First of all, I think we have to say that Japanese cultural expressions are funny and grotesque. There are three main reasons: first, taking the haiku mentioned by the landlord as an example, the word "haiku" itself has a funny meaning in Chinese, that is, to some extent, Japan acquiesced in the existence of funny elements in its culture; Secondly, it is also the result of artistic development, so why don't China, North Korea, South Korea and other countries and nations have Japanese culture? In addition, even if the word grotesque is not used to explain the cultural phenomenon mentioned by the landlord, what about other cultural phenomena in Japan, such as ukiyo-e culture, including SM (sadomasochism) culture and Japanese AV industry? So I personally think that although it is true to look at the problem from a developmental perspective, Japanese culture is closely related to the words "funny, humorous and grotesque" after all.

Let's get back to the point. It should be said that Japanese funny cultural elements are not necessarily related to the idea of mourning for things, but they have similar roots.

First of all, "existence determines consciousness" is true, and this culture in Japan is closely related to their living environment. Japan is an island country with narrow living environment, relatively poor natural resources (especially in ancient times), frequent earthquakes and easy disappearance of beautiful things. In addition, Japan's society is full of contradictions, and it is easy to feel anxious and sad (note: in this regard, I suggest you watch a Japanese film "Japan's Fall").

Of course, Japanese culture is not all ugly, they also have a beautiful side, but this kind of beauty should also be considered as a kind of "sad beauty" such as cherry blossoms. Cherry blossoms are a major image in Japanese culture and literature. In the eyes of the Japanese, the most beautiful scenery is indeed the scene when it withers. So-probably influenced by their living reality and living environment (so-called insecurity)-the Japanese appreciate the decline of life, admit that this decline is beautiful, and believe that life will shine at the moment of death, "the ultimate of art is death" (for this, I recommend a movie "Imprisoned Tattoo"). Have you ever heard the song KINOMOTO SAKURA? From the tune and lyrics of this song, we can also know their above-mentioned cultural psychology. At the same time, let them have a game mentality.

Therefore, because beautiful things are perishable, they have a kind of "material sorrow", that is, they appreciate a kind of decline, recognize that this decline is beautiful, and even think that only this decline is a kind of beauty.

At the same time, because beautiful things are perishable, there is a game mentality. The lower class civilians have been oppressed by the ruling class for a long time, resulting in a wild and subversive cultural expression that is close to a clown, which is called "humor". (And from this point of view, we can also find that the Japanese ukiyo-e culture mentioned in the last article, as well as the so-called SM culture since this period of time, can be considered to be caused by the above root causes. )

Among them, among the elite, there are many thoughts of mourning for things; In the civilian class, there are more funny cultural and artistic forms, such as artistic ability, to have fun in suffering.