写真は昨日早朝散歩でわが家近くの発寒川流路段差の様子。発寒川はけっこうな高低差がある「急流」で各所でこういった人工的な「段差」が見られる。こういった装置があることで「水音」が活発に発せられ、北国らしい「自然の呼び声」が音楽的で好きなのですが、この段差も寒冷が深まってくるとこうして氷柱化する。活発な急流なのにこういった氷漬けが常時見られるのですね。
　そういう寒さなのに、棲息するカモたちはまだ元気良い声を聞かせてくれる。渓流の水音と、氷柱、カモ声が混然となった音楽的景観美。雪国の冬は基本モノトーンだけれど、こういう俳句的な染み入りの楽しみもある。週末には「冬至」ということで、みなさん寒さにはご自愛を。

　さて一昨日触れたマイナカードの手続き上の疑問点の続報です。念のために書き添えますが、わたしはマイナカード・システムには大賛成の意見です。日本という国は、世界に冠たる国民保護思想を持った国。仁徳天皇の「民のカマド」伝承は、単なるキレイ事でなく実際にそうした思想がこの国の統治機構に伝統として息づいていると思う。そういう伝統的「民主主義」概念があることで、いまわたしたちは世界に冠たる「戸籍システム」公共財を維持してきている。このシステムが日本社会の公平性を担保している部分が大きい。
　そのシステムを現代的な「脅威」から守っていく必要がある。現実に某国から日本の医療システムを不正利用する「攻撃」があり、その社会的防御のスキとして健康保険制度の管理が不十分で不正利用されやすい制度欠陥がある。それへの有効な防衛策としてマイナカードは機能するものであることは疑いようがない。そう考えます。
　ただ新たな制度の導入には、やむなき「試行錯誤」もある。それも世界を一変させているIT革命、コミュニケーション基盤の大変更があるので完全な「整合性」に至るには経験知の積み重ねが必要。
　表示した書類は12/18にわたしに届いた「総務省・地方公共団体情報システム機構（J-LIS)
からの説明書類。この文書では12/13以降わたしはなんらかの行動を起こさねばならなかった。実際にその期間中にわたしは病院に掛かって、そこでマイナカードの認識機械からの「アラート」を受け、事前情報のないまま役所に直行せざるを得なかった。なぜこの封書の知らせは「期限前に」わたしの手許に届かなかったのか、それが大きな疑問。免許証更新ではこういうことはないと記憶する。
　わたし自身もマイナカードの制度詳細はよく理解していませんが、さらにわからない点が先日書いたマイナカードとしての「有効期限」（10年）とは別に、カードの「電子証明書」機能（５年ごとの更新が必要）が存在し「マイナカード有効期限」とに時間的なズレがあること。
　多くの国民がこのことを整合的に理解できていくかどうか、わたしはよくわからない。文書の※印表記箇所で「電子証明書“のみ”の有効期限が過ぎた場合でも、対面の本人確認書としては引き続き使えます。」と表現されているけれど、とくに「のみの」という日本語表記部分。当局側のこの説明内容を「ストンと腑に落ちて理解」できる人は、なかなかいないのではないでしょうか？
　

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[Mynacard, the paperwork is slowing down, winter solstice maybe.
I would love to see the Minor Card function well. There are some trial and error and “do for” attacks, but it should be developed into a good national asset through the improvement of common sense. …

The photo shows the Hassamu River channel steps near our house during an early morning walk yesterday. The Hassamu River is a rapid stream with a considerable difference in elevation, and artificial steps like this can be seen in various places. I like the musical “call of nature” that is typical of the northern regions of Japan, but as the cold weather deepens, these steps also become icicles. This is an active rapid, but this kind of icing can be seen all the time.
　In spite of such cold weather, the ducks are still singing cheerfully. The sound of the mountain stream, the icicles, and the ducks’ voices are all mixed together to create a beautiful musical landscape. Winter in snow country is basically monotone, but there is also this kind of haiku-like pleasure that permeates the landscape. As the “Winter Solstice” is coming this weekend, I hope everyone will take care of themselves against the cold.

　This is a follow-up to the procedural questions about the miner card that I mentioned the day before yesterday. For the record, I am in favor of the Mynacard system. Japan is a country with a world-class national protection philosophy. Emperor Nintoku’s “Kamado of the people” tradition is not just a pretty word, but I believe that such an idea actually lives on in the country’s governing structure as a tradition. This traditional concept of “democracy” has enabled us to maintain the world’s leading “family registration system” as a public good. This system has largely ensured the fairness of Japanese society.
　We need to protect this system from modern “threats. In reality, there have been “attacks” from certain countries that have abused the Japanese healthcare system, and the health insurance system is a flawed system that is not well managed and is easily abused as a social defense scheme. There is no doubt that the miner card is an effective defense against this. We think so.
　However, the introduction of a new system involves unavoidable “trial and error. It also requires the accumulation of empirical knowledge to reach complete “consistency” because of the IT revolution that is changing the world and the major changes in the communication infrastructure.
　The document shown above is an explanatory document from the “Japan Local Information System Organization (J-LIS), Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC),” which I received on 12/18.
The document shown is an explanatory document from the “Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications / Japan Local Information Systems Agency (J-LIS)” which arrived to me on 12/18. According to this document, I had to take some kind of action after 12/13. In fact, during that period, I went to the hospital, where I received an “alert” from the machine that recognized my card, and I had to go straight to the government office without any prior information. The big question is why this notice did not reach me “before the deadline”. I don’t remember this happening when renewing a driver’s license.
　I myself do not fully understand the details of the “Mynacard” system, but what is even more confusing is that the “electronic certificate” function of the card (which must be renewed every five years) exists separately from the “expiration date” of the Mynacard (10 years), which I wrote about the other day, and there is a time gap between the “Mynacard expiration date” and the expiration date.
　I am not sure if many citizens will be able to understand this consistently. In the document, it is stated that “Even if the expiration date of the digital certificate ‘only’ has passed, it can continue to be used as a face-to-face identification document. The Japanese word “only” in particular is used in the explanation. I suspect that there are not many people who can “understand” the explanation given by the authorities.

Posted on 12月 20th, 2024 by 三木 奎吾
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　一昨日くらいから右腰側に違和感があって、座骨周辺の筋肉痛と思える症状が出来していた。そこでいろいろ考えた結果、湯船でしっかりカラダが暖まったあと、以前通った腰痛回りの形成外科で症状を確認してもらって、医師のアドバイスを受けたいと考えた。
　すぐにマッサージで目先の安寧を図っても、万が一、根本原因がほかにあれば気休めにすぎない。で、以前の建物を建て替えた札幌円山整形外科病院に受診。年末時期と言うこともあるのか、大混雑で結局、午後１時前に入ってから、医師に受診できたのは午後４時。エックス線撮影の結果での３−４年前の検査結果との対比を確認していただき、状態は特段の悪化はないという診察結果。ということで、筋肉痛という見立てで施薬していただいてきました。
　その病院の窓口でのこと。いつものようにマイナカードを認識端末に通したところ、上の写真のようなアラートが表示された。マイナカードを使っていてはじめて表示されるもの。で、病院受付では「健康保険証を提出ください」という指示で、たまたま持っていた旧保険証を提示して、クリアすることができました。しかし、わたしのマイナカードの「有効期限」を確認したら2030年まで有効と印字されている。昨日のブログに引き続いて、否応なくナゾの事態に突入することになった。
　ということで、病院を退去した後、今度は札幌市西区役所に向かった。マイナカードは通常の通院時、絶対不可欠なので早めにクリアしたかったのです。で、区役所では以下の用紙に記入して窓口からの呼び出しを待ち続けた。ここでも30分以上の待ち時間。昨日はひたすら忍耐人生時間。

　ようやく窓口対応を受けられたのですが、そこで明らかになったのは「マイナカード本体は10年更新なのだけれど、カードの設定暗証番号（パスワード）は5年毎更新が必要なのだ」という事実。オイオイ、であります。ちょっと理解不能の不整合な規則。多くの国民にこういう事実は十分告知されているだろうとは思われない。事実わたしはまったくの初耳。「国のやっていることなので・・・」という窓口担当者の「自分は無関係です」という無責アピールの表情。
　無資格である外国人らによる不正利用という制度欠陥が大きな問題になっている旧健康保険証に対して、マイナカードは防衛的に国民的制度資産を守るということでわたしは大賛成なのですが、パスワード更新をカード本体とは別日程で制度化することは理解不能。未来永劫、国民全員にそういう手間ひまを強制するのだろうか。はなはだ疑問。
　しかも、３ヶ月前にこういうアラートは出るけれど、カードの利用上は問題がなく「使えない」ということではない、という事実も確認された。先ほどの病院窓口での対応については「わたしどもではわかりかねます」という返答。これは制度の周知が、病院窓口という現場でも十分にはされていないことを証している。
　日本の官僚制度統治機構、国家運営、大丈夫なのでしょうか？

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Mynacard renewed for 10 years, password renewed every 5 years?
I have been encountering a lot of riddles lately. The health insurance card system is becoming marginalized due to unauthorized use, and the IT and information protection issues. …

　Since about the day before yesterday, I had been experiencing discomfort on my right hip side and had developed symptoms that seemed to be muscular pain around my sit bones. After thinking about it, I decided that after warming myself up in the bathtub, I would go to the plastic surgery clinic that I used to go to for back pain and have them check my symptoms and give me medical advice.
　Even if I got a massage for immediate relief, it would only be a comforting thought in case the root cause of the problem was somewhere else. So, I visited the Sapporo Maruyama Orthopedic Hospital, which had rebuilt its former building. Perhaps because it was the end of the year, there was a huge crowd, and I was not able to see a doctor until 4:00 p.m. after entering the hospital before 1:00 p.m. He checked the results of the X-ray scan against the results of 3-4 years ago, and found that there was no particular deterioration in my condition. So, I went to the hospital and was given medication for what I thought was muscular pain.
　At the hospital counter. As usual, I passed my miner card through the recognition terminal and received an alert as shown in the photo above. It is displayed only when you use your miner card. So, at the hospital reception desk, I was instructed to submit my health insurance card, and I was able to clear it by presenting my old insurance card, which I happened to have with me. However, I checked the “expiration date” on my miner card and it is printed as valid until 2030. Following yesterday’s blog, I was forced to enter a riddle without denial.
　So, after leaving the hospital, I went to the Sapporo Nishi Ward Office this time. I wanted to clear my miner card as soon as possible, since it is absolutely indispensable during normal hospital visits. So, at the ward office, I filled out the following form and kept waiting for the window to call me. Again, the wait was more than 30 minutes. Yesterday was just a patient life time.

　Finally, I was able to get a response at the counter, but what became clear was the fact that the PIN (password) for the card needs to be renewed every five years, even though the card itself is renewed for 10 years. Oui, oui, oui. A bit incomprehensible and inconsistent rules. I don’t think that many people are fully informed of this fact. In fact, I had never heard of it. The person in charge at the counter said, “It’s the government’s business…,” and his expression showed that he had nothing to do with the matter.
　I am all in favor of the MyNa card as a defensive measure to protect national assets against the old health insurance card, which has become a major problem due to its flawed system of fraudulent use by unqualified foreigners, but I cannot understand why the password renewal should be institutionalized on a separate date from the main card itself. Will they force all citizens to go through that kind of hassle and time forever? I highly doubt it.
　Furthermore, we have confirmed that although this kind of alert is issued three months in advance, it does not mean that there is no problem in using the card and that it cannot be used. As for the response at the hospital counter, the response was, “We don’t know. This proves that the system is not sufficiently well known even at the hospital counter.
　Is Japan’s bureaucratic system of governance and state management safe?
　
　

Posted on 12月 18th, 2024 by 三木 奎吾
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　12月も前半が終了して、いよいよ今年もあと16日。仕事関係の環境は大きく変動してきたのですが、個人の情報作業環境はまったく影響されずに、PC環境などの使い勝手は不変であります。
　というよりも、最近は主たる作業環境のMac＋サブモニターに加えて左側にはWin環境が常設化してきています。これまでは臨時的な「張り出しデスク」に仕舞い込まれていたのですが、いまの仕事についての協業相手がWin一択で、それも作業がWordを使ってのやり取りのため、徐々にその専用環境として並行して使いまくっております。
　Wordって、WinとMacではいろいろと使い勝手が違っていて、同じ作業の連携を取っていくのに、どうも不都合なのですね。今のところ、USB端末経由で物理的にデータを移動させながら、協業を行ってきておりますが、今後はもうちょっとデータ移動について変化させていく可能性が高い。
　そのような現状作業環境ですが、おのずとこれまでの環境からの継続なので、いろいろゴチャゴチャもずっと引き続いてきていた（泣）。とくにPCパーツ類の接続のためのケーブル類が、その電源装置なども含めて、作業環境として整頓されていなかった。「えっと、このケーブルの電源ソケットはどこに？」というような状況。多かれ少なかれ、たぶんみなさん同様ではないでしょうか。
　年末時期は「大掃除」してあらたなキモチで新年を迎えるのが日本人の一貫した習性。おおむね現状の仕事環境に合わせてほぼ１日がかりで主たる作業環境であるPCとコネクタ関係を整理整頓。とくにUSBハブの接続の整理を集中的に行った。まずは設置箇所を考えて、これまでの奥まった位置から、照明器具の足許に置いて、常時管理しやすくした。当然それらの接続ケーブルを大交通整理。

　主たる作業環境のMacはUSB-Cにコネクタが一変したので、専用のUSBハブが常時接続。連結しているのは４つのポートですね。一方で写真奥にはUSB-Aのその他機器のための電源付きハブ。全14口のハブですが、いまのところ７口を接続利用。これらの接続環境を常によい環境として保全することがすべての基盤になる。今週末からは関西出張取材もあるのですが、そうした出張環境も見据えて、常設環境との整合性を常に整えていく必要がある。これらをMacとWinの中間のわかりやすい位置に整頓したことで「ネットワーク」が見える化されてきたと思っています。
　さてこうした環境下、アタマのなかは整理整頓されるのでしょうか、はたして？

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Tidying and cleaning around the desk at the end of the year
As we prepare for the year’s milestones, we will concentrate on improving the efficiency of the working environment, which is the foundation of the year. Let’s see, what was this cable? Aiming to come back from hell (laughs) …

　The first half of December has come to an end, and finally there are only 16 days left in this year. Although my work-related environment has changed drastically, my personal information work environment has not been affected at all, and the usability of my PC environment, etc., has remained unchanged.
　In fact, my main work environment is now a Mac with a sub-monitor, and a Win environment is permanently installed on the left side of the room. Until now, it has been stored in a temporary “overhanging desk,” but my current work partner chooses to use Win, and since the work is done using Word, I am gradually using it as a dedicated environment in parallel with the Mac environment.
　Word is different in usability between Win and Mac, and it is inconvenient for us to work together on the same tasks. At the moment, we have been collaborating by physically moving data via USB terminals, but there is a high possibility that we will make some changes in the future regarding data movement.
　The current work environment is a continuation of the previous one, so there has been a lot of messy work going on (tears). In particular, the cables used to connect PC parts, including the power supply unit, were not organized as a working environment. I was like, “Well, where is the power socket for these cables?” The situation was more or less the same as for everyone. I am sure that many of you are more or less in the same situation.
　It is a consistent Japanese habit to “clean up” at the end of the year and welcome the New Year with a renewed spirit. I spent almost a day cleaning up my PC, which is my main work environment, and its connectors to match my current work environment. In particular, I concentrated on rearranging the USB hub connections. First of all, we considered the location of the USB hub, and placed it at the foot of the light fixture, instead of in a secluded position, to make it easier to keep track of it at all times. Naturally, we also rearranged those connection cables in a big traffic arrangement.

　The Mac, my primary work environment, has a USB-C connector that has undergone a complete change, so a dedicated USB hub is always connected. That’s four ports that are connected together. On the other hand, in the back of the photo is a hub with power supply for other USB-A devices. There are a total of 14 hub ports, but at the moment, 7 are connected and used. The foundation of everything is to preserve these connection environments as good environments at all times. I have a business trip to the Kansai region starting this weekend, and it is necessary to always maintain consistency with the permanent environment in anticipation of such a business trip environment. I believe that the “network” has been visualized by arranging these things in an easy-to-understand position between Mac and Win.
　Now, under such an environment, will my mind be organized?
　

Posted on 12月 16th, 2024 by 三木 奎吾
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　どうやら「根雪」になってきた札幌。カミさんと連れだっての早朝散歩、通常運行中。やはり散歩は最高の健康維持方法で夫婦とも元気に毎朝起き上がっております。
　その散歩コース、いくつかのコースをその日の気分であちこちと変化させているのですが、やはりそのなかでも小動物との出会いが楽しいのは、北海道神宮〜円山公園山麓コース。周辺の山地から流れ出る水系に沿って豊かな自然林が形成されていて、明治期にその自然景観に惚れ込んでくれたアメリカの「御雇い外国人」たちによって明治のごく初期に「自然公園」として保存された経緯。それまでの日本にはなかった「自然保護」という視点を北海道・札幌の地に根付かせてくれた。欧米文化の非常によき部分がこの地に象徴されているように思っています。
　以来、150年ほどが経過していますが、写真のようなリスたちが棲息してくれていて、人間社会と「つかず離れず」の環境の中で癒やしの光景を垣間見せてくれている。
　散歩を重ねていると、自ずとこういう「リスたちの集住特異スポット」がコースに編入されてくる。このスポットのすぐ隣はカラスたちの営巣スポットもあるのですが、ちょっとした植生の違いによって、お互いの「不可侵領域」ゾーン設定が確立しているように思われる。
　毎朝、うるさいカラスたちのゾーンを抜けると、このような可愛らしいリスたちの日常と遭遇させてもらえる。この切り株スポットはとくにこの個体の「住み処」のようで、毎朝一定時間に、このように木の実を食している光景に出会うのであります。
　「あ、こいつらまた来やがったな。絶対オマエらにはやらないからな。これはオレのモンだ」みたいな表情とともに、しかし別段警戒するようにもみえない様子で食事している。まぁリスなので時折敏捷に体動するのですが、そういうかれらのペースを理解すると、それなりに「落ち着いて」食事しているのだなぁと伝わってくる。
　写真の目線は、やはり多少の「カメラ目線」意識は感じられる（笑）。万が一、こいつらがちょっかいを出してきたら、という一定のレベルの警戒感は持ちつつ、かれなりに「ゆっくり」食事しているような表情とも思えるのですね。
　ということで、さて、本日はどういうコースで散歩しようかなぁ〜。

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A walk in the snow, healed by Ezo Squirrels
This is a corner of the green space where “American engineers hired by the Japanese government” in the Meiji pioneering period were protected in a nature park. We will not identify the location out of consideration for their privacy.

　Sapporo is apparently becoming “root snow”. The early morning walk with my wife is now in regular operation. Walking is the best way to maintain our health, and we both get up every morning in good spirits.
　We change the course of our walks from place to place depending on our mood, but the course from Hokkaido Shrine to the foot of Maruyama Park is the one where we enjoy encountering small animals. The rich natural forest along the water system flowing from the surrounding mountains was preserved as a “nature park” in the early Meiji era (1868-1912) by American “hired foreigners” who fell in love with the natural landscape. The American “hired foreigners” who fell in love with the natural landscape in the Meiji period (1868-1912) established a perspective of “nature conservation” in Sapporo, Hokkaido, which had not existed in Japan until then. I believe that a very good part of Western culture is symbolized here.
　About 150 years have passed since then, and squirrels like the ones in the photo inhabit the park, providing us with glimpses of healing in an environment that is “inseparable” from human society.
　As I continue my walks, I naturally find myself walking to spots where squirrels congregate and live together. Right next to this spot is also a nesting spot for crows, but the slight difference in vegetation seems to have established an “inviolable zone” for both parties.
　Every morning, when I pass through the noisy crows’ zone, I am allowed to encounter these lovely squirrels in their daily lives. This stump spot in particular seems to be the “home” of these individuals, and every morning at a certain time, we encounter them eating nuts like this.
　They are here again, aren’t they? I’ll never give them to you. They are eating with an expression of “This is mine,” but they don’t seem to be alarmed at all. They are squirrels, so they are sometimes agile, but when you understand their pace, you can tell that they are eating “calmly” in their own way.
　The way they look at me in the photo, I can still sense some awareness of “looking at the camera” (laugh). The expression on their faces suggests that they are eating “slowly” while maintaining a certain level of alertness, just in

Posted on 12月 14th, 2024 by 三木 奎吾
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　さて昨日はトラがウヨウヨいるよ、という怖ろしげなる金色空間でしたが、そのエントランス空間を抜けて徳川権力者の内陣空間に入っていくと、ごらんのような金色空間が広がっている。奥州藤原氏の「金色堂」は、末法思想を反映した仏教的な世界の演出だったけれど、家康が創始した将軍専制体制では、いかにも極楽的な自然風景とか、花鳥風月に至るような「雅＆豪華」が徹底的に演出される空間が創造されていた。
　全国約２千万人口（この城創建時点）社会が生み出す経済利得を収奪する権力者の贅を尽くした空間。青少年期にはゲバ棒を握っていた（笑）人間からすると、内心一抹の嫌悪感もあるのだけれど、まぁそれはそれ、この時代の精神が持った「最高空間意識」は、しっかりとそれを受け止めさせていただくところであります。日本人の基底的な価値観、成功観が示されていると。
　こちらも金色ふすま絵は、狩野派などの最高級建築内装の技芸集団が総力を挙げて取り組んだものでしょう。芸術というのはこういう「パトロン」に奉仕する専門集団がその空間美の表現として日本社会でいのちを永らえてきたものでしょう。
　きのうのブログへの反響で、読者のNさんからこうした「翼賛」表現がその存続を支えてきたキモであり、そうした創造者の内心のバランスを維持する目的から、侘さびというような心象芸術が一方で成立したという指摘がありましたが、まったくその通りだと思います。
　ほぼ同時代人の利休は、堺の商人の利権代表として政権中枢に取り入って、黄金の茶室というキンキラ空間をつくる一方で、わびさびの世界を対置したとされる。ビジネスとして権力者には大いに取り入るけれど、本当はそれは嘘っぱちなんだぜ、みたいな内語の世界。
　そういった茶の湯の文化も同時に成長していったのが、日本の独特なところなのでしょうか。
　日本人の基本的価値認識には「家」意識、自分が「先祖」になる、という強い生存価値感があり、その極点にこの写真のような「贅を尽くした」世界観があるのでしょう。わかりやすい人生と社会性の価値感認識。戦国期に多くの武人たちが自分の命を捨てても、家運の上昇を願っていったことの極限ポイントなのでしょう。
　こうした基本意識は、いま現代にも脈々と受け継がれてはいるのでしょう。
　しかし現代社会は人口が縮小していく社会。こういった日本人的な価値感が、今後どのように推移していくか、わびさび的な観念に全国民が帰依していくのか、よく見えては来ませんね。
　さて本日は今シーズン最初の「ドカ雪」気味降雪。雪かき、頑張るぞ！

English version⬇

Blissful Golden Space” of the Inner Sanctuary of the Powerful: Exploration of Nagoya Castle-5
The beauty of the “extravagant” space created by the final victors over the Warring States period. How will this kind of beauty be transformed in the era of declining population? Nagoya Castle

　Yesterday, the golden space was a frightening place where tigers were roaming about, but as you pass through the entrance space and enter the inner sanctum of the Tokugawa power, you will see the golden space as you see it. The “Konjikido” of the Oshu Fujiwara clan was a Buddhist world that reflected the philosophy of the Latter Day of the Law, but under the shogun’s despotic regime created by Ieyasu, a space was created in which “elegance and luxury” was thoroughly displayed, such as paradise-like natural scenery, flowers, birds, winds, and the moon.
　This was a luxurious space for those in power to take the economic gains generated by a society with a population of approximately 20 million (at the time of the founding of this castle). As a person who held a geba stick in his youth (laugh), there is a touch of disgust inside me, but, well, that is just it. The “supreme spatial consciousness” possessed by the spirit of this era is something that I will take to heart. I think it shows the Japanese people’s fundamental values and view of success.
　The gold fusuma paintings here, too, must have been the combined efforts of the Kano school and other groups of craftsmen who worked on the finest architectural interiors. Art, as an expression of the beauty of space, has long survived in Japanese society as a specialized group that serves its “patrons.
　In response to my blog post yesterday, reader N pointed out that this kind of “winged” expression has been the key to its survival, and that the wabi-sabi style of art was established for the purpose of maintaining the inner balance of its creators.
　It is said that Rikyu, who was almost a contemporary of Rinpoche, took in the center of the government as a representative of the interests of the merchants in Sakai and created the kinky space of the golden tea house, while at the same time counterposing the world of Wabi-Sabi. The world of the ucha-yu is a world of ucha-nai, a kind of ucha-nai where people are willing to take advantage of those in power for business, but the truth is that it is all just a lie.
　Is it unique to Japan that such a culture of chanoyu grew at the same time?
　Japanese people have a strong sense of “home” in their basic value consciousness, a strong sense of survival value that they are “ancestors,” and the “extravagant” world view shown in this picture is probably the extreme point of this sense of “home. An easy-to-understand value perception of life and sociality. This is probably the extreme point at which many warriors during the Warring States period wished for the prosperity of their families, even at the cost of their own lives.
　This basic awareness has been passed down from generation to generation in the modern age.
　However, today’s society is one in which the population is shrinking. It remains to be seen how the Japanese sense of values will evolve in the future, and whether the entire nation will take refuge in the wabi-sabi way of thinking.
　Today was the first “heavy” snowfall of the season. Let’s work hard to shovel the snow!

Posted on 12月 12th, 2024 by 三木 奎吾
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