2024/07/03 07:03
イギリスで日本の四季をテーマにした本が出版！
去年富山に取材に訪れていたイギリス人ジャーナリスト・Natalie Leonさんの著書『The Japanese Art of Living Seasonally』が今月発売されました！
日本の四季をテーマにした本で、富山に関するパートとして、高岡市万葉歴史館研究員の新谷さんの言葉や土徳について紹介してくださっています。
この本のために日本に長期滞在され、伝統的な季節の移ろいに合わせた暮らしや祭りを丁寧に紡いでいます。
二十四節気と七十二候など、日本人の自分にとっても、忘れがちな自然と調和した「日々の豊かな暮らし」を見つめ直すきっかけになる素敵な一冊です。
Last year, British journalist Natalie Leon visited Toyama for research, and her book, 'The Japanese Art of Living Seasonally,' was released this month!
This book, themed around Japan's four seasons, includes a section on Toyama featuring insights from Mr. Shintani, a researcher at the Manyo Historical Museum, and a discussion on the virtues of the land.
Natalie, who has a deep understanding of Japanese culture and the tea ceremony, attended the Toyama wagashi (Japanese sweets) events held in London last November.
For this book, she spent an extended period in Japan, carefully weaving together the traditional lifestyle and festivals that align with the changing seasons. Even for a Japanese person like me, this wonderful book offers an opportunity to reflect on the often-forgotten "rich daily life" in harmony with nature, as seen through concepts like the 24 solar terms and 72 microseasons.
