単なる客観的な自然環境ではなく、人間が自己を発見するための主観的・歴史的関係の表現

'Climate and Culture' (Fudo) is an immortal masterpiece of comparative cultural theory and environmental philosophy written by the leading Japanese philosopher Tetsuro Watsuji in the early Showa period, deeply examining how climate and natural environment (fudo) influence human thought, culture, and self-understanding. Watsuji asserted, 'Climate is not merely an objective natural environment, but rather an expression of the subjective and historical relationship through which humans discover themselves.'