8 Discover 8 Japanese Aesthetics That Will Transform Your View of Beauty ✨

8 Japanese Aesthetics That Might Change How You See Beauty

What defines beauty in Japanese culture isn’t always obvious. Beneath the surface lies a quiet philosophy — one that shapes how beauty is seen, felt, and lived.

Japanese architect and designer Masayuki Kurokawa proposed a unique way to understand this sensibility: 8 aesthetic consciousnesses that capture the essence of Japanese aesthetics.

In this video, we explore each of these 8 concepts — and you may find they gently shift the way you see beauty, too.

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🎬 Chapters

Intro 00:00
微 (Bi) The Aesthetic of Subtlety 00:37
並 (Hei) The Beauty of Coexistence 02:06
気 (Ki) Sensing the Invisible 03:33
間 (Ma) The Space Between Things 05:18
秘 (Hi) Seeing Without Seeing 07:11
素 (So) The Essence of the Unadorned 09:02
仮 (Ka) Beauty in the Made 11:41
破 (Ha) Breaking to Become 13:56

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• 8 Japanese Aesthetics That Might Change How You See Beauty https://danslegris.com/blogs/journal/8-japanese-aesthetics-that-might-change-how-you-see-beauty

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📚 Recommended Reading:

• Stillness: An Exploration of Japanese Aesthetics in Architecture and Design https://amzn.to/3FxmOEK
• Goodbye, Things: The New Japanese Minimalism https://amzn.to/4iqPAp6
• WA: The Essence of Japanese Design https://amzn.to/4kvFdSA
• Wabi-Sabi for Artists, Designers, Poets & Philosophers https://amzn.to/3XwwLs2
• In Praise of Shadows https://amzn.to/4hMI6MI
• Kenya Hara: Designing Japan: A Future Built on Aesthetics https://amzn.to/42VjJrM

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🔗 Related topic you might also interested in:

• 7 Japanese Zen Aesthetic Principles That Define Wabi Sabi https://youtu.be/LCCzOFjNBC8?si=DIUje7pNe4LPFJ6y
• Ma (間): The Japanese Aesthetic of Minimalism https://youtu.be/RVKvxO7Z2GY?si=Xjp_yoVSWKSMH_F_
• The Quiet Philosophy Behind Japanese Craft and Everyday Beauty https://youtu.be/sSeYhzDodB4?si=uM8E2aFCweVzOjgn
• Japanese Zen Gardens Explained: Hidden Symbolism & Meaning https://youtu.be/tlOEpe06mx0?si=6TEwEtNnSVoJKAyH

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🎵 Music

Relaxing Piano by Clavier-Music
Clear Stream by Tomomi_Kato

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