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For me, the study of the Classical Tradition could not end without bridging the West and the East. Having been raised in Japan, I always had the inkling that we are all part of a larger story. Upon arriving in Japan, I searched believing that the disconnect between these two opposing traditions--each with unique identities, aesthetics, virtues and truths--could be reconciled in art and architecture. I was astonished to discover important connections that united the two traditions together. See more on my blogpost at: http://njcovington.blogspot.com/2016/01/japan-classicism-and-sacred-language-of.html