Career paths and life patterns are often transmitted across generations not through explicit instruction but through embodied habits and daily behaviors. Analyzing a play about intergenerational military service, this research shows how subconscious routines shape identity, highlighting how recognizing these patterns allows individuals to consciously break cycles or build new legacies.

This thesis  challenges the idea that Japanese tea ceremony is purely Japanese, showing chanoyu’s roots in Chinese aesthetics, religion, and philosophy. Introduced via Buddhist monks, tea evolved from medicine to art. Recognizing these cross-cultural origins deepens understanding of chanoyu as a living tradition that connects cultures beyond national boundaries and histories.