Marumo survived World War II despite volunteering to fly a kamikaze mission; was awarded by Japan’s emperor for teaching other farmers how to profit by growing celery; and publishes a short monthly magazine dedicated to traditional Japanese poetry.
Japanese culture’s relationship with sakura trees remains the most fully realized—centuries of poetry, philosophy and heavy drinking beneath trees that reliably announce spring with perfect timing and zero irony.
... cultural traditions of the Arabian Gulf and Japan in architecture, art and poetry. This year’s exhibition will be curated by Sophie Mayuko Arni, a SwissJapanese curator and editor based in the GCC.