12.18.2013

THAT'S BECAUSE

▷LITERATURE



photographed by Souichiro Ota


That's because I love you
written by Souichiro Ota


why I met with you
that's because I love you

why I'm talking with you
that's because I love you

why I go to where you are
that's because I love you

why I look you
that's also because I love you

why I know your name
that's because I love you

why I remember what you said
that's because I love you

why I care about you
that's because I love you

why I send a letter to you
that's because I love you

why I have a meal with you
that's because I love you

why I worry about you
that's also because I love you

and why I'm writing this on here
that's because I love you






12.11.2013

TIME TO FIND OUT A SELBSTACHTUNG

▷ PHOTOGRAPHY 




photographed by Souichiro Ota
model : moé suzuki


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To accelerate with a rapid speed of nowadays, in combination with internationalization of development, Japanese aesthetics spread to the worldwide, and be recognized, began to attract attention in any fields. Formerly in painting area, Tsuguharu Fujita, Hokusai Katsushika, Hiroshige Ando (Utagawa) played an active part, and Yohji Yamamoto, Rei Kawakubo, Issey Miyake, Kansai Yamamoto did in fashion area, and in the photograph case, Daido Moriyama, Hiroshi Sugimoto, in the film area was Yasujiro Ozu, Akira Kurosawa has so many enthusiasts even in the foreign countries, in the literature, of course " Yukio Mishima Nerd " are existing not only in Japan. And in particularly, as recent topics, Japanese cuisine called " Washoku " was certified to Intangible Cultural Heritage also fresh in our mind. And commonly referred to as " Tokyo Street Fashion " is going to be target and subject to be gaze from various designers and artists. And what to call Japan Quality is not only for making things, it is beginning to consciousness as important elements of engagement and courtesy in the world. It is no exaggeration to say that it might have been that Japan is a big fad now in the world. ; as far as I intended to used an expression of modesty. In fact, the number of that people who came from oversea visited to japan in this year was forty thousand eighty. this is twenty-five percent increase over last year.  And if it is, it's sure that Olympiad in 2020 will be peak of first phase and one stop. It's enough to time of having a confidence on own country's culture, every national should have.

昨今の急速な早さで加速し、発展する国際化も相まって、日本の美感が世界に広まり、認知され、あらゆる分野において注目されるようになりました。絵画においてはかつて、藤田嗣治、葛飾北斎、安藤広重らが懸命に活動し、ファッションでは山本耀司、川久保玲、三宅一生、山本寛斎、写真では森山大道や杉本博司、映画では小津安二郎、黒澤明らが海外でも熱狂的ファンがみられるし、文学ではやはり"三島由紀夫オタク"は今や日本に限った話ではなくなってきている。そしてとくに最近では日本食が世界無形文化遺産になったのも記憶に新しい。そして数年前からの俗にいう"東京ストリートファッション"も今や様々なデザイナーやアーティストが題材にしたり、注視する的だ。そしてジャパンクオリティーと云われるのは何も物作りに置いてのみではなく、礼儀作法やアンガージュマンとしての重要な要素だと世界で意識し始められている。いま世界で日本ブームだと言っても過言ではないかもしれない。(出来る限りの謙虚さを持ち合わせた表現にしたつもりだ。)現に、今年日本に訪れた外国人の数は84万人だ。これは去年の25パーセント増である。そして今のままなら、東京オリンピックがまず第一段階のピークであり、一区切りになることは間違いないだろう。もう日本が、国民全体が、自国の文化に自信を持ってもいいんではないだろうか。