shrine rebuilt in 2001, dedicated to the goddess Amaterasu, there is a Noh Stage: an extremely simple space in which there is no curtain between the playing area and the audience.

https://shinmeiguu.com/

From Slot machines to Trains, beloved Anime characters are literally everywhere, a part of your daily life.
22/03/2026

From Slot machines to Trains, beloved Anime characters are literally everywhere, a part of your daily life.

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