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Landscaping America: Occidental College Student Research
Collection
Created by: mpitelka
Students in the Occidental College seminar "Japanophilia: Orientalism, Nationalism, Transnationalism" visited and analyzed gardens in and around Los Angeles as part of a Community-Based Research Project with the Japanese American ...
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Japanophilia
Collection
Created by: mpitelka
This collection brings together student work from a seminar held at Occidental College, titled "Japanophilia: Orientalism, Nationalism, Transnationalism." The class examined the relationship between collecting/appropriating Japanese culture and the creation ...
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Mandarin's Japanophilia Collection
Collection
Created by: myan
Collected Japanophilic items
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William Gibson's Japan
Collection
Created by: jwoodside
This album aims to showcase several instances of the imagining of Japan by science fiction author William Gibson.
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japanophilia
Collection
Created by: jtanaka
items of japanophilia
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Items of Japanophilia
Collection
Created by: knuibe
Building a Japanese Community Online
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Japanophilia in Almost Everyday Life
Collection
Created by: CelesteYu
A collection of a few Japanophilic instances I stumbled upon.
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Jason Knudson's Japanophilia Collection
Collection
Created by: jfknudson21
My collection consists of three stories of my relationship with Japan.
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Zen Stored in Cell Phone
Contributed Item
Uploaded by: mimisql
The picture of the Zen rocks comes already installed with the Verizon picture phone and you can put the picture as your wallpaper, screen saver, or even send it to ...
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Zen in a Snack
Contributed Item
Uploaded by: mimisql
“Oriental Rice Snacks” and “Master Zen Party Mix” are distributed by Hershey Import Co., Inc. in New Jersey. Labeling these express snacks as Oriental or Zen to some consumers ...
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Zen Vases
Contributed Item
Uploaded by: nfrancis
Zen vases. They are simple, essential, symmetrical, and set up in a formation. Although rock formations in karesansui are in groups, those groups are not typically of four but three. ...
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Part of these collections:
Japanophilia
(Item 33 of 60)
Collected by: mpitelka
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Zen Toothbrush Holder
Contributed Item
Uploaded by: nfrancis
Zen - disregarding its actual definition - has come to mean anything taken down to its essential qualities/attributes/parts. This toothbrush holder is Zen because it is one clean color and ...
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Part of these collections:
Japanophilia
(Item 34 of 60)
Collected by: mpitelka
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Pattern Recognition
Contributed Item
Uploaded by: jwoodside
In 2003 William Gibson published his eighth novel, Pattern Recognition. The book has been labeled science-fiction, though the story line takes place in the recent, post 9/11 past. ...
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Part of these collections:
William Gibson's Japan
(Item 3 of 3)
Collected by: jwoodside
Japanophilia
(Item 19 of 60)
Collected by: mpitelka
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Zen Chi Massager
Contributed Item
Uploaded by: nfrancis
"In our busy schedules, taking time out is crucial in maintaining your health and energy levels. Whether it is exercise, meditation or simply eating correctly, we must do something. Time ...
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Part of these collections:
Japanophilia
(Item 35 of 60)
Collected by: mpitelka
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"Zen" Green Tea and Herbal Infusion
Contributed Item
Uploaded by: maylsl
This is an image of a teabag, entitled “Zen”. This green tea is produced by Tazo, which is a tea company whose manufacturer and distributor is located in Portland Oregon. ...
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Starbucks Green Tea Latte and Green Tea Liqueur
Contributed Item
Uploaded by: myan
This image clearly shows the appropriation of Japanese culture into American society (notice how they slapped the word ‘ZEN’ onto the bottle). The iced latte and liqueur are initially purely ...
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Part of these collections:
Mandarin's Japanophilia Collection
(Item 1 of 3, “Starbucks Green Tea Latte and Green Tea Liqueur”)
Collected by: myan
This image clearly shows the appropriation of Japanese culture into American society (notice how they slapped the word ‘ZEN’ onto the bottle). The iced latte and liqueur are initially purely ...
Japanophilia
(Item 17 of 60)
Collected by: mpitelka
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Stacked Style “Fuji Flower” Eau de Toilette
Contributed Item
Uploaded by: myan
This product displays the commodification of Japanese culture in modern society. The product displays only a few aspects of Japanese culture such as cherry blossoms in the background and a ...
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Part of these collections:
Mandarin's Japanophilia Collection
(Item 2 of 3, “Stacked Style “Fuji Flower” Eau de Toilette”)
Collected by: myan
This product displays the commodification of Japanese culture in modern society. The product displays only a few aspects of Japanese culture such as cherry blossoms in the background and a ...
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Several Anime Key Chains
Contributed Item
Uploaded by: myan
The key chains themselves represent the growing “cultural power” Japan has when it comes to producing imaginative fare through technology or fun trinkets. Having purchased these key chains in the ...
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Part of these collections:
Mandarin's Japanophilia Collection
(Item 3 of 3, “Several Anime Key Chains”)
Collected by: myan
The key chains themselves represent the growing “cultural power” Japan has when it comes to producing imaginative fare through technology or fun trinkets. Having purchased these key chains in the ...
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Benihana (franchise)
Contributed Item
Uploaded by: boliva
Benihana is perhaps one of the best and most successful illustrations of Japanophilia to exist in the United States. Since its founding in 1965, this franchise has become radically ...
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Part of these collections:
Japanpophilia as a U.S. mainstream franchise
(Item 2 of 3, “Benihana”)
Collected by: boliva
Japanophilia
(Item 15 of 60)
Collected by: mpitelka
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Memoirs of a Geisha
Contributed Item
Uploaded by: boliva
The word Geisha literally translates to art person. The movie Memoirs of a Geisha reflects this both in its hauntingly beautiful imagery and its plotline. The story tells ...
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Part of these collections:
Japanpophilia as a U.S. mainstream franchise
(Item 3 of 3, “Memoirs of Geisha”)
Collected by: boliva
Japanophilia
(Item 16 of 60)
Collected by: mpitelka
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