简介：ThehistoryofJapanpastandpresentisthestoryofthekami,thesupernatural,notquitegodlikespiritswhounderlietheJapanese-nessofJapan—whocreatedtheJapaneseislandsatthebeginningoftimeandremaintodaytheonesresponsibleforhealthandluck,forsuccessinchildbirthandbusiness,fortheproperfunctioningofsiliconchipsandtheuniquenessandunityoftheJapanese.ThisprogrambeginswiththecreationmythofJapanandexplainstheoriginandscopeofthekamiconcept;explainsthearrivalofBuddhismandhowBuddhismandthekamiwereassimilated;discussestheroleofChineseculture,style,andwritinginJapaneseculture;anddemonstrateshowtheJapanesegardenepitomizestheJapaneseviewoftherelationshipbetweenhumankindandnature,space,time,andreality.(53minutes)…