Try no matter what happens. Move forward without looking away
Life is like a Festival
I was born in Kishiwada, Osaka, a town surrounding the Kishiwada Castle. It is known for its Danjiri Matsuri Cart-Pulling Festival held the third weekend of September and attracting some 600,000 visitors. The 310-year-old festival has become exceedingly dangerous.
Since I was a kid, Iโve loved hearing the pipes, drums and the loud โSo-rya, So-ryaโ chanting of the festival. I joined the float pullers between my fourth year of primary school and second year of high school. It was the big event of the year for me.
ไบบ็ใใพใ็ฅญใใฎใใใชใใฎใ
็งใฎ็ใพใ่ฒใฃใๅคง้ชๅบๅฒธๅ็ฐๅธใฏใๅฒธๅ็ฐๅใไธญๅฟใจใ ใๅไธ็บใฆใใใๅฒธๅ็ฐใจ่จใใฏใใๆฏๅนด 9 ๆใฎ็ฌฌ 3 ๅใปๆฅ ๆๆฅใใกใคใณใซ่กใใใ60 ไธไบบใใฎไบบใใ่จชใใใใใใใใใ็ฅญใใใๆๅใ็ด 310 ๅนดใฎๆญดๅฒใจไผ็ตฑใ่ชใใๅฑ้บใชใพใฆใใซ็ฝ ็ฑใใ็ฅญใใจใใฆ็ฅใใใฆใใพใใ
็งใฏๅญไพใฎ้ ใใ็ฅญใใฎ็ฌใๅคช้ผใฎใๅๅญใใใฝใผใชใฃใฝใผใชใฃใ ใจใใๅจๅขใฎใใๆใๅฃฐใ่ใใจไฝใจใ่จใใชใ้ซๆๆใฆใ่ธใใ่ธ ใใใฆในใใฆในใใใใใฎใฆใใใๅฅฝใใใๅตฉใใใฆใๅฐๅญฆ4ๅนดใใ้ซๆ ก 2 ๅนดใพใฆใใๅนดใซไธๅบฆใฎๆดใ่ๅฐ ใใชใใใๅฑฑ่ปใฎๆณใๆใจใใฆไธๅฃใซๅ ใใใพใฆใใจใชใใพใใใ
Try no matter what happens. Move forward without looking away
Life is like a Festival
I was born in Kishiwada, Osaka, a town surrounding the Kishiwada Castle. It is known for its Danjiri Matsuri Cart-Pulling Festival held the third weekend of September and attracting some 600,000 visitors. The 310-year-old festival has become exceedingly dangerous.
Since I was a kid, Iโve loved hearing the pipes, drums and the loud โSo-rya, So-ryaโ chanting of the festival. I joined the float pullers between my fourth year of primary school and second year of high school. It was the big event of the year for me.
Another momentous occasion for me was the Paris Collection, which I produced for 22 years from 1978 to 2000.
The Danjiri festival and the fashion shows have things in common: the momentary silence before the beginning and the binding of everything together with a single rope running toward a goal like the wind.
This unification is characteristic of Japanese power, which we can be proud of.
I believe my experiences in the festival made it possible for me to create a Japanese dynamic impression in performances such as the fireworks designs in Okinawa and the costume design of โTao,โ a wadaiko performance group.
Unfortunately, Japan has neglected its traditions and culture while absorbing Western ones. We have to go back to the basics withโDanjiri soulโ as one team.
Life is like a Danjiri Cart-Pulling Festival. Collision, helping each other and silence. After reading a series of my columns about daily life and encounters, somebody said,โMs. Koshino, everything is a festival, isnโt it?โ I realized that philosophy underlies my way of life.
Life is precious.โYou canโt go to the island on the other side of the river by just looking at it.โ Try no matter what happens. Move forward without looking away. By doing so, we can develop power and energy to live and open up new avenues. Like pulling a Danjiri float. tj
ไบบ็ใใพใ็ฅญใใฎใใใชใใฎใ
็ง ใฎ็ใพใ่ฒใฃใๅคง้ชๅบๅฒธๅ็ฐๅธใฏใๅฒธๅ็ฐๅใไธญๅฟใจใ ใๅไธ็บใฆใใใๅฒธๅ็ฐใจ่จใใฏใใๆฏๅนด 9 ๆใฎ็ฌฌ 3 ๅใปๆฅ ๆๆฅใใกใคใณใซ่กใใใ60 ไธไบบใใฎไบบใใ่จชใใใใใใใใใ็ฅญใใใๆๅใ็ด 310 ๅนดใฎๆญดๅฒใจไผ็ตฑใ่ชใใๅฑ้บใชใพใฆใใซ็ฝ ็ฑใใ็ฅญใใจใใฆ็ฅใใใฆใใพใใ
็ง ใฏๅญไพใฎ้ ใใ็ฅญใใฎ็ฌใๅคช้ผใฎใๅๅญใใใฝใผใชใฃใฝใผใชใฃใ ใจใใๅจๅขใฎใใๆใๅฃฐใ่ใใจไฝใจใ่จใใชใ้ซๆๆใฆใ่ธใใ่ธ ใใใฆในใใฆในใใใใใฎใฆใใใๅฅฝใใใๅตฉใใใฆใๅฐๅญฆ4ๅนดใใ้ซๆ ก 2 ๅนดใพใฆใใๅนดใซไธๅบฆใฎๆดใ่ๅฐ ใใชใใใๅฑฑ่ปใฎๆณใๆใจใใฆไธๅฃใซๅ ใใใพใฆใใจใชใใพใใใ
ๆใฏๆตใ 1978 ๅนดใ็งใฏๅใฎใใใชใณใฌใฏใทใงใณใ่กใใใใใใ 22 ๅนด้้ฃ็ถใฆใๅๅ ใใพใใใ
ใใใใใๅงใพใๅใฎไธ็ฌใฎ้ๅฏใไธๆฌใฎ็ถฑใๅ จๅกใฆใๆใกๅฟใไธใค ใซใใใจใฏไธๆใซๅใใใณใใผใซใซๅใใ็พ้ขจใฎๅฆใ้งใๆใใใใจ ใใ็นใฆใใใใใใใใ็ฅญใจใใกใใทใงใณใทใงใฆใฏใจใฆใใใไผผใฆใ ใใจ่จใใพใใ
ใใฎไธ่ดๅฃ็ตใฎใใฏใผใฏๆฅๆฌ็ฌ็นใฎใใฎใงใใพใไธ็ใซ่ชใใใ ใฎใชใฎใงใใ
็งใฏใใใใฎ็ต้จใใไพใใฐๆฒ็ธใฎ่ฑ็ซใฎใใถใคใณใใๅๅคช้ผใ ใใฉใผใใณในใฐใซใผใใTAOใใฎ่กฃ่ฃ
ใใถใคใณใๆใใใๆใซใใ
ๆฅๆฌ็ใงใใคใใใใฏใชๅฐ่ฑกใไธใใไบใซใคใชใใฃใฆใใใฎใ ใจ ๆใฃใฆใใพใใ
็พๅจใฎๆฅๆฌใซใฏใ่ฅฟๆดๆๅใๅใๅ
ฅใใชใใใๆฅๆฌ็ฌ่ชใฎๆๅใ ใใใชใใซใใฆใใ็พๅฎใใใใพใใใไปใใไธใคใฎใใผใ ใจใ
ใฆใใใ ใใใ้ญใใฎๅฟๆๆฐใงๆฅๆฌใฎๅ็นใซ้ใไบใๅฟ
่ฆใชใฎใงใฏ ใจๆใใพใใ
ใใใฆใไบบ็ใใพใ็ฅญใใฎใใใชใใฎใ็ชใใใๅฉใๅใฃใใใๆใซใฏ้่ฌใ่จชใใใใใใๆนใใตใจใ็งใฎๆฅๅธธใๅบไผใใ็ถดใฃใใณใฉใ ใฎ้ฃ่ผใใ่ชญใฟ
ใซใชใใใใณใทใใใใฏใในใฆใใ็ฅญใใงใใญใใจๆๆณใไธใใฃใ ๆใๆนใใฆ่ชๅใฎ็ใๆนใฎๆ นๅบใซๆตใใใใฎใ่ช่ญใใพใใใ
ๆ่งใฎไบบ็ใงใใใใ
ใๅๅณถใ่ฆใฆใใใ ใใงใฏๆธกใใชใใใจใใ่จ่ใ ็ตๆใฏใฉใใใใใจใซใใๆๆฆใใฆใฟใใ่่ฆใใใใๅใ่ฆๆฎ
ใใฆ็ชใ้ฒใใ
ใใใๆฐใใช้ใๅใ้ใใ็ใใๅใใจใใซใฎใผใจใชใใฎใงใใ ใ ใใใใๆณใใใใซโโโใtj
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