4 iunie - Calatorie imaginara pe muntele Fuji

Prima intalnire culturala a lunii iunie a fost ultima tinuta in absenta dlui. Katsutaro Kawai, organizatorul principal al intalnirilor de cultura din cadrul cercului “Prietenii Japoniei”, care s-a aflat in Japonia pentru cateva saptamani. Intalnirea a avut ca si tema Muntele Fuji, cunoscut de catre japonezi ca Fuji-san si fiind unul din cele mai cunoscute simboluri ale Japoniei si unul din cele mai iubite locuri din Japonia.

Asa cum dra. Minodora Buta a mentionat in introducerea la prezentarea sa, “-san” din Fuji-san nu denota un termen onorific, asa cum este gresit conceput de obicei, ci acest “-san” este citirea chinezeasca a kanji-ului care denota un munte, si anume “yama”

 

              La inceputul prezentarii fiecare participant a avut sansa sa impartaseasca celorlalti numele sau si pasiunile care ii leaga de Japonia, dar si alte pasiuni. Chiar daca se aflau in febra examenelor, publicul a fost constituit in mare parte din studenti care erau intr-adevar obositi, dar care cautau o oaza de scapare in atmosfera relaxanta atat de familiara a cercului.

              Dupa prezentari, intalnirea a continuat prin anunturile facute de dra. Minodora in legatura cu activitatile ce aveau sa urmeze in urmatoarele saptamani, in timp ce un telefon de la dl. Kawai, care se afla in Shikoku, Japonia, trebuia sa soseasca. Telefonul a sosit in sfarsit si cu cateva complicatii tehnice videoconferinta a putut fi initializata. Dl. Kawai a putut astfel sa transmita salutarile sale celor din Romania, astfel aducand publicul cu un pas mai aproape de Japonia.

Dupa telefonul din Japonia, Dra. Minodora a continuat prezentarea sa, aratand cateva aspecte interesante despre frumosul munte, precum etimologia numelui Fuji, care este nesigura, in prezent caracterele folosite au semnificatiile: “bogatie/ abundenta”, “persoana cu un anumit statut/ domn/samurai”, “munte” iar asocierea lor este una pur fonetica, dupa unele surse, sau legata de basmul popular Taketori Monogatari (Povestea taietorului de bambus), dupa alte surse.

 Zona din jurul muntelui a fost de asemenea prezentata, cu micile orase care il inconjoara precum Gotenba, Fujiyoshida si Fujinomiya,  si cele cinci lacuri: Kawaguchi, Yamanaka, Sai, Motosu si Shoji. Si asa cum fiecare lucru mare din Japonia are in spate o legenda, o variatiune a legendei taietorului de bambus a fost prezentata, legenda care nu a luat publicul prin surprindere, unii din participanti auzind cateva lucruri despre legenda inainte.

In ultima parte a prezentarii, din moment ce imaginile pot insemna mai mult decat cuvintele, un film care prezinta muntele in detaliu a fost proiectat. Pentru ca filmul a fost in limba japoneza in totalitate, fara subtitrare, acesta a fost un bun exercitiu pentru studentii de limba japoneza prezenti la cerc in acea seara. Filmul a ilustrat numeroase aspecte ale muntelui, cum ar fi unele locuri de urcare, zonele invecinate, flora si fauna, peisaje nemaipomenite dar si aspect din festivalul focului, celebrat anual cu dorinta de a imblanzi mania vulcanului Fuji pentru care se roaga sa nu mai erupa.

 Desi multi dintre participanti au considerat festivalul putin ciudat, acesta a fost unul inedit, procesiunea si obiceiurile fiind interesante de observat.

In final participantii au fost invitati sa petreaca putine momente in care sa delibereze care a fost imaginea creeata despre muntele Fuji, la o ceasca de ceai, un pahar de suc si un snack.

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The first cultural meeting in June was the last meeting held in the absence of Mr. Katsutaro Kawai, the principal organizer of cultural meetings that take place at the Japan Friends Club, who was in Japan for a few weeks. The meeting had as a theme Mount Fuji, known by the Japanese as Fuji-san, being one of the most important symbols of Japan and one of the most loved places in Japan. As Ms. Minodora Buta mentioned in the introduction of her presentation, “-san” from Fuji-san is not an honorific term as it is usually mistakenly believed, but it is in fact the Chinese reading of the kanji denominating a mountain, namely “yama”.

In the beginning of the meeting, each participant was given the chance to share his name and his interest with Japan or other collateral interests. Even though in the fire of the exams, the public was mainly composed of students, who were indeed very tired but who were seeking an escape oasis in the relaxing atmosphere of the club.

After the introductions, the meeting continued with Ms. Minodora’s announcements for the following weeks, while waiting for a surprise call from Mr. Kawai who was going to make a video call from Shikoku, Japan. The call finally came and with a few technical complications, the connection was successfully established, Mr. Kawai sending his salutations and drawing the public a step closer to Japan.

After the call from Japan, Ms. Minodora’s presentation on Fuji-san continued, with a short presentation of different interesting aspects related to the beautiful mountain, like the etymology of the name Fuji, the meaning of which is unsure, in the present day meaning of the characters are: `abundant`,‘a man with a certain status’  and `mountain`. The area around the mountain was also presented, with the small cities that surround it, like Gotenba, Fujiyoshida and Fujinomiya,  and the five lakes: Kawaguchi, Yamanaka, Sai, Motosu and Shoji. And as every big thing in Japan has a legend behind, one variation of the legend of the bamboo cutter (Taketori Monogatari) was presented, though the public had not been taken by surprise, some of the participants proving to have known a few things about the legend.

In the last part of the presentation, since images can mean more than words, a movie presenting the mountain in detail was projected. Because the movie was in Japanese, with no translation available, it was a good exercise for the students of Japanese who were present at the meeting. The movie depicted numerous aspects of the mountain, some climbing paths, the surroundings, fauna and flora, breathtaking sceneries, and also a fire festival dedicated to the god is believed to be living inside the mountain, the god of fire, who has to be kept under control so that the mountain will not erupt again. Most of the participants considered the festival strange, but the procession and the customs were interesting to watch.

In the end the participants were invited to spend a few moments and deliberate about the image they got about Mount Fuji, at a cup of tea or a glass of juice and a snack.