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Decoding the Kuniyuzuri of Japanese Mythology
5 hrs ago • Takahiro Mitsui
CI011: True Way to See Japan
Ancient East Asian Sea Routes Concealed by Modernity
Apr 1 • Takahiro Mitsui

March 2026

Heart of Suibokuga
Traces of a Cultural Spirit Born from the Cross-Sea Exchange Between Southern Song and Kamakura
Mar 25 • Takahiro Mitsui
On Dogen 14
Shinran's Ultimate Horizon
Mar 18 • Takahiro Mitsui
Philosophy of Buddhist Statues
When the Gaze Is Annihilated, Buddhism Manifests from the Depths
Mar 11 • Takahiro Mitsui
Hyogo Story
Hidden Truths of a Westenizing Japan
Mar 8 • Takahiro Mitsui
Seeking the Elixir of Immortality across the Eastern Sea
A Legend of Xu Fu where Qin Shi Huang and Ancient Japan Intersect
Mar 5 • Takahiro Mitsui
Homeland of Freedom
Seeking True Freedom in a World of Universalized Placelessness
Mar 4 • Takahiro Mitsui
CI010: Why Wei Approached the Wa Kingdom
The Worldview Hidden in the Ancient Foundations of East Asia
Mar 3 • Takahiro Mitsui
Mad Kings Who Refuse to Fall
When the End Is Denied, Catastrophe Is All That Remains
Mar 2 • Takahiro Mitsui
Akira Kurosawa’s Testament
Does Humanity Still Have the Will to Envision the Next 400 Years?
Mar 1 • Takahiro Mitsui

February 2026

On Dogen 13
Honen and Shinran’s Divergent Perspectives on Death
Feb 27 • Takahiro Mitsui
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