[Intercultural Perspectives:] The Japanese Mon – The Aim to Capture the Moment of Perfection

The Japanese have been aiming to capture the perfect moment of the sakura (cherry-) blossom for hundreds of years now. Yet this aim is very difficult to achieve and in their eyes almost impossible. For that reason, they seek to find it every spring anew. But it is not just the sakura that the Japanese aim perfection for; their whole culture comprises such an aim, especially when it comes … Continue reading [Intercultural Perspectives:] The Japanese Mon – The Aim to Capture the Moment of Perfection