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The art of Baumschnitt (German tree pruning)

The art of Trjáklipping (Iselanding tree pruning)

Just go trough normal things people do in Japan and add title "Art of <activity in Japanese>" and it sounds exotic.

For example: The Art of O shiri o kaku (お尻を掻く)

But there is something Japanese about making an art out of regular little mundane things. Or perhaps bringing an art to them.

The art of anal retentiveness :)

(“Anal-retentive” is characterized by excessive concern with details, being obsessively tidy, punctual, and respectful of authority.)

The art of having enough slack in your life that you can spend hours and hours being concerned with the tiniest details.

Sometimes there is nothing deeper to an accurate cut than an accurate cut. Combine many accurate cuts and you may have art, Ikea, a film or a railway line.

Another good one is the famed "Zaratsu polishing" on watches, named simply for the manufacturer of the polishing machines (Sallaz).

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