page_title: Isagiyosa
hierarchical_section_title: Isagiyosa
caption_attribution_description: Sakura of Fukushima-e (福島江のサクラ)
context_page_description: In Japanese society, particularly in historical feudal Japan, isagiyosa is a virtue, translated with "resolute composure" or "manliness".
  Isagiyosa is the capability of accepting death with composure and equanimity. It stands besides other central virtues such as public-spiritedness, loyalty, diligence and steadiness.
  Cherry blossoms, because of their ephemeral nature, are a symbol of isagiyosa in the sense of embracing the transience of the world. Honda maintains that these virtues are not Japanese in particular but form a moral code common to all Asian agricultural societies.
context_section_description: In Japanese society, particularly in historical feudal Japan, isagiyosa (潔さ, "purity") is a virtue, translated with "resolute composure" or "manliness". 
  Isagiyosa is the capability of accepting death with composure and equanimity. It stands besides other central virtues such as public-spiritedness (kō no seishin), loyalty (seijitsusa), diligence (kinbensa) and steadiness (jimichisa).
  Cherry blossoms, because of their ephemeral nature, are a symbol of isagiyosa in the sense of embracing the transience of the world.  Honda (2001) maintains that these virtues are not Japanese in particular but form a moral code common to all Asian agricultural societies.
caption: Cherry blossoms  are a symbol of isagiyosa in the sense of embracing the transience of the world
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