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HIKIKOMORI

from UKIYO​-​EP by Joefur

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Hikikomori 引きこもり (ひきこもり) or 引き篭り lit. "pulling away, being confined," i.e., "acute social withdrawal") is a Japanese term to refer to the phenomenon of reclusive adolescents and young adults who have chosen to withdraw from society seeking extreme degrees of isolation and confinement due to various personal and social factors in their lives. The term "hikikomori" refers to both the sociological phenomenon in general as well as to individuals belonging to this societal group.

Sometimes referred to as a kind of social problem in Japanese discourse, the hikikomori phenomenon has a number of possible contributing factors. Young adults may feel overwhelmed by modern Japanese society, or be unable to fulfill their expected social roles as they have not yet formulated a sense of personal tatemae (the public facade) and honne (the "true self") – both of which are needed to cope with the daily paradoxes of adulthood.

As with many advanced capitalist meritocracies, there exists a great deal of pressure on adolescents in Japan to be successful and perpetuate the existing social status-quo. A traditionally strong emphasis on complex social conduct, rigid hierarchies and the resulting, potentially intimidating multitude of social expectations, responsibilities and duties in Japanese society contribute to this pressure on young adults. Historically, Confucian teachings de-emphasizing the individual and favoring a conformist stance to ensure social harmony in a rigidly hierarchized society have shaped much of the Sinosphere, possibly explaining the emergence of the hikikomori phenomenon in other East-Asian countries.

Samples taken from Shakuhachi by Kohachiro Miyata - www.youtube.com/watch?v=miUKO5g0O…3o-SonsAncestrais

and, 'Hikikomori Loveless: What causes young Japanese hermits to give up on real life?' Documentary - www.youtube.com/watch?v=wE1UIK85E…nel=RTDocumentary

Written, Produced and Artwork by JOEFUR
November 2020
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from UKIYO​-​EP, track released December 28, 2020

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