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14-Oct-2018

China Girl.

Nous avons été surpris par le nombre de jeunes touristes chinoises qui se promènent vêtues de yukatas colorés près des temples les plus célèbres du cœur de Kyoto. Ces jeunes femmes se déplaçant à plusieurs ne voient pas grand chose de Kyoto occupées qu’elles sont à minauder et à prendre des selfies.
L’illustre Yasunari Kawabata, prix Nobel de littérature en 1968, s’était suicidé en 1972. Il ne supportait plus de voir son pays s’abîmer dans une sorte d’occidentalisation outrancière. Nulle doute que cette invasion de touristes d’un genre nouveau n’aurait fait qu’accroître son désespoir.

We were surprised by the number of young Chinese tourists walking in colourful yukatas near the most famous temples in the heart of Kyoto. These young women moving by two or three do not see much of Kyoto busy as they are simpering and taking selfies non-stop.
The illustrious Yasunari Kawabata, Nobel Laureate in Literature in 1968, committed suicide in 1972. He could no longer bear to see his country deteriorate into a sort of over-westernization. There is no doubt that this invasion of new types of tourists would only have increased his despair.

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Nestor Derkach11-Sep-2021 15:38
A beautiful lady love her wardrobe nice pose and a great portrait .
Nice sharp photograph.
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Rory Trappe18-Mar-2020 17:38
Nice composition
Fong Lam29-Jul-2019 14:28
Beautiful portrait of this pretty lady...love her smile and costume...V
Rob Davies16-Jul-2019 14:17
Great portrait.
Lance B30-Jun-2019 05:38
Fantastic portrait! Love the umbrella.
carol j. phipps19-Jun-2019 13:59
Vote. Please ignore the previous “B” in comment.
carol j. phipps19-Jun-2019 13:58
Lovely in every way. B
Marwan Habib07-Jun-2019 20:59
Encore un costume magnifique et un beau portrait.
Apostolos Tikopoulos02-Jun-2019 18:04
Excellent portrait work, against this backround. V.
Wintermeer30-May-2019 00:22
The common tourist destroys what he seeks by finding it. Even stranger since Japanese and Chinese have a rather difficult relationship. A fine portrait nonetheless!
Ton T.29-May-2019 19:30
A magnificent portrait of this Beautiful Japanese girl! V
Tom LeRoy29-May-2019 14:35
A stellar portrait and beautiful girl. The perfect place to get the light and colorful costume. V
Pierre28-May-2019 13:52
Un magnifique portrait de cette jeune et jolie dame dans son superbe costume! V
Fabienne27-May-2019 19:42
Cette demoiselle est très belle dans ses habits de yakatas. Vous avez fait une splendide portrait.
(Merci pour les très intéressantes explications )
Industrial Heritage27-May-2019 18:26
Wow, such a beautiful girl and you captured here beauty so well
lucanton27-May-2019 13:14
magnifique portrait! V
marie-jose wolff27-May-2019 09:39
magnifique portrait, un regard lumineux et chaleureux! V
Zeeby27-May-2019 07:59
A very beautiful and colourful portrait. V
Nirvan Hope27-May-2019 04:13
An excellent portrait, and excellent commentary on cultural appropriation. Yes, Kawabata would be turning in his grave!
Raymond27-May-2019 00:13
Very beautiful portrait
Karen Stuebing26-May-2019 20:04
She's beautiful in her red robe and with the red umbrella. Maybe fake but compelling. Gorgeous portrait. V.
Martin Lamoon26-May-2019 19:05
Wonderful portrait
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Nick Paoni26-May-2019 18:58
What a marvelous portrait. Love her expression and the eye contact.
Blandine Mangin26-May-2019 17:21
un beau portrait ! peut-être en voyant ces jeunes chinoises revêtues d'un kimono, les japonaises reviendront à leur costume traditionnel... on peut rêver... v
Dave Petersen Photography26-May-2019 14:11
A superb portrait of beauty, expression and a celebration of culture. This image has a beautiful glow or luminescence. Outstanding work!! VVV
Jeff Real26-May-2019 14:05
She is so beautiful and your portrait is perfection!
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peterjay4526-May-2019 13:36
A wonderful portrait of this pretty woman.
borisalex26-May-2019 13:29
Sweet girl and beautiful smile! Great costume! V
Marcia Colelli26-May-2019 11:32
Wonderful portrait of this beautiful lady. V
Gill Kopy26-May-2019 03:34
You've captured this girl beautifully. V
PS I feel the whole world is becoming over Westernized, or Americanized. This is very evident in Africa over the last 50 odd years !!
Graeme25-May-2019 22:23
A fine portrait of this pretty girl.V
Don Mottershead25-May-2019 21:32
Wonderful portrait, with great light and an appealing background. V
PauloCGama25-May-2019 21:20
Beautiful portrait. Great light and proceless expression. v
bill friedlander25-May-2019 19:48
A lovely portrait of the pretty lady and her beautiful costume. V
Walter Otto Koenig25-May-2019 18:58
A wonderful portrait of her in her Yukata and red Parasol. So nice with the wooden background. I am big fan of the work of Kawabata, "Snow Country" and "The Sound of the Mountain" are just two of my favorites. "V"
joseantonio25-May-2019 18:40
very nice portrait of this young beauty.V.
Tom Munson25-May-2019 18:39
Beautiful portrait.
Dan Greenberg25-May-2019 16:30
It is nice to see people, even if Chinese tourists, dressed in traditional and colorful Geisha styles. Wonderful portrait! ~BV~
Jim Coffman25-May-2019 16:24
What a nice colorful portrait!!
globalgadabout25-May-2019 15:52
an intriguing development here, yet a charming image all the same..
janescottcumming25-May-2019 15:40
It's a beautiful portrait and a very interesting commentary. V
Helen Betts25-May-2019 15:29
Great portrait of this fake maiko. My initial reaction was that she doesn't appear to be either Japanese or a geisha, and then I read your interesting commentary. V.
Sylvie Vanderperre25-May-2019 15:11
Très beau portrait. Il semble que la jeune femme se prête facilement au jeu de séduction V
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