Japanese aesthetics

set of ancient and modern ideals that underpin much of Japanese cultural and aesthetic norms

thumb|Suiseki viewing stone titled ("treasure ship"), displayed with a fitted wooden base (daiza) and storage box; the accompanying plaque and box inscription identify it as a Saji River () stone from Tottori Prefecture in Japan's [[San'in region.]] thumb|A tokonoma display combining [[bonsai and suiseki, with a hanging scroll (kakejiku).]] thumb|A suiseki displayed in a shallow tray (suiban/doban) with sand. thumb|Suiseki displayed on a carved wooden base (daiza).

1933 essay by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki

a master work of interior decorative art

culture of the Taisho period in Japan

Japanese tale. one of short stories in the collection Tsutsumi Chūnagon Monogatari.

thumb|Alfred Nobel Auditorium, Embassy of Sweden, TokyoJapandi is an interior design and architecture style that blends Japanese aesthetics and Scandinavian design, mixing Japanese minimalism and Scandinavian simplicity. The neologism is a portmanteau of “Japan” and “Scandi”. The Japandi term emerged around 2016, but much earlier the first examples of the fusion between Japanese and Scandinavian design styles could be seen in ceramic crafts, architecture, and Danish furniture.