tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26681372.post6309727985817027718..comments2024-03-21T00:18:25.414-07:00Comments on I See Japan...from L.A.: Birth of the Japanese Styleowenandbenjaminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09474307542498791351noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26681372.post-40409976235510941302009-02-09T08:11:00.000-08:002009-02-09T08:11:00.000-08:00Thank you.Thank you.owenandbenjaminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09474307542498791351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26681372.post-75650679867740843592009-02-09T07:55:00.000-08:002009-02-09T07:55:00.000-08:00Interesting post. Good insight.Interesting post. Good insight.Tony Marianihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10224604335183260581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26681372.post-61205281824583210212009-02-08T09:42:00.000-08:002009-02-08T09:42:00.000-08:00China long had a strong influence on Japan from th...China long had a strong influence on Japan from the earliest Japanese history.owenandbenjaminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09474307542498791351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26681372.post-82615192004715985942009-02-08T09:13:00.000-08:002009-02-08T09:13:00.000-08:00Many thanks for this thought-provoking posting. It...Many thanks for this thought-provoking posting. It's interesting to reflect that before the Muromachi, Japan lacked almost everything that is thought of as "particularly Japanese" - no tea ceremony, no kimono, no Zen gardens etc etc. So, if one could time-travel back to, say, Heian Japan, what I wonder would strike one as "Japanese" about the culture....? Maybe fodder for another posting there....Project Hyakumeizanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04260637418886330553noreply@blogger.com