Archive - From the Tideline

A Ring of Contemplation Through Buddhism and Confucianism

Thought of the Unfinished

Jun 30 • Takahiro Mitsui

Onmyoji Lineage

Masters of the Calendar and Their Quiet Hegemony

Jun 24 • Takahiro Mitsui

Yaoyorozu no Kami

Countless Deities Dwelling in Primal Experience

Jun 17 • Takahiro Mitsui

The Canary in East Asia's Coal Mine

Reading the Near Future Through Seoul

Jun 10 • Takahiro Mitsui

Certainty Is a Cage

On Why We Cannot Understand One Another

Jun 3 • Takahiro Mitsui

May 2026

The Generation of Meaning

A Meditative Essay on Living in a World Without Despair

May 27 • Takahiro Mitsui

The Transformation of Wa | Plurality, Duality, Singularity

Part 2, Section 1; Meiji Restoration

May 20 • Takahiro Mitsui

The Transformation of Wa | Manifestation of Invisible Unification

Part 1; From Shotoku Taishi to the Mito School

May 12 • Takahiro Mitsui

For the past several years I have been moving through every part of Japan while contemplating the essence of tourism.

May 6 • Takahiro Mitsui

April 2026

Gods and Buddhas

Why Shinbutsu Shugo Brought Confusion

Apr 29 • Takahiro Mitsui

What Was the Shrine?

Foundations for Exploring the Origins of Shinto

Apr 22 • Takahiro Mitsui

When Japan Was Born

Reading the Archetype of the State through the Philosophy of Fudo

Apr 14 • Takahiro Mitsui

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