Build a model that represents something unique about the culture of the area in which you live. (It could be something that is different from the rest of the country, or something that people of other countries may be surprised to learn. )
自分の住んでいるところの、ユニークな文化ってなんでしょう？
モデルをつくって話しましょう。
(他のところとは違うこと、他の国の人が知ったら驚くようなこともいいですよ)
I’d like to talk about how Japanese culture uses dolls and figures. There’s a lot of depth to it, especially with how figures bring two-dimensional characters to life.
That sounds interesting! First, could you tell me about the model you built?
For the base of the model, I used a black plate. On the left side of the black plate, I placed a minifigure with an eye on its head. To the right of it, I arranged blue, red, green, and pink bricks on a yellow plate.
I see, so you used a black plate as the base and arranged the Minifigure and colourful bricks. Do the colours on the yellow plate have any specific meaning?
Yes, these colors represent modern new ideas and art — a sense of blending tradition and modernity.
The colors symbolize modern ideas and art—interesting! You also mentioned placing a transparent yellow cylinder in the center of the model. What does that represent?
That represents the power of AI. It’s a gathering of a lot of information and knowledge in one place.
Ah, so the yellow brick symbolizes the knowledge and power of AI. And above it, there’s a black pole with an eye on top?
Yes. By adding eyes, I give everything life. Without the eyes, they’re just objects or historical artefacts, but in anime and manga, they become supernatural characters with special skills and powers.
That idea is very unique.
In Japan, there’s often a belief that even robots and AI can have a kind of spirit or emotions, seen as more than just technology. By adding eyes to everything, you give life to your model, making each piece feel like it has its own consciousness and existence.
Exactly. In Japanese culture, anime characters, and robots are seen as having their own unique existence.
I’ve expressed one of the traditional Japanese ideas that “everything has life” through my model. This perspective, where even artificial things can have feelings or consciousness, is also reflected in Japanese anime and Robot culture.