Illustrated mini-encyclopedia about the Land of the Rising Sun. The most enduring feature of Japanese culture, permeating it from antiquity to the present day, is the constant fascination with the fragility of nature and its eternal renewal. "Nothing remains mortal, everything changes." This Zen rule allows us to find joy in what brings us a moment. This is the essence of ukie-e, the art of the Edo era: to capture the images of the "ephemeral and flowing" world. So, palaces and monasteries were built of wood and paper, as well as the most unpretentious huts. The ground under your feet, rice straw, bamboo pipes were valued no less than varnishes and silk. Any action - be it a tea ceremony or an archery ritual - expresses the innermost feelings of the participants - both the host and the guests.