JOURNAL OF THE ILLUMINATING ENGINEERING INSTITUTE OF JAPAN
Online ISSN : 1349-838X
Print ISSN : 0019-2341
ISSN-L : 0019-2341
Cultural Aspects of Akari : Light and Lighting(<Feature>Research on Japanese Traditional Akari -light- Culture)
Kohtaro Kohmoto
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2015 Volume 99 Issue 12 Pages 646-647

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Abstract
A Chinese word "文化" is originated from a Chinese classic Nationals however, it was not including a meaning of "culture". On the contrary, the recent Japanese word "文化" is including the meaning of "culture". A Japanese word "あかり(light)" is an original Japanese word. Therefore, "あかり文化(lighting culture)" is a specific concept which was originated and expanded in Japan. It can be expected to be deepened furthermore.
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