The Japanese Concept of Yoyu: Hungry but Satisfied

A Reflection from Craig Mod's Things Become Other Things

Yoyu: Hungry but Satisfied

Banana House. Can you feel the Yoyu?

I’ve been thinking about what Craig Mod calls yoyu. Or rather, what the Japanese call yoyu, a word Craig beautifully describes as:

“a word that somehow means: the excess provided when surrounded by a generous abundance.”

Craig is bang on the money.

Yoyu isn’t loud or obvious. It’s not in your fa…