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Kodawari

Literal Translation
Extreme commitment to craft, quality, and detail — the obsessive perfectionism associated with the shokunin (craftsperson) spirit. Beautiful in its expression in food, architecture, and objects. Also connected to the psychological cost of perfectionism as a social expectation. Kodawari and its human cost are related to the loneliness and performance anxiety this article describes.