Art therapies in Japan

Journal/Book: Interpersonal Development. 1971; 2: 213-221.

Abstract: Describes several methods of therapy and human relations training based on Japanese modes of artistic expression. These include painting-therapy; sand-tray therapy (Hakoniwa); certain kinds of psychodrama, music, rhythm, and exercise; the image interview; and a variety of Japanese artways, including poetry (Waka and Haiku), calligraphy and ink-drawing (Shodo and Suiboku), flower-arrangement and tea-ceremony (Kado and Sado), dance and song (Mai and Yokyoku), and martial arts. The theoretic and applied significance of these modes is discussed.

Note: Using Smart Source Parsing 1972 art therapies; human relations training; Japan

Keyword(s): Psychotherapeutic techniques; art therapy; japan

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