Diane Durston, the Portland Japanese garden curator of art, culture and education, teaching House of Japan in Tokyo on October 28.Diane's theme is "porting old Kyoto Home," journey through his experience with the preservation of historic in an ancient city in Japan, and the steps it has taken in educating the American public for traditional Japanese arts and culture; 18 years of age, resident in Kyoto, Diane is the author of several guides and articles appearing in Japan: life cycle Sourcebook on Japan and the encyclopedia of Japan.
"Efforts to achieve the conservation of historically has been verified by the Japanese Government, but the bulk of legislation which exists in the monumental structures – castles, temples, culture and villas that still dogratisniâ landscape. for most historical cities in the world the preservation of historic is expensive and adjustable endeavor. Once built entirely of wood, the town has its hands full Kyoto now with the maintenance and restoration of wooden temples, culture and villas over two thousand.
Because Kyoto was spared the bombings of World War II, however, to preserve, not only of temples and shrines, but traditional landscape itself has taken on special historical interest. Wooden dwellings remain in Kyoto are almost everything that is left to the Pre-war urban Japan.
… In fact, so much has already been destroyed, the traditional Kyoto image that tourists at home and abroad, have led to expect more from legend quickly becomes reality.
If simply by nostalgic desire to adhere to the past, which looks more romantic in retrospect than it was ever really are motivated preservationists, developers can easily reject their efforts as sentimental and passe. more important than the feeling, however, is the principle of ensuring that way of life, for which these old neighborhoods is home — cooperation, safety, a sense of pride – does not disappear with any Old wooden house, culminating in a pile of dust."
— Diane Durston, Kyoto: the seven paths to the heart of the cityLinks:
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