Dandelion and White Chrysanthemum Drops: Study on Environmental and Cultural History and Study on Imagination History – Satoshi Kuroda

Dandelion and White Chrysanthemum Drops: Study on Environmental and Cultural History and Study on Imagination History – Satoshi Kuroda








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Through literary works such as Yoko Tawada’s “The Emissary” and historical documents, I will decipher the historical images of chrysanthemums, white chrysanthemums, and dandelions in Japan. There is a mixture of the unique narratives of minimalist communities and maximalist myths and legends. The establishment of modern society and the modern state created the illusion of a uniform nation-state narrative. The minimalist regional imagination, which is gradually being lost as a result of this, represents the ideal relationship between nature and human beings in Japan in the past. By focusing on the power of stories and narratives, studying the history of imagination over the environment, and restoring the minimalist community narratives of the past, we will have the power to remake the environment for a new age.