Takashi Amemiya

During the Edo period, Mount Oyama in Kanagawa Prefecture was a popular destination for many common people. This book introduces the culture of "Oyama pilgrimage," including the Oyama-ko (Oyama religious association), Oshi (religious guides), the offering of swords, and the Oyama Highway, along with photographs taken during the actual hike from Oyama Afuri Shrine to the summit.

Using Mieko Ogura's book "The Wolf's Amulet" as a guide, we head to Musashi Mitake Shrine on Mount Mitake in Tokyo. Tracing the culture of Oguchi Magami "Oinu-sama," the Mitake-ko religious group, and the Oshi (religious guides), we walk to Mount Otake and Mount Nokogiri, contemplating the mountain worship that remains in the Kanto region.

Reflections after reading Tadao Ando's "Creating Work": Self-study, work, travel, and seeing things in person. Drawing on my experience of creating a model of "Sumiyoshi Row House" during my student days and later staying at the Setouchi Retreat Aonagi, I will consider Ando's architecture and learning.

A book review of Midori Wakakuwa's "Reading Paintings: An Introduction to Iconology." Through 12 famous paintings, the book introduces the basics of iconography and how knowledge can deepen your appreciation of art.

This review covers The Roots' performance at Zepp Haneda. We'll examine Questlove's timekeeping and drumming, which sustained the groove for approximately two hours, from the perspective of a drummer's "time-managing technique," comparing it to Peter Erskine of Weather Report.

This book introduces Arnold Schwarzenegger's "The Champion's Workout" from an NSCA-CPT perspective. It analyzes everything from progressive overload and the principles of physical training to the physical portrayal in "Terminator" and movie costumes such as M-65s and leather jackets.

This book offers a historical analysis of the 1977 classic drama "Roots" from the perspective of clothing history. It explores the history of clothing and freedom in 18th and 19th-century America, from rationed clothing under slavery, Osnaburg, social stratification on plantations, cotton and the ready-made clothing industry, to post-emancipation attire, using actual historical documents.

This is a review of "inception (1976)," held at Omotesando Hills. Drawing on materials from Seditionaries, Sex Pistols, Vivienne Westwood, and Malcolm McLaren, we explore how 1970s punk transformed clothing, music, and graphics.