In Pursuit of “Sociology of Beauty” : Considering “Beauty” and “Connections between People” from the Place of “Kaisho”

The purpose of this paper is to theoretically explore the possibility of “beauty” that contributes to the “connections” between people. This paper focuses on “Kaisho (meeting space)” in the medieval Muromachi Period, which is a “place” where people could gather without distinction of social status and “Doboshu” displayed their cultural skills such as tea ceremony, Noh play, incense burning, and waka poems. In conclusion, “Kaisho” had a social function of building “connections” between people through “beauty” and creating culture, which is an important perspective when considering today’s Japanese society