Vol.9
Forest of Thought
What Is Hospitality? An Unfinished Relationship That Begins with One Person
Hospitality is "an unfinished relationship that begins with facing one person." Service presupposes "one to many" and has a correct answer. Hospitality is "one to one" and has none. The way of tea, once a world entered at the risk of one's life, is the sublimation of the spirit of hospitality into culture.
Kunitsukami Project
The Japanese Never Used to Climb Mountains｜Mount Miwa as Kannabi, and Walter Weston
Originally, the Japanese did not climb mountains. At Omiwa Shrine, ascending Mount Miwa is called "worship by ascent," not "mountain climbing." Mountain climbing began in 1888 with Walter Weston, a Church of England missionary who came to Japan. He redefined Japan's mountains as a playground.
KINEMA 2400
Why the Five-Company Agreement Was Made｜A Pact Against Poaching to Hold Back Nikkatsu
The Five-Company Agreement, concluded by the five major studios in September 1953, was a pact aimed at preventing the poaching of contract talent. The direct trigger was Nikkatsu's attempt to resume production in 1954. With no stars or directors under contract, Nikkatsu had no choice but to poach from the existing companies.