【海外の反応】「なぜこんなにも民族的感性が違うのか…」日本と韓国の美的感覚を比較した結果w【日本のあれこれ】

Why is the sense of beauty between Japan and Korea so different? Good work, everyone. I'm Yuri from Personality. There are many differences between Japan and overseas, and the standards for beauty that are taken for granted in Japan are also unique from overseas. This time, I would like to introduce the difference in the sense of beauty between Japan and Korea. Let's talk about why the sense of beauty between Japan and Korea is different while taking up the post that was a hot topic on the Korean website. The word wabi-sabi, which represents the sense of beauty and sensibility unique to Japanese culture. I think most people have heard it many times, but there are few people who can explain the meaning in detail. Wabi is originally wabi. The verb wabu became a noun. And wabu is a word that was used to mean to be careful, to be pessimistic, to feel painful. It mainly refers to emotions and states. At the same time, it also means to enjoy a quiet environment or to experience the ups and downs of a quiet life. This was established as it approached the Middle Ages, and it is the closest meaning to the present wabi. At first, the poor people at that time lamented the way they lived at that time, but they decided to accept that life if there was nothing they could do, and to live happily in that situation. That led to enjoying a quiet environment. Wabi is a word that means to feel a sense of spiritual richness that can be perceived as optimistic in everything, and it also means to feel beauty in what is lacking. On the other hand, sabi is a noun of the kanji sabu, which in kanji means rust. It means that those who are weak and those who have withered can feel a sense of profoundness and profoundness. In other words, sabi means that those who look poor have a special beauty. Also, sabi was not originally a good concept, such as lonely and weak, but it also appeared in the Manyoshu, which was established in the Nara period. After that, a poet named Toshinariya Matsuoba of Fujiwara found beauty in the rust, and it is said that the recognition of rust has changed greatly by comparing the appearance of the song to the rust. If wabi is a symbol of inner richness, rust is an outer beauty. In addition, wabi expresses the spirit of accepting dirtiness and enjoying the present. In addition, it is not good that the rust is rusty on the outside, but that the essence of the inside appears on the surface. That eventually became the concept of beauty. Wabi and sabi are words that focus on the inside and the surface, which is why they are often used together and are often called wabi-sabi. The difference between the aesthetic sense of Japan and Korea In the Korean internet bulletin board, posts about the difference between the aesthetic sense of Japan and Korea became a hot topic. The first picture that Surunushi introduced as a picture of Japan was Nakasendo. Nakasendo is one of the Gokaido, which was built during the Edo period, and connects the Nihonbashi of Edo and the Sanjo Ohashi of Kyoto by inland. By the way, Gokaido is the five land routes of Tokaido, Nakasendo, Nikko-kaido, Oshu-kaido, and Koshu-kaido, which are the starting points of the Nihonbashi of Edo. In 1601, Tokugawa Ieyasu began to develop a road connecting Edo and other places for the domination of the country, and it was designated as Gokaido after it became the seat of Hidetada of the two great generals. Surunushi then posted this picture. It was introduced as a hotel and a hot spring in Nakatsugawa City, Gifu Prefecture, so it is probably Magome-juku, a residential area of Nakasendo. Old buildings, stone pavements, stone roads, the sky, and the grass on the roadside all interlock like a successful gears and make harmony. It is as if the city itself is a work of art. That's what Surunushi wrote. The next one is a picture of Gyeongju, a historical cultural city of Korea. There are three world cultural heritage sites in this city, Sokkuram, Puruguksa, Yandongmaul, and Hafe Maul. The other picture shows the number of traditional houses of Korea, Chonju Hanomaul. There are many traditional houses of Korea, Hanok, left, and they are used as Hanok restaurants, cafes, and souvenir shops through renovation and reformation. There are also houses that can be used as guest houses. Surunushi wrote about these pictures. You can see modern houses, elaborate English signboards, and street lights. When you leave the park, you can see a car parked on a public road or an empty lot. You can see that the car is an investment by the Korean government to make it look the best. Next, Surunushi introduced these three pictures as a Korean side. Surunushi compared these landscapes and said, Korea is not completely dissolved in nature. On the other hand, Japan seems to be in harmony with nature. For that reason, he raised the threshold. It's a trivial thing, but even one threshold can change the atmosphere. Why does Korea remember this? And the raw plastic doesn't look very sanitary. In Japan and Korea, I feel that the aesthetic sense is completely different. He said. In response to this post, various comments were sent from Korean net users. For example, there was a comment saying, In response to this post, various comments were sent from Korean net users. For example, there was a comment saying, Japanese people grow up watching good anime, so they have a good aesthetic sense since they were children. Korea, which has no aesthetic sense, should throw away the threshold right now. The threshold is the lowest in the world. The scale is small and I can't feel the aesthetic sense. It's better not to have that. As a result of hurrying to modernize Korea and China, I wonder if it has become such a cityscape. The layout of the buildings is messy and it feels appropriate somewhere. Is it because the Japanese cityscape is slowly modernized? The Japanese cityscape and buildings look familiar. Korea doesn't have to be bound by history or tradition. Korea is the most advanced country in the world, so it should bring out more modernity. To be honest, if Koreans are young people in their teens or twenties, their aesthetic sense is not inferior to that of Japanese people. The older generation is in the way of spreading that sense. I think the colorful use of colors in Korea is better. It's boring to see Japan as a city without an aesthetic sense. When I walk around Japan, I notice that the artistic sense is scattered everywhere. The design of public spaces such as plantings, manholes, and benches is wonderful. It won't take a few weeks for Korea to design a city like Japan. The problem is the consciousness of the citizens. It is important to give up the profits of accidents for the sake of beauty and harmony, but I don't think Koreans can do that. If you want to pursue aesthetic sense, you have to get rid of illegal parking in the city first. Because of illegal parking, the rate of accidents is very high. Many Koreans think of illegal parking as a place where they wash their hands or suck their mouth. On the other hand, Japanese people pursue artistic sense by thinking about harmony with nature and expressing beauty by looking at the water. Japanese people have a strong sense that nature is beautiful, so they can do that. By the way, about illegal parking in Korea, the number of parking lots is overwhelmingly low compared to the number of cars in Korea. In Japan, you can't even find a coin parking lot in Seoul. As a result, you have to park illegally on the street. Especially on weekends with no early morning, midnight, or closing time, it seems that there are a lot of illegal parking on the street. The reason why Japan and Korea have different aesthetic sense Why is there such a difference in Japanese and Korean aesthetic sense? The reason is that Japan has beauty based on ethnic sensibility, but Korea does not. Korea, which does not have beauty based on ethnic sensibility, is considered to have the best beauty based on Western sensibility. For example, in Japan, there is a famous hydrangea called Tsurezuregusa. Among them, there is a phrase, which means that there are many things to see in the garden where flowers are scattered. It is called Wabi-sabi. Tsurezuregusa was written about 720 years ago, around 1300. Such a long-standing Japanese sensibility is also strongly attracted to modern Japanese people. This unique sensibility of Japan, which was embodied by Sado, is not made by some external factors, but it comes out from the hearts of Japanese people. This ethnic aesthetic sensibility is also widespread in modern Japan. You may not notice this if you only look at Japan, but if you compare it with Korea, you can clearly see its uniqueness. In Korean society, there is no sensibility that admires old good things. However, this does not mean that Korean people themselves do not have this sensibility. It is natural for Koreans to feel beautiful when they see such things. Japanese gardens, which are harmonious with nature in the old good streets and silence of Kyoto, are highly regarded as popular tourist spots among Koreans. However, this is not a mainstream beauty for Koreans, who feel that the classic beauty based on Western sensibility is the best beauty. They find the most value in the peaceful beauty and the beauty that everyone receives. The history of the Korean Peninsula is deeply related to the fact that Koreans became aware of this. Today, Korea has a history of Koryo, Chosun, Japanese rule, the military era of the United Nations, and the Daikan Republic, but each era had its own beauty. However, this beauty was not inherited in the next era. For example, Koryo was a Buddhist country that lasted 470 years, and there was a beauty based on Buddhism, but in the Korean era, the Buddhism was thoroughly suppressed when it was proposed to build a Buddhist temple. Therefore, the beauty that was built in the Koryo era was not passed on to Korea. In the Korean era, which lasted for about 500 years, the beauty of Korea still exists. However, it was not passed on to the Daikan Republic through the alliance with Japan, the military era of the United Nations, and the Sun Man Lee administration. The situation may have changed if the first president of the Daikan Republic, Sun Man Lee, had at least a little bit of such a national perspective, but he spent his Japanese rule in the United States, and he also had a grudge against the Korean dynasty. There was no background that could confirm the Korean era, so the beauty of the Korean era could not be restored. The beauty based on national perspective can be cultivated over a long period of time. However, it was interrupted in the middle of the process, and Korea had only 75 years since its founding, so there was not enough time for the formation of national aesthetic sensibility. In order to fill that gap as quickly as possible, Korea placed the western beauty recognized worldwide as the best beauty. By the way, the reason why Koreans are so particular about appearance is because they are aiming for the standard beauty based on western sensibility. That is also the reason why Korean celebrities all have similar looks and unique beauty. On the other hand, in Japan, there is something called individuality. It has been engraved in Japanese genes for hundreds of years, which is the sensibility of Japanese beauty. It is not all about the superficial beauty, but because there is a sense of value that requires the essence of beauty, the standard beauty is not the best as in Korea, but it becomes an individuality and appears on the surface. Also, in Korea, there is no beauty based on national sensibility, and tradition has not been inherited, so what happens is that the value of old things becomes extremely low. That is why in Korea, the concept of aging or death is almost absent, and the idea that it is natural to throw away old things and make new ones is deeply embedded in the consciousness of the people. What I want you to remember here is the example of the colorful plastic that is too unnatural in Korea. The reason why Koreans do not feel anything when they see that scene is because Korea has such a historical background, and the sensibility of beauty is completely different from Japan. Summary If you compare it with the Korean sense of beauty, you can see how attractive the Japanese sensibility of beauty is. The Japanese have always thought that irregularity and incompleteness are good things, and they felt beauty for the ambiguity. Also, Japanese people prefer to accept changes as they are, without resistance to transformation or destruction. Japanese people feel beauty not only for things and spaces, but also for the atmosphere of the place and the mental attitude, and they pursue the philosophy of beauty until today. This sense of beauty is also useful as an element that embodies the identity of modern people, which emphasizes the individual's individuality and lives in their own way. As Japanese people, we want to cherish this wonderful sensibility in the future. How was it? 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