The author reviewed a large varieties of psychological studies about empathy. This article showed that an empathy included cognitive processes and emotional processes, and defined the empathy as mental activity sharing emotional experience with other people. The author also reviewed various studies about development of an empathy and presented the idea that developed an empathy by involving in nature and culture in a childhood. This article showed that the composion and appreciation of linguistic arts, especially a Japenese Haiku poem had a positive influence on the development of an empathy
