Travel and Food

Why did people from Edo head to Mount Oyama? | Pilgrimage to Mount Oyama and Oyama Afuri Shrine

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.
Travel and Food

Why do people "borrow" wolves? | The worship of divine messengers at Mitsumine Shrine and the pilgrimage to the inner sanctuary

This book introduces the wolf-as-guardian deity worship that remains at Chichibu's Mitsumine Shrine, along with experiences such as staying at the temple lodging Kounkaku, participating in morning prayers, and climbing to the inner shrine of Myohogatake. It also traces the differences between this worship and that of Okuchi Magami of Mount Mitake.
Travel and Food

Walking the "Wolf Amulet" | From Musashi Mitake Shrine, which enshrines wolves, to Mt. Otake and Mt. Nokogiri

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.
Travel and Food

Tadao Ando's "Creating Work" and a stay at Setouchi Retreat Aonagi

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.
Book reviews and reading

"Reading Paintings" | Knowledge doesn't kill emotion, it actually enhances it.

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.
drum

Seeing The Roots live made me realize how amazing Questlove is.

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.
American History Through Movies

Reading "The Champion's Strength Training" will change the way you see "Terminator."

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.
Learning and Reading Methods

The complete process of rebuilding a WordPress site for international sales in almost a full day using AI.

I rebuilt a book review-focused WordPress site into a cultural media and online shop that supports SEO, GA4, WooCommerce, Stripe, international shipping, and automatic translation, while using AI to visualize the screen. I will share my real-world experience of minimizing costs and time, along with specific work procedures and checklist items.
Design source

Reading "Roots" through clothing

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.
Design source

The "blueprint for destruction" of punk as seen in "Inception (1976)"“

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.