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Conclusion:/bridging the chasm
The Jomon culture/still exerts great influence/on us today. Okamoto Taro,/a well-known Japanese artist,/created the Tower of the Sun/for the Osaka Expo in 1970. It was inspired/by the dogu with a heart-shaped face.
Yamaoka Nobutaka,/a movie director,/had spent five years visiting 100 Jomon sites/before filming a movie about the Jomon culture. He says,/“There is a great chasm/separating the Jomon period and us. But as we get to know more about it,/we come to see something/that enables us to look at ourselves in new ways.” When you look at these dogu,/try to imagine/that they are looking back at you/through 10,000-year-old eyes.
You sparked our interest in Australia’s prehistoric art. We hope we’ve sparked your interest in Japan’s. Next year/we hope some of you can come to visit us in Aomori. We’ll go together to Sannai-Maruyama. You’ll see the Jomon culture up close.
Thank you. If you have any questions,/we’d be happy to answer them.
The Jomon culture/still exerts great influence/on us today. Okamoto Taro,/a well-known Japanese artist,/created the Tower of the Sun/for the Osaka Expo in 1970. It was inspired/by the dogu with a heart-shaped face.
Yamaoka Nobutaka,/a movie director,/had spent five years visiting 100 Jomon sites/before filming a movie about the Jomon culture. He says,/“There is a great chasm/separating the Jomon period and us. But as we get to know more about it,/we come to see something/that enables us to look at ourselves in new ways.” When you look at these dogu,/try to imagine/that they are looking back at you/through 10,000-year-old eyes.
You sparked our interest in Australia’s prehistoric art. We hope we’ve sparked your interest in Japan’s. Next year/we hope some of you can come to visit us in Aomori. We’ll go together to Sannai-Maruyama. You’ll see the Jomon culture up close.
Thank you. If you have any questions,/we’d be happy to answer them.