Fujimura Institute

Airlines are leaning in to helping passengers lie down, with major carriers launching new designs that prioritize proper rest for long-haul flights. abcnews.link/LUkicYn

Such sad news. Their Eric Carle Museum is a treasure. Hope they can continue.

Japanese high school teacher Hirotaka Hamasaki draws amazing blackboard art for his students, then erases it to show the beauty of letting go.

This musical manuscript was handwritten by Beethoven.

My wish: that we all might be THIS observant.

Einstein slept around 10 hours a day and took his rest seriously. He believed that good sleep was essential for both physical health and mental clarity. What made his routine unusual was his habit of taking short naps during the day, sometimes more than once. These naps only lasted a few minutes, but he found them incredibly refreshing. He believed these brief moments of rest helped reset his thinking and gave him a fresh perspective. For him, stepping away from a problem, even briefly, often made it easier to return with clearer and more creative ideas.

@HaejinMako “Beauty and Justice: Creating a Life of Abundance and Courage” @BrazosPress interview with @OpenDiscourseCo at @BucknellU is out! youtu.be/rIHfBt1tHv4 This video is conducted by Charles Mitchell of the Open Discourse Coalition at Bucknell University (0:02-0:19). Key Discussion Points: •Christians as Wedding Planners: The Fujimuras discuss their metaphor of Christians acting like wedding planners, focused on bringing a future vision of hope and restoration into the present (0:44-1:30). •Faith and Law Practice: Haejin describes how she integrates her faith into her law firm, named Estuary, emphasizing values like honesty, integrity, and daily prayer to surrender their work to a higher purpose (5:52-11:26). •The Legacy of Tim Keller (@timkellernyc): Mako and Haejin reflect on the immense impact of the late pastor Tim Keller (a Bucknell alumnus), highlighting his pioneering work in the integration of faith and work, particularly in New York City (12:29-28:39). •Embers International and Justice Work: Haejin discusses her work with Embers International (www.embers international.org), an organization dedicated to freeing families from intergenerational slavery and human trafficking. They emphasize a gospel-driven approach of not just stopping perpetrators, but praying for their transformation into protectors (34:36-40:38). •Culture Care (@iamculturecare) and Discourse: Mako explains his concept of "Culture Care," advocating for tending to culture as an ecosystem rather than fighting culture wars. They emphasize the importance of safe spaces like the Open Discourse Coalition for complex dialogues (52:16-55:40).

My exhibit in Japan. These simple sketches of Slated Juncos in snow are available for sale (a portion to benefit disappearing Japanese Nihonga craft stewardship)

Kyoto, Japan 🇯🇵

Ravel’s Le tombeau de Couperin: a guide to the greatest recordings. Ravel channelled the Baroque milieu of François Couperin through a 20th-century lens in his six-movement piano suite. Jed Distler surveys a century of recordings... #Echobox=1776188935" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">gramophone.co.uk/features/artic…

An incredibly deep interview of Theology of Making by Pastor Doong with me. @yalepress 【藝術與信仰的對話】美味歐姆蛋？種出好番茄？—— 藤村真Makoto Fujimura × 董家驊 David Doong：跨越藝術與信仰的新創... youtu.be/BtbKQbWahsc?si… via @YouTube @iamculturecare

Dandelions play an important role in “Art Is: A Journey into the Light” @yalepress

Continuing his work as Professor of Theology, Imagination and the Arts @univofstandrews, James MacMillan contributes to a new video about the Master MLitt course in Sacred Music. Find out more about the course in this new video: bit.ly/4mzgDSe

The late Jesse Jackson told me that it wasn’t until Marvin got involved that the civil rights effort became a movement. Artists - what are you writing? @iamculturecare

Warp Point. - #gif #art #everyday #aftereffects #redgiant #loop #visuals #animation #vjloop #vj

The polio vaccine developed by Jonas Salk was declared safe and effective on this day 71 years ago. He used a technique by Nobel Prize laureates John Enders, Thomas Weller and Frederick Robbins to help develop his vaccine.

Update: Dr Patrizia Bonaventure, my father’s last student, has spent many days now going over correspondences and data files that my father left for her, archiving and digitizing them for future use in research. Grateful for her! @iamfujimura

Here’s the link to @BethMooreLPM interviewing me. It was such a rich conversation! youtu.be/ylNyRGjZj5Q?si… @iamculturecare @EmbersInternat1

The Kyoto Aquarium in Japan keeps a wall-sized flowchart tracking the romantic relationships, breakups, and drama between their penguins. They update it every year. Red hearts mean couples. Blue broken hearts mean it’s over. Purple lines with question marks mean it’s complicated. Yellow means friendship. Green means enemies. One female penguin reportedly ended six relationships in a single year. The comment under her photo, translated from Japanese, described her as “basically demonic.” Another penguin was caught dating someone 17 years older who also turned out to be their great aunt. And penguins who get broken up with sometimes refuse to eat. Apparently the staff say wing-flapping means flirting, grooming each other means it’s official, and if a penguin steals another penguin’s egg… well, it’s exactly what it looks like.

Update: Dr Patrizia Bonaventure, my father’s last student, has spent many days now going over correspondences and data files that my father left for her, archiving and digitizing them for future use in research. She travelled to the History of Science department to do.