The Tokyo Hermit: A Blog Exploring Japanese Words and Life Concepts
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Ian Miller
Summary
A recommendation for a blog called "The Tokyo Hermit" by author Tōan, who writes from a Tokyo apartment about Japanese concepts and words like wabi-sabi, mottainai, ma, mono no aware, and tsundoku. Each post is described as a meditation on language and life, exploring Japanese cultural concepts that could enrich our vocabulary and perspective.
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· 3 pulledA beautiful little blog that examines some Japanese words and concepts that we would do well to introduce into our own vocabs.
Ma: the space between the notes. Mono no aware: the beauty that is already leaving. Tsundoku: the word for books you have not read.
Each post is a meditation on language and life.
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