4 February, 1863
Born in the area that is today the northern portion of Fukui Prefecture in the Hokuriku region of Japan on this day in 1862, Japanese scholar Okakura Kakuzō (岡倉 覚三, 14 February, 1862 – 2 September, 1913), also known as Okakura Tenshin (岡倉 天心).
Okakura contributed to the development of arts in Japan. Outside of Japan, he is chiefly remembered today as the author of "The Book of Tea" (茶の本 Cha no Hon) (1906), a long essay, published in 1906, linking the role of chadō (teaism) to the aesthetic and cultural aspects of Japanese life.
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