UTSUNOMIYA, Japan—A Japanese medical professor was amazed by Shen Yun Performing Arts’ beauty. He attended a performance at the Tochigi Prefecture Cultural Center on Jan. 22, and concluded that faith is the key to Shen Yun’s extraordinariness.

“Everything of Shen Yun is perfectly beautiful,” Mr. Kuroda Naohito, a medical professor from the Japanese famous Fukushima Prefectural University of Medicine.

“The group dances performed without a single fault. The dancers are really well-trained,” he said. “The male dancers’ tumbling and jumping are majestic. The female dancers’ movements are also very lovely … I had a great, memorable, and peaceful time.”

“I felt very relaxed attending the show,” said Mr. Kuroda

Mr. Kuroda said he had much to think about while he enjoyed a feast for the eyes. He thought although all Shen Yun dancers and musicians have solid skills and techniques, there were more reasons that made Shen Yun unique.

“The baritone’s voice is powerful and masculine. From his song’s lyrics, I obtained the message which echoed in my mind,” he said. “It’s the faith. I suddenly awoke, and immediately felt a warm current entering my heart.”

Mr. Kuroda believed that it was the faith in divine beings that encouraged the Shen Yun artists to perform with their hearts during the show, and it must be that faith that helped the artists withstand the very tough training every day.

“[I understand from Shen Yun that] it doesn’t matter we suffer some hardships now, but we need to have faith. Faith is the light, which can encourage us to move forward,” he said.

“That culture can’t be inherited is a big problem,” he said.

Mr. Ishi Mitsuo, a first-class architect, has a deeper understanding of this problem. Mr. Ishi taught in mainland China, where he had been cheated by people several times.

“It’s very important to save and revive the traditional Chinese culture,” he said. “I have a very bad impression of current China, which has lost the tradition and culture.”

“I have always felt that the Chinese Communist Party does wrong,” he said. “Actually, China’s tradition is very on point!”

The 5,000 years of China’s civilization were built on values and virtues from the spiritual teachings of Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism, virtues like loyalty, propriety, wisdom, justice, and benevolence—values that are universal and shared the world over.

This is the first time that Mr. Ishi attended Shen Yun. He said he was surprised by the excellence of Shen Yun and he wanted to attend again and again.

“When the curtain opened, I saw the clouds and a scene in heaven. At that point, I was in awe. My tears started automatically,” he said. “The show is amazing!”

Mr. Fukushima Masanori, the president of an electric automatic control company, enjoyed the orchestra as well. He said: “The live orchestra is super good. It made me feel I was inside the stories.”

“Shen Yun helps people to understand the traditional culture in a very easy and relaxed way. It’s like the God or the Buddha taught people the culture in ancient times,” he said. “Shen Yun is awesome.”

Mr. Fukushima said Shen Yun’s high-expressive art forms explain the culture clearly, and even a person without any background knowledge can get the point.

“Shen Yun did a great job! And they’re reviving the culture, which must be done,” he said.