写真は、昨日の散歩道で近隣の発寒川河畔公園でみかけた雪像。
　どうやら土曜日に作り上げた「作品」のようでした。札幌の直近の雪質は必ずしも雪像つくりには適さない乾燥した雪なのですが、ちょっと重くなった「下の方の雪」を力を込めて丸めた感じがあって、そこから親子での、それも父子での作品と想像していました。
　たぶんお父さんも子ども時代に返った気分で、子どものまっすぐで茶目な「ものづくり」心理と完全同心して転げ回っている風景が想像されてしまっていた。あったかい・・・。
　どうもこういう光景に極端にヨワくなってしまっている（笑）。高齢化。
　
　さて、懸案の家系史探索「四百年間のいのちの履歴書」はるかな旅路・・・格闘中。
　先日記述した河内町教育委員会による江戸中期までのわが家系と同姓の家系調査記録。そこでわかったその家の「系図」に触れたのですが、やはり「面白いし、調査するべき対象」ではあるけれど、すぐに準拠しうるとは思われない。
　そこで「急がば回れ」ということで、わが家の六世の祖が書き残してくれた「原氏由来の事」文書内容に立ち返って、再度筋道を整理。AI時代には「資料検索」など秘書的な「アシスタント」としてGoogle-Geminiなどの生成AIツールが重宝します。
　しばしAIとの対話で焦点を再度絞っていって、ある頓悟にたどりついた次第。
　家系に関わる400年以上前の事柄なのですが、最近は各地の「地域史」が充実してきているので、司馬遼太郎さんの時代などからは格段の進歩発展が見られる。おかげさまで400年からさらにさかのぼり得る、有力な原典候補がおぼろげながらその後ろ姿が見えてきたようです。
　ただ、そういう原典参照には時間も掛かるし読みこなしの努力も必要。
　しかし、最近「念ずれば通ず」みたいに古文書の「てにをは」が見えても来ている。それなりの「楽しさ」も感じられるようになってきたのであります。習い性か？
　ものごとの進展には「緩急」があるのでしょう。それが当然の筋道・・・。

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Enjoying the Harsh Winter Season in the North with Your Family / Making Snowmen
Just imagining a father and son building a snowman together fills my head with dreamlike joy. Am I getting old? (laughs). Restoring my energy to explore my family history…

　The photo shows a snow sculpture I spotted yesterday during my walk at the nearby Hassamu River Riverside Park.
It seemed to be a “creation” made over the weekend. While Sapporo’s recent snow isn’t always ideal for sculpting—it’s rather dry—this one had a feel of being rolled with force using the heavier “lower layer of snow.” That led me to imagine it was a father-son project.
　I could picture the father, feeling like a child again, rolling around in perfect harmony with his child’s straightforward, playful “creative” spirit. So heartwarming…
I’m hopelessly weak for scenes like this (laugh). Aging.
　
　Now, regarding the long-pending family history exploration, “Four Hundred Years of Life’s Resume”—a distant journey… still wrestling with it.
The other day I mentioned the Kawachi Town Board of Education’s records tracing our family line and other families with the same surname back to the mid-Edo period. I touched on the “genealogy” of that family discovered there. While it is indeed “interesting and worth investigating,” I don’t think it can be immediately relied upon as a reference.
　So, taking the “make haste slowly” approach, I returned to the document “On the Origins of the Hara Clan” left behind by my sixth-generation ancestor to reorganize the timeline. In the AI era, generative AI tools like Google-Gemini are invaluable as secretarial ‘assistants’ for tasks like “document searches.”
After some dialogue with the AI to refocus, I arrived at a sudden realization.
　Though these are matters concerning our family lineage over 400 years ago, recent advancements in regional histories across various areas show remarkable progress compared to the era of authors like Ryotaro Shiba. Thanks to this, I now glimpse the faint outline of a promising candidate for primary sources that may extend even further back than 400 years.
However, consulting such primary sources takes time and requires effort to decipher.
　Yet lately, as if “persistence pays off,” I’ve started to discern the particles of classical Japanese in these old documents. I’ve even begun to find a certain “enjoyment” in it. Is it just habit?
Progress in things naturally has its “ups and downs.” That’s the way it should be…

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Posted on 1月 19th, 2026 by 三木 奎吾
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　本日は、故地探訪シリーズはいったん休止。ブログ本来の日々の日記風に。写真は「目を休める」ような印象をいつも感じる北海道美唄の山並み「墨絵」的な風景。ひと休み。
　関連会社の位置付けの本体事業社の新年会ということで久しぶりのススキノ。わたしとしては、事業をしっかり継続してくれている状況を見、スタッフとも交歓できて安堵の気分であります。会話の中では今後の企画内容の一部について意見交換も。
　さらに最近の事業を支えてくれている「外部スタッフ」のみなさんとも情報交換できて有意義。
　なかでも多くのカメラマンや執筆ライターさんとの交流はその仕事ぶり・立ち向かい方など、いま現在のわたしのこのブログ執筆にとっても大いに参考になりました。
　久しぶりに出版事業のリアルタイム感を更新することが出来た次第。
　で、本日は家族一同が集まって、なぜか焼き肉パーティであります（笑）。まぁ先日の新年会第２弾。その準備で夫婦で買い物行脚。都合３軒のお店を回っていたのですが、さすがにあちこち移動ですこしヘトヘトになってしまい、最後の店ではカミさんと別行動でクルマで小休止。
　それも含めて昨日の歩数は以下のよう。

　ほとんどが「ツルツル」路面の冬の札幌で、ちょっと歩きすぎかも知れません。
　ただ、ススキノまでの地下鉄往復は、入手している札幌市の「敬老優待乗車券」を利用できる貴重な移動機会ということで、元気に往復しておりました。
　こういう移動過多ぶりも、日頃の健康維持作戦の成果を確認できる貴重な機会。
　22時前に帰宅できたのですが、おかげさまで稀有な「バタンキュー」機会で即ベッドで爆睡。
　本日パーティではわたしは「アラ汁」担当。元気に調理に向かいたいと思います。やるぞ！

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【New Year’s Party in Susukino Yesterday & BBQ Party Today】
Walking all over Sapporo on slippery roads. Unusually high step count. Carefully avoiding falls, striding confidently. But occasionally taking a tumble (lol)…

　Today, the “Hometown Exploration” series takes a break. Back to the blog’s original daily diary style. The photo shows the mountain ranges of Bibai, Hokkaido—a landscape reminiscent of ink wash painting that always gives me a sense of “resting my eyes.” Time for a breather.
It was my first time back in Susukino in a while for the New Year’s party of the main company, which is positioned as an affiliate. For me, seeing the business running steadily and mingling with the staff brought a sense of relief. During conversations, we also exchanged opinions on some future project plans.
　It was also valuable to exchange information with the “external staff” who have been supporting our recent projects.
Interacting with many photographers and writers, especially, provided great insights into their work ethic and approach – highly relevant to my own blog writing right now.
It felt like reconnecting with the real-time pulse of publishing after so long.
　And today, the whole family gathered for some reason for a yakiniku party (lol). Well, it’s sort of the second installment of our New Year’s gathering. My wife and I went shopping to prepare for it. We ended up visiting three different stores, and honestly, moving around so much left us pretty exhausted. At the last store, I took a short break in the car while my wife continued shopping.
Including that, yesterday’s step count was as follows.

　In Sapporo’s winter, where most roads are slippery, I might have walked a bit too much.
Still, the subway trip to and from Susukino was a precious chance to use my Sapporo City Senior Citizen Discount Pass, so I energetically made the round trip.
This kind of excessive movement is also a valuable opportunity to confirm the results of my daily health maintenance strategy.
　I made it home before 10 PM, and thanks to that, I had a rare chance to crash instantly and fall into a deep sleep.
At today’s party, I’m in charge of the “ara soup.” I plan to head to the kitchen full of energy. Let’s do this!

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Posted on 1月 17th, 2026 by 三木 奎吾
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　本日も「四百年間のいのちの履歴書」シリーズ続篇。
　ビジネス生活では地域住宅雑誌を創刊しその事業を譲渡した人間として、自由な個人の探究に残りの人生時間を宛てたい。対価を得るわけではない個人ブログでその探究テーマを深掘り的にまとめておきたい。そういう心境で書いています。よろしく。
　家系史という領域は個人の内面探究と似た部分がある。文学小説では私小説という領域が近似するのかも知れない。しかし私小説のように「孤独を突き詰める」のとは違う。もう少しは社会性があると思います。一方、個人や近親者にとっては肉感的な躍動を感じる。昨日触れた「原山城跡」の発見などは無上の爽快感すらある。
　さて家系400年前「故地」広島県河内町入野にはこれまで出張のついでとかで２度ほど足を運んできている。２度目では少し広範囲に周辺を巡って写真の「竹林寺」も訪れていた。竹林寺というと2023年３月に四国高知の近郊にある同名の寺院をも訪れている。
　その記録もブログで書いています。https://kochihen.replan.ne.jp/?p=40020
　わたしの家系はこの入野から移動していった福山市今津町の寺院・蓮華寺に家系の墓地があり、その宗旨も真言宗。ただ尾道の商家「阿賀屋」の商家株を入手した当時数十年間は律儀にその一族の宗旨・浄土真宗に改宗していた。先祖の法名には両宗派が混在している。
　ただ故地・入野時代さらにそれ以前は真言宗だったと思われます。入野には安楽寺という真言宗寺院もあり、さらに地域本山のように「篁山・竹林寺」が北方の地にある。
　そしてこの「篁山」という山号にはこの地で平安期の文人・小野篁が生誕したことも伝承されているのだそうです。図のように「産湯の池」というものまで残っている。
　小野篁は「閻魔大王の右腕」という称号を得るほど、冥界とこの世を往復していたという奇人。遣唐使に選ばれた高級官僚で外交官家系に育った。漢籍が堪能で法律に詳しく「日本の白楽天」とも称された。日本三大美人の小野小町の祖父とも言われる。で、京都に上る前、この入野で生まれ誕生に際しての瑞夢譚も残されている・・・。
　どうもこの故地・入野、なかなかの結縁の地のようです。ふ〜む。

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【Lifetime Exploration Stop 3: “Chikurin-ji Temple” & Ono no Takamura Legend in Irino】
For Hokkaido natives, it’s an ancient temple and legendary tales steeped in an overwhelming sense of antiquity. A journey into history—a pilgrimage to the reverse frontier. …

　Today continues the “Four Hundred Years of Life’s Resume” series.
In my business life, I launched a regional housing magazine and later transferred that venture. Now, I wish to dedicate the remaining time of my life to free personal inquiry. I want to deeply explore and compile these themes in a personal blog, not for monetary gain. That’s the mindset with which I write. Thank you.
　The field of family history shares similarities with personal introspection. In literary fiction, it might be akin to the realm of autobiographical novels. However, it differs from the “pursuit of solitude” found in autobiographical novels. I believe it possesses a bit more social dimension. On the other hand, for individuals and close relatives, it carries a palpable, visceral energy. Discoveries like yesterday’s mention of the “Haramayama Castle Ruins” even bring an unparalleled sense of exhilaration.
Now, regarding my family’s ancestral home in Hirano, Kawachi Town, Hiroshima Prefecture, 400 years ago, I’ve visited twice before, mostly on business trips. On the second visit, I explored a wider area and also visited the “Chikurinji Temple” pictured here. Speaking of Chikurinji, I also visited a temple of the same name near Kochi City in Shikoku in March 2023.
　I wrote about that experience on my blog too. https://kochihen.replan.ne.jp/?p=40020
　My family lineage moved from this Inno area to Imazu-cho, Fukuyama City, where our family graves are at Renge-ji Temple, also Shingon sect. However, for several decades after acquiring shares in the merchant house “Aga-ya” in Onomichi, my family dutifully converted to the Jodo Shinshu sect, which was that merchant family’s faith. My ancestors’ Buddhist names reflect both sects.
It seems our faith was Shingon during the Inno period and earlier. In Irino, there is also a Shingon temple called Anrakuji, and further north lies “Kōzan Chikurinji,” revered as a regional head temple.
It is said that the mountain name “Kōzan” (Bamboo Grove Mountain) is also associated with the legend that the Heian-period scholar Ono no Takamura was born in this area. As shown in the illustration, a place called the “Birthwater Pond” even remains.
　Ōno no Takamura was an eccentric figure said to have traveled between the underworld and this world so frequently he earned the title “Right Hand of King Yama.” He was a high-ranking official selected for the mission to Tang China, raised in a diplomatic family. Proficient in Chinese classics and knowledgeable in law, he was also called “Japan’s Bai Juyi.” He is also said to be the grandfather of Ono no Komachi, one of Japan’s Three Great Beauties. And before heading to Kyoto, he was born here in Irino, where tales of auspicious dreams surrounding his birth remain…
Hmm, it seems this ancestral land of Irino holds quite a special connection. Hmm.

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Posted on 1月 15th, 2026 by 三木 奎吾
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　本日も家系史深掘り探訪「四百年間のいのちの履歴書」シリーズ。
　いまから423-4年前、1603年頃に紀州から移住し広島県河内町入野に入植したわが家先祖の故事を書き残してくれた六世の祖・三木寛蔵は、1815年に一族の「故地」入野を訪ねている。そこで書き残したのが「原氏由来の事」文書なのですが、その起点に以下のように書いている。
　「往昔､紀州にて仕官たる処､慶長年中､故有りて浪人と相成る。兄弟四人､内男三人､女一人。（中略）
　芸州豊田郡入野村え住居（すまい）す。女子のち同郡田万里村砂畑といへるに嫁ぎ､
　母方の姓を以って家となされ、原氏を名乗る。」
　という記述であります。実際に隣村の田万里（現在は広島県竹原市田万里町）では、江戸期を通じてこの原氏が庄屋職を務め、現在の国道２号線である山陽道の本陣を営んできた。これは芸藩通史など古記録にも記述。
　ナゾ、なのであります。
　嫁をもらってその嫁さんの家の家名を名乗る、とはどういうことなのか？
　日本社会が基本として世界に冠たる戸籍制度を維持してきたのは、父系一系で維持されてきた天皇制という規範がすべての基底に存在したからと考えます。たしかに現代法では両性の合意があればどちらの姓を名乗ってもいいことになってはいますが、女子の家名をこの時代に名乗るのは・・・。
　ひとつ考えられるのは、芸州藩・浅野家からの強い強制。入野と田万里という古代以来の交通の要衝地を「固める」のに、紀州からの国替えに同行した原氏の一族に現地管理の任を期待した。婚姻関係での「同家化」によって一体的管理を強化したか。


　この田万里には、戦国期以来の古城がありその中心と言える「胡ヶ丸城」の防御的な石垣を想起させる地名「垣内」が複数確認できるのです。わが家系が入野で住居（すまい）した「北之垣内」と地名的に相応している。＜一昨日のブログで紹介した江戸初期と思える石垣写真も掲載。＞
　やはり「故有りて浪人と相成る」ということの真実の意味合いは、枢要の地を現地で強力に統制管理する役割を紀州から同行させた「もと仕官」の原氏一統に委ねたという支配者・浅野藩の狙いが浮かんでくる。だから後代には藩行政のカギになる「所務役」をも受け持たせたのかと。
　江戸初期の国替え、徳川最大の敵・旧毛利領の引継支配には浅野家の相当の策略があったのではないか。
　家系史探究の脂っこさ沸点（笑）かなぁ・・・。

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【The family that married into neighboring Tamari adopted the bride’s family name “Hara”…】
A puzzling passage in the family history. The husband’s family actually held the village headman position in neighboring Tamari throughout the Edo period. Was this part of the Hiroshima Asano clan’s regional control strategy? …

　Today continues our series delving into family history: “Four Centuries of Life’s Resume.”
Our sixth-generation ancestor, Miki Kanzo, who recorded the story of our family’s migration from Kishu to settle in Irino, Kawachi Town, Hiroshima Prefecture around 423-4 years ago (circa 1603), visited the clan’s ancestral home in Irino in 1815. The document he wrote there, titled “The Origin of the Hara Clan,” begins as follows:
“Long ago, while serving as retainers in Kishu during the Keicho era, circumstances arose that led us to become ronin. There were four siblings: three sons and one daughter. (…)
We settled in Irino Village, Toyoda District, Geishu. The daughter later married into a family in Sunahata, Tamari Village, in the same district.
They established a household using her mother’s family name and adopted the name Hara.”
This is the account. Indeed, in the neighboring village of Tamari (present-day Tamari-cho, Takehara City, Hiroshima Prefecture), this Hara family served as village headmen throughout the Edo period and operated the honjin (official inn) for the Sanyo Road, now National Route 2. This is also recorded in old documents like the History of the Gei Domain.
　It’s a mystery.
What does it mean to take a wife and then adopt her family name?
I believe Japanese society fundamentally maintained its world-renowned household registration system because the norm of the Emperor system, sustained through a single paternal lineage, existed as the foundation for everything. While modern law certainly allows either surname to be adopted with mutual consent, taking the wife’s family name in this era…
　One possibility is strong coercion from the Asano clan of the Geishu domain. To “secure” the ancient transportation hubs of Irino and Tamari, they likely expected the Hara clan, who had accompanied the transfer from Kishu, to take charge of local administration. Did they strengthen unified management through “same-family status” achieved via marriage?

　Within this Tanemari region, several place names evoking the defensive stone walls of Kogamaru Castle—a central stronghold dating back to the Warring States period—can be identified. The name “Kakuchi” corresponds geographically to “Kita-no-Kakuchi,” where my family resided in Irino.
　Indeed, the true meaning of “becoming a ronin for a reason” reveals the Asano domain’s strategy: entrusting the role of strongly controlling and managing this crucial location to the Hara clan, former retainers brought from Kishu. This explains why they later assigned them the key domain administrative role of “Sokumiyaku” (Office Duty Officer).
　The early Edo period domain transfer and the takeover of the former Mōri territory—Tokugawa’s greatest enemy—likely involved considerable strategy on the part of the Asano clan.
This genealogical research is reaching its boiling point of greasiness (laugh)…

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Posted on 1月 13th, 2026 by 三木 奎吾
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ここのところ、大雪に伴う本格的な雪かき非常態勢にかまけていましたが（笑）「四百年間のいのちの履歴書」シリーズ・深掘りは進めてきています。日本全国規模の信長だ、秀吉・家康だという歴史とは位相の違う歴史探究で、いわば血肉の感じられる「庶民史」という新規領域。
　前回ブログ（１月６日【故地・入野 入植210年で先祖が、420年で子孫が巡る】）以来、故地についてさまざまな書類に目を通し続けました。そのなかには著名な山陽地域史の研究者・西向宏介氏（当時・広島県立文書館研究職勤務）からの情報や、故地・入野を含む「河内町」の教育委員会・近貞氏からの現地聞き取り探索情報などを詳しく参照させていただいた。〜次兄の探究での大きな反応成果。〜
　わたしの世代として６代前の先祖（六世の祖と表現）が、その３代前の祖父で広島浅野藩の「所務役」を務めた祖先の事跡を故地・入野を尋ね書き残した記録書に基づいて家系調査を進めてきている。
　この探究を進めてきて最近気付かされているのが、当地で見続けていた「垣地」のこと。まるで城郭石垣と同様の石垣が家系の墓域と伝わっている場所の麓にあり、古い江戸期の地名にも「北之垣内」という名前が遺されているということ。
　上の写真はその麓の石垣。下の写真はわたしが先年訪れていた紀州・和歌山城。戦国から江戸初期、城郭造りの名人とされた武将・藤堂高虎の築城とされる「高石垣」の様子であります。わたしには土木についての知識はまったくありません。しかし上の写真の最底辺部分には現代の「石垣」が写っていますが、素人目で見ても石垣の造作に時代的な違いがあると思われ、どうも「高石垣」との相似も感じ取れる。


　こちらの写真は、GoogleMapから。右側の奥の山地から故地・入野を流れる入野川支流はがっちりと築堤された様子が見て取れる。やや高台の「垣地」といい紀州からこの地に入植した家系は、河川土木管理に対しての一定の技術力と知識をもっていたので転封で広島に国替えきた浅野藩としては、この水害も想定される要衝地に家系を人員配置したという想像。後の時代に関わることになる「塩田」土木技術とも符合する。
　「平安期律令制度での駅家が置かれ大宰府と都を結ぶ最重要官道・古代山陽道が通る要衝で、政治・経済・軍事の要として機能し物流・人の往来が活発な地域」であるこの入野の支配管理を重視して、わが家系をこの地に「管理人」として配置したという類推が浮かんできたワケです。

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Wandering through the 400-year-old ancestral lands of “Iri no” in Kawachi, Higashihiroshima City…
Guided by a Hiroshima Prefecture regional historian who rigorously scrutinized the materials, and focusing on local “insights” and observations. The precision of this flesh-and-blood chronological exploration gradually deepens…

Lately, I’ve been preoccupied with the full-scale snow removal emergency mode triggered by the heavy snowfall (lol), but I’ve been steadily progressing with the in-depth research for the “Four Hundred Years of Life’s Resume” series. This is a different dimension of historical inquiry compared to the nationwide narratives of Nobunaga, Hideyoshi, and Ieyasu—a new frontier, so to speak, of “commoners’ history” where you can feel the flesh and blood.
　Since my last blog post (January 6th: [Homestead: Irino – Ancestors Return After 210 Years, Descendants After 420 Years]), I’ve continued reviewing various documents about the ancestral homestead. Among these, I have carefully referenced information from Mr. Kosuke Nishimukai, a renowned researcher of Sanyo regional history (then employed as a researcher at the Hiroshima Prefectural Archives), as well as field investigation and oral history information from Mr. Sadayoshi Chika of the Kawachi Town Board of Education, which includes my ancestral home, Irino. ~ Significant findings from my second brother’s research. ~
　As a member of my generation, I have been conducting genealogical research based on records written by my sixth-generation ancestor (referred to as the sixth-generation progenitor) who visited our ancestral home, Irino, and documented the deeds of his grandfather, three generations prior, who served as a “Sokumyaku” (administrative official) for the Hiroshima Asano Domain.
　What has recently struck me as I’ve pursued this research is the persistent presence of “kakuchi” (enclosed plots) in this area. Stone walls resembling castle ramparts exist at the base of locations passed down as family burial grounds, and an old Edo-period place name, “Kita-no-Kakuchi,” remains preserved.
The photo above shows the stone wall at that base. The photo below is Wakayama Castle in Kishu, which I visited several years ago. It shows the “Takaishigaki” (High Stone Wall), attributed to the warlord Todo Takatora, renowned for his castle-building skills from the Sengoku period to the early Edo period. I have absolutely no knowledge of civil engineering. However, even to my untrained eye, the very bottom section of the top photo, which shows a modern “stone wall,” appears to have a different construction style from the stone wall, and I can’t help but feel a similarity to the “Takaishigaki.”

　This photo is from Google Maps. You can clearly see the embankments firmly constructed along the tributary of the Irino River flowing from the mountainous area in the far right background through the ancestral lands of Irino. The family lineage known as “Kakiji,” who settled here from Kishu on slightly elevated ground, possessed a certain level of technical skill and knowledge in river and civil engineering management. It is conceivable that the Asano clan, transferred to Hiroshima as part of a domain transfer, strategically placed this lineage in this key location, anticipating potential flood damage. This also aligns with the salt field civil engineering techniques that would become relevant in later periods.
　This led me to infer that my family lineage was placed here as “administrators” precisely because of the importance placed on governing and managing Irino—a region that functioned as a political, economic, and military hub. It was a vital point where the ancient Sanyo Road, the most important official route connecting Dazaifu and the capital, passed through, established under the Heian period’s Ritsuryo system. It was a place of active logistics and human traffic.

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Posted on 1月 11th, 2026 by 三木 奎吾
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