These popular street ornaments speak to a 1960s urban planning philosophy as well as to the commodification of nostalgia.
- Senior Lecturer in Japanese Studies, University of Sheffield
Au début du 20e siècle, l’avènement des sons de la modernité avait de quoi dérouter. Pour certains, ce n’était que de la pollution sonore ; pour d’autres, une nouvelle forme d’art.
In the early decades of the 20th century, people grappled with the sounds modernity wrought. Some heard only noise. Others found great beauty.
Despite the name, Children’s Day is usually considered as a festival of boys.
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