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      • Itinerary Design
        • 6-28 Departure in Heavy Rain
        • 6-28 Staying in a Ueno Japanese-Western Room
        • 6-29 Ueno: Shinobazu Pond and Ueno Park
        • 6-30 Karuizawa Stone Church
        • 6-30 Old Karuizawa
        • 7-01 Karuizawa: Hiroshi Senju Museum and Kumoba Pond
        • 7-02 Matsumoto City Stroll: Nawate-dori, Yohashira Shrine, and Matsumoto Castle
        • 7-03 Nagano Suwa Taisha (part 1): Akimiya, Harumiya, and Manji Stone Buddha
        • 7-03 Nagano Suwa Taisha (Part 2): Maemiya, Honmiya, and the Philosophy of Non-Contention
        • 7-04 Hakuba: Alpine Gondola, Stunning Mountain Views, and Heidi's Swing
        • 7-04 Oide Park
        • 7-04 Night Stroll in Matsumoto
        • 7-05 Narai-juku
        • 7-05 A Stroll Around Matsumoto Castle in the Rainy Dusk
        • 7-06 From Matsumoto to Niigata: Hakusan Park and Toki Messe
        • 7-07 Yahiko: Rustic Shrine and Mount Yahiko
        • 7-08 Echigo-Yuzawa
        • 7-09 Yamagata Tendo
        • 7-10 Yamagata City Stroll
        • 7-11 Yonezawa Castle
        • 7-11 Kaminoyama Onsen: Historic Castles, Old Streets, and Day Trip Baths
        • 7-12 Back to Hong Kong
        • Japan's Post-War Land Reform: A Bloodless Redistribution of Wealth
        • The Long-term Impact and Dilemmas of Japan's Agricultural Land Reform
        • Survival in Yonezawa: The Uesugi Clan's Restructuring from Sengoku Daimyo to the Brink of Bankruptcy
        • European Nostalgia and Thoughts on Westernization in the Northern Japan Alps
      • Chapter 0: The Genesis
        • 1.1 Introduction
        • 1.2 Okuninushi-no-Okami and Amaterasu-Omikami
          • 1.3.1 Suwa Daimyojin and the "Remote Meeting"
          • 1.3.2 Resolving Conflict: Deliberation and Decision
          • 1.3.3 The Most Difficult Agenda Item: The Ties of Fate
          • 1.3.4 Ancient Standing Orders
          • 1.3.5 The "Acting" Role of the Caretaker Gods
        • 2.1 Plans vs. Reality
        • 2.2 Tokuyama and Yamaguchi (December 17th)
        • 2.3 Fukuyama and Tomonoura (December 18th)
        • 2.4 Yasugi: Gardens and Steel (December 20th)
        • 3.1 Kyoto teamLab BioVortex (December 22nd)
        • 3.2 Kyoto Station
        • 3.3 Shin Umeda City, Osaka (December 21st)
        • 3.4 Other Night Views and Electronic Art
          • 4.1.1 The White Heron and the Fire Drill
          • 4.1.2 Koko-en Garden
          • 4.1.3 Itate Hyozu Shrine
          • 4.1.4 Gokoku Shrine
          • 4.1.5 Himeji Miyuki-dori Shopping Street
        • 14.2 Okayama Korakuen (December 16)
        • 14.3 Kobe Minatogawa Shrine (December 22)
        • 14.4 Kobe Nankin-machi (December 21-22)
        • 5.1 A Bond Across Ten Thousand Miles
        • 5.2 The Organic Fusion of Japanese Religion
        • 5.3 The Reliquary: When a Western Saint Meets Eastern Lacquer Art
        • 5.4 Confronting a Painful History
        • 5.5 Fire and Reconstruction: The Rebirth of the White Tent
        • 5.6 Conclusion: Marveling at the Dance of Ten Thousand Gods
        • 6.1 Preface: Travel is the Best Mental Workout
        • 6.2 Updating Travel Wisdom: Shattering the "Shinkansen Myth"
        • 6.3 Gastronomy
          • 6.3.1 Shokudo Okabe: The Integrity of a Small Shop
          • 6.3.2 Kassui-ken: A Tapestry of Sweet and Savory
        • 6.4 Small Towns vs. Big Cities: A Shift in Rhythm
        • 6.5 A Bit Disappointed with Kansai Airport
        • 6.6 Electronics: Lightweight and Pragmatism
        • 7.1 Exceeded Expectations
        • 7.2 Reflections on Peace and Inclusivity
        • 7.3 AI

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