How I Became Captivated By Japanese Art and Culture
I got my first taste of Japanese art and culture during the pandemic. Due to the widespread danger of COVID-19 and the quarantine policy locking my mom and I in our home, there wasn’t much to do, at least together, especially since it was just the two of us. This meant that most of our time was spent doing our own independent activities, which we didn’t mind, as we were (and still are) both introverts that naturally give each other plenty of space to do our own thing. One day during lunch, however, we decided it was time for a little change of pace. After all, YouTube, video games, and books can only get you so far after a few months of quarantine. The two of us sat on our soft leather couch and gathered around our Roku TV, the warm steam and delicious smell of our lunch presented in front of us on our wooden coffee table. We were browsing what was available for free on my mom’s Amazon Prime Video account when we came across a Japanese TV show called Slam Du...