「四百年間のいのちの履歴書」シリーズ。資料収集に朗報。
　先日3/16、まるで涅槃を旅した気分だったわたしの家系の「故地」広島県河内町入野。その社会福祉協議会から昨日、2005年に発刊の「入野郷土誌」を郵送で寄贈いただいた。
　この故地は行政区画として変遷を重ねてきていて現在は東広島市河内町の「字〜あざ」として残っている。現地には行政区画の変遷をあらわす石碑がある。以前は独立した村だったが、現在までの経緯記述。そういうなかでこの「社会福祉協議会」さんが、地域機能窓口になっていただけた次第。
　送られてきた資料書籍は広島県史と比べても冊子サイズが大きく，装丁は重厚で広島県史とまったく見劣りしない。いち「字」として異例の重厚な記録資料。想像すれば自治体消滅に際して、県史並みの重厚さと予算で資料を収集保存させた事実が伝わってくる。
　この資料の存在を知って入手し研究したいと思って調べたが、国立国会図書館や東広島市中央図書館には保存されていたが、外部に貸出は不可の保存資料扱い。参照するには東京や現地に行って借りてその場で参照するしかない。非常に貴重な極秘資料扱いなのです。
　そこで著者法人の「入野地区社会福祉協議会」に連絡し、販売をお願いした。
　ところが上述の経緯なので「非売品」扱いで現物は保持されていなかった。入野が自治体から「地区」になったとき、住民だけに配布された旧自治体としての痕跡記録だったのです。であるのに当方の事情を勘案してくださり篤志として事務局長さん個人の分を寄贈いただいた（！）。「この事務所に保存があるので、大丈夫です」というありがたい厚意。たぶんはるばる北海道に流離した地縁者への厚情であると理解。深く感謝。先祖の「導き」かも知れない。故地の一族の墓域痕跡のことをお話ししたところ「ああ、あそこですね」との即座のお答え。まことに「染み入り」ます。

　さっそく調べたら上のような記録箇所を発見。1718年段階の広島藩による入野村の「土地境界」調査記録部分ですが「庄屋平七所から・・・」という記述。これは現代文訳すると「庄屋の（原）平七の屋敷地（所）から〜」という意味。この記録年代当時、原平七が「庄屋」だった確かな記録と理解出来る記載。
　わたしの家系地縁の証拠・・・。

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[Documents from “Iri no,” my ancestral home in Hiroshima Prefecture 400 years ago, have arrived in Hokkaido…]
Judging by the circumstances of its publication, this appears to be a record of the municipality’s dissolution that was distributed exclusively to residents. I have respectfully read the “Iri no Local History” from my ancestral home. Immediately, …

　The “400-Year History of Life” series. Good news for my research.
On March 16, I visited Iri no in Kawachi Town, Hiroshima Prefecture—the “ancestral home” of my family—and felt as though I had journeyed to Nirvana. Yesterday, the local Social Welfare Council sent me a copy of the *Iri no Local History*, published in 2005.
　This ancestral home has undergone numerous changes in administrative boundaries and currently remains as the “Aza” (subdistrict) of Kawachi-cho, Higashi-Hiroshima City. There is a stone monument on site marking these administrative changes. It describes the history from when it was an independent village up to the present day. It is within this context that the “Social Welfare Council” has served as a local information hub.
　The book sent to me is larger in size than the *History of Hiroshima Prefecture*, and its binding is substantial, standing up well to the prefectural history. It is an exceptionally comprehensive record for a single “aza.” One can imagine that, upon the dissolution of the local government, the materials were collected and preserved with a budget and level of detail comparable to that of the prefectural history.
　Upon learning of this material’s existence and wishing to obtain and study it, I investigated. While it was preserved at the National Diet Library and the Higashi-Hiroshima City Central Library, it was classified as a reference-only archive and could not be loaned out. To consult it, one must travel to Tokyo or the local site to borrow it and view it on-site. It is treated as an extremely valuable, top-secret document.
Therefore, I contacted the authoring organization, the “Iri no District Social Welfare Council,” and requested that they sell it to me.
However, due to the circumstances described above, it was treated as “not for sale,” and no physical copies were retained. It was a record of the former municipality’s history, distributed exclusively to residents when Irino was designated a “district” by the local government. Despite this, the secretary-general took our circumstances into consideration and generously donated a personal copy to us as a gesture of goodwill (!). “We have a copy preserved here at the office, so it’s fine,” he said with gracious kindness. I understand this as a deep act of compassion toward a fellow local who had drifted all the way to Hokkaido. I am deeply grateful. It might even be the “guidance” of my ancestors. When I mentioned the traces of our clan’s burial grounds in our hometown, the immediate reply was, “Ah, that place, right?” It truly “touches my heart.”

　I looked into it right away and found the record mentioned above. It’s a section from a 1718 survey of “land boundaries” in Irino Village conducted by the Hiroshima Domain, containing the phrase “from the village headman Heishichi’s residence…” Translated into modern Japanese, this means “from the residence of the village headman (Hara) Heishichi…” This entry can be understood as definitive proof that Hara Heishichi was the “village headman” at the time the record was made.
　Evidence of my family’s local roots…

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　写真は、Yahooニュース記事のトップにあった記事から（日テレNEWS）。
　「かめはめ波」日本人なら誰でも知っている仮想世界の必殺技が、世界の外交の場で「共通言語化」されてコミュニケーションされることがユニークだと思えた。マクロンさん日本文化へのシンパシー、ありがとうとニッコリ応えたくなる。人間の内心はみんな単純なんですよね。
　こういうギャグ感覚が伝達され友好的雰囲気で会談になれば、きわめて有益。
　わたしたち70代くらいの年代は月刊誌から週刊誌にマンガが文化領域として急発達していった時期に少年少女期を過ごして、毎月・毎週ハラハラドキドキしながらマンガ誌の発売を待っていた。おっかないオトナの一部からは「あんな下らないもの！」みたいな白眼視を送ってきたひともいたけれど、いまこの時代になると日仏首脳会談での共有文化資産にまで上り詰めてきている。ドヤ、でありますね（笑）。
　はるかな少年期・中学生の頃は友人たちとマンガサークルのようにして過ごしていた。はじめて描いてみた作品は残念ながら父に「こんなものは燃やしてやる！」とボイラーの灰にされてしまった（泣）。その悲しみの余りプチ家出してしまっていた。おなかが空いて２時間後くらいに帰って来たけれど（笑）。仕方なく母に付き添われてプチ家出については謝らされた。しかしさすがに父も「マンガ」そのものについてはその時、口には出さなかった記憶がある。父との根底的対話の始原かと。
　そのマンガは「オマエ最期まで描けたんだ」と友人たちから驚かれ羨望の目線も受けていた。
　おっと、余談が過ぎる（笑）。しかしはるかな人生航路の終盤でビジネス的なマンガ制作として10数年前に５冊ほどのマンガ作品を創っていた。創造者としてのある達成感は持つことが出来た。ドヤ（笑）と。

　しかし鳥獣戯画以来の日本のマンガ文化はいま、世界から強い共感を獲得してきている。これを日本は世界への平和文化貢献策としてノーベル賞並みの賞を創造するなど、国家戦略化すべきではないだろうか？とくに分断化してきている世界のなかで、マンガパワーには計り知れない未来性がある。悪意ある国の「世論工作（認知戦）」が人々の心を蝕む「毒」だとしたら、日本のマンガ文化こそは世界を癒やす「薬」になるのではないだろうか。マンガには理屈ではなく感性で共鳴させる力がある。これこそ今の殺伐とした国際社会が必要としている「平和の必殺技」かもしれない。
　日本はこの共鳴力を娯楽で留めず国家としての「和の戦略」にまで高めていくべきだと感じる。

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[A Global Cultural Standard Originating in Japan: Should Manga Be Made a National Strategy?]
“Is that it?!” (laughs). As the birthplace of this globally recognized cultural phenomenon, shouldn’t we be devising a national strategy to leverage it and foster further growth? …

　The photo is from the top of a Yahoo News article (Nippon TV News).
It struck me as unique that the “Kamehameha Wave”—a fictional special move known to every Japanese person—has become a “common language” used for communication on the global diplomatic stage. I felt like smiling and saying, “Thank you,” to Mr. Macron for his appreciation of Japanese culture. Deep down, we’re all pretty simple, aren’t we?
　If this kind of sense of humor can be conveyed and lead to a friendly atmosphere during the summit, it would be extremely beneficial.
We, the generation in our 70s, spent our childhood and teenage years during a time when manga rapidly evolved from a cultural niche in monthly magazines to one in weekly magazines, and we used to wait with bated breath every month and every week for the release of manga magazines. Some of the scary adults looked down on them, saying things like, “Such nonsense!” But now, in this day and age, they’ve risen to become a shared cultural asset at a Japan-France summit. We’ve got something to be proud of, haven’t we? (laughs)
Back in my distant childhood and junior high school days, I used to hang out with friends like we were in a manga club. Unfortunately, the first piece I ever drew was turned into boiler ash by my father, who declared, “I’ll burn this thing!” (sob). I was so heartbroken that I ran away from home for a bit. I came back about two hours later because I was hungry, though (laugh). Reluctantly, I was made to apologize for my little runaway by my mother. However, I recall that my father, surprisingly, didn’t say a word about “manga” itself at that time. Perhaps that was the origin of our fundamental dialogue.
　That manga drew looks of surprise and envy from my friends, who told me, “You actually managed to finish it!”
Oops, I’m getting too sidetracked (lol). But toward the end of my long life’s journey, I created about five manga volumes over a decade ago as part of a commercial manga project. I was able to feel a sense of accomplishment as a creator. I’m so proud of myself (lol).

　However, Japanese manga culture—which traces its roots back to the *Chōjū-giga*—is now gaining strong resonance around the world. Shouldn’t Japan make this a national strategy, perhaps by creating an award on par with the Nobel Prize as a way to contribute a culture of peace to the world? Especially in a world that is becoming increasingly divided, the power of manga holds immeasurable potential for the future. If the “public opinion manipulation (cognitive warfare)” carried out by malicious nations is a “poison” that corrodes people’s hearts, then surely Japanese manga culture could serve as the “medicine” to heal the world. Manga possesses the power to resonate with people not through logic, but through emotion. This may well be the “ultimate peace move” that today’s turbulent international society desperately needs. I strongly feel that Japan should not limit this power of resonance to mere entertainment, but rather elevate it to a national “strategy of harmony” by establishing an international recognition system on par with the Nobel Prize.

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Posted on 4月 2nd, 2026 by 三木 奎吾
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「四百年間のいのちの履歴書」シリーズについて再度、書き進めてみたい。
　現代、明治以降から日本は西欧的価値観を受容して社会的な「価値観」を世界標準に限りなく準拠させて社会を改造してきた。そうしなければ欧米列強から植民地支配される恐怖心から、脱亜入欧というスローガンも叫ばれ、日本は世界の中で特異な地位を築いていった。西洋人から見ても非常に奇異な国家・民族として認識されたことだろう。
　そして第２次世界大戦・原爆投下を経て、今日の戦後世界がある。
　この期間はもうすぐ「江戸時代」の長さに近づきつつある。江戸期はほぼ250年間。それに対して明治以降の時間は158年になろうとしている。戦後社会もすでに80年超。
　この時間経過の中でいちばん大きな社会変化が、それまでの社会意識としての「家の存続」という基底的価値概念から、個人個人が法人組織に雇われる人生に変化してきたことが大きい。資本主義社会が生成発展していく中で、それまでの人間意識の根幹の「家の存続発展」という無上の価値観が、個人が直接社会との契約する社会に変容していった。家と個人の大きな価値観逆転だろうか。
　一方で戦国時代、多くの日本人は家系の存続と繁栄のために自分一個のいのちを捨てることすら厭わなかった。武士道とは死ぬこととみつけたり・・・。
　写真はわが家系に伝承されている六世の祖、1770-1836年の世を生きた三木寛蔵が書き残した「原氏由来の事」の巻物。この祖先は生まれて１歳で父親を亡くし母と祖母の愛情に支えられ、尾道周辺での商家だった父の跡を追って、やがて家を再興させた。しかしそういう人生経緯からか、激しく自分というもの、その生かされた血脈に心が向き合って、家名も変化した経緯までたどって、かれからみて曾祖父、さらにその先の先祖のことまで調査した。
　その軌跡を表現したのがこの巻物一巻。血脈のDNAを必死に探求しただろう事が想像できる。
　こういう「家」というもの、自分のDNAというものへの帰依のこころ。
　現代のわたしは、個人主義の時代に生きているのだけれど、この祖先からの「叫び声」のようなものに深く、鷲づかみにされる。そして孫が生まれ、血脈のあたたかさに満たされている・・・。
　家と個人主義。はたしてこの社会の行く先は？

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[The Conflict Between Modern “Individualism” and Traditional “Family” Values]
Is exploring one’s family history driven by a desire to feel the “warmth” of one’s bloodline? A longing for values that modern individualism cannot provide. …

I would like to resume writing about the “Four Hundred Years of Life’s Resume” series.
In modern times, since the Meiji era, Japan has embraced Western values and transformed its society by aligning its social “values” as closely as possible with global standards. Driven by the fear of colonial domination by Western powers, the slogan “Leave Asia, Join the West” was championed, and Japan established a unique position in the world. From a Western perspective, Japan must have been perceived as a highly peculiar nation and people.
Then, following World War II and the atomic bombings, we arrived at the postwar world of today.
This period is now approaching the length of the Edo period. The Edo period lasted nearly 250 years, whereas the time since the Meiji era is about to reach 158 years. Postwar society has already lasted over 80 years.
The most significant social change during this time has been the shift from the fundamental value of “the survival of the family”—which had been the basis of social consciousness—to a life in which individuals are employed by corporate organizations. As capitalist society emerged and developed, the supreme value of “the survival and prosperity of the family,” which had been the foundation of human consciousness, transformed into a society where individuals enter into direct contracts with society. Is this a major reversal of values between the family and the individual?
On the other hand, during the Warring States period, many Japanese people did not even hesitate to sacrifice their own lives for the survival and prosperity of their family line. “Bushido is to die…”
The photograph shows a scroll titled “The Origin of the Hara Clan,” written by Miki Kanzo (1770–1836), the sixth-generation ancestor passed down in my family lineage. This ancestor lost his father at the age of one and was raised by the love of his mother and grandmother. He followed in the footsteps of his father, who had been a merchant in the Onomichi area, and eventually revived the family business. Perhaps because of these life experiences, he became intensely focused on his own identity and the bloodline that sustained him. He traced the history of how the family name had changed and investigated his great-grandfather and even earlier ancestors.
This scroll captures that journey. One can imagine how desperately he must have sought out the DNA of his bloodline.
This devotion to the concept of “family” and to one’s own DNA.
Although I live in an age of individualism, I am deeply gripped by what feels like a “cry” from these ancestors. And now that I have a grandchild, I am filled with the warmth of this bloodline…
Family versus individualism. Where is this society headed?

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Posted on 3月 31st, 2026 by 三木 奎吾
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　わが家周辺からも道路面からは雪が消えてきて、道路脇の雪山、最盛期には「エベレスト」のように高々と見下してきていたものが、すっかりタンポポ程度の高さにまで収まってくれています。
　そういうことで野外の動きやすさが加速してきて、高齢者の健康維持の基本と思っている散歩の歩数がほぼ常態になって参りました。っていうか、春の最初期なのでウレシイからか、ついつい距離歩数がレベルアップしてしまっております。
　これはすこし「歩きすぎ」かも知れないとやや慎重な心理も出てきますね。
　しかし、ある程度の運動負荷からか、睡眠の質が向上するように思われる。昨日はやや疲れが来て、夕方７時には就寝していましたが、途中の「夜間頻尿」は収まってくれて午後11時過ぎの１度だけでその後、午前４時前にはスッキリした目覚め。たぶん合計で８時間以上の熟睡か。
　眠りの「質」についても、ときどき見てしまう「悪夢」症候もありませんでした。個人的な見解ですが、夢見というのは健康状態をはかるバロメーターかと思えます。昨晩の眠りでは、目覚めたら夢の内容はすっかり忘れて、でも気持ちの落ち着く夢だった残影だけは残っていた。
　たぶん、前向きに考える力のようなものと健康って、パラレルのように思っています。
　写真は夫婦でのドライブでの近郊・石狩の砂浜から札幌の南側の山並み方向をみたアングル。
　どうも最近は「山並み」の美観に惹き付けられている。雪融け時期なので山並みの遠景にその様子が反映してゆたかなグレデーションを見せてくれる。北海道の春の空は、地上に残る雪原の白さが反射するのと、気温の上昇での「雪融け」による湿度上昇のバランスが生む空気感を映してくれる。
　中空の「あわさ」が独特の感じ、わたし的には「涅槃」感って伝わってくる（笑）。
　まぁ脳内の「高齢化」がそのような「あわさ」の実態なのでしょう・・・。
　ということですが、しかしそれもこれも健康な肉体があってこそ。体力維持のために、１日8,000歩程度を目標に、日々ほどほどに邁進したいと思います。

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[Walking has become easier, and I’ve surpassed 10,000 steps on my daily walks~]
I want to continue embracing the ever-changing beauty of nature with an open heart. To do that, maintaining and improving my health lays the foundation. No pushing myself—just simple daily habits…

　The snow has started to melt from the roads around my house, and the snowdrifts along the roadside—which at their peak towered over us like “Mount Everest”—have now shrunk down to about the height of a dandelion.
　As a result, it’s become much easier to get around outdoors, and I’ve almost returned to my usual walking routine—something I consider essential for maintaining health in old age. Or rather, perhaps because it’s the very beginning of spring and I’m just so happy, I’ve inadvertently increased both the distance and the number of steps I take.
I’m starting to feel a bit cautious, thinking I might be “overdoing it” a little.
However, perhaps due to the moderate exercise, the quality of my sleep seems to have improved. Yesterday, I was feeling a bit tired and went to bed at 7:00 p.m. My “nocturia” has subsided, and I only had to get up once after 11:00 p.m. After that, I woke up feeling refreshed just before 4:00 a.m. I probably got a total of more than eight hours of deep sleep.
As for the “quality” of my sleep, I didn’t have any of those “nightmare” episodes that I sometimes experience. In my personal opinion, dreaming seems to be a barometer of one’s health. When I woke up from last night’s sleep, I had completely forgotten the details of my dream, but a lingering sense of calm remained—a faint echo of a soothing dream.
I tend to think that the ability to think positively and one’s health run parallel to each other.
The photo shows the view from a sandy beach in Ishikari, near where my wife and I went for a drive, looking toward the mountain range south of Sapporo.
Lately, I’ve been particularly drawn to the beauty of mountain ranges. Since it’s the snowmelt season, the distant mountain range reflects this process, displaying a rich gradation of colors. Hokkaido’s spring sky captures an atmosphere born from the balance between the white snowfields still on the ground reflecting light and the rising humidity caused by the “snowmelt” as temperatures rise.
The “blend” in the sky creates a unique feeling; to me, it conveys a sense of “nirvana” (laughs).
　Well, I suppose the “aging” of my brain is the reality behind that “fuzziness”…
That said, all of this is only possible because I have a healthy body. To maintain my physical strength, I aim to walk about 8,000 steps a day and will continue to strive moderately each day.

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Posted on 3月 29th, 2026 by 三木 奎吾
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　北海道の北東部、オホーツク海側の雄武出身の友人から、動画情報が寄せられた。画像の下のリンクをクリックしていただくと動画が再生されると思います。（やや不安）
　かれからの通信は以下。「18〜19日で雄武に行ってきたが3月中旬にしては近年非常に珍しい流氷接岸に遭遇。少年時代は1月中旬にが接岸、3月中旬に去っていったな〜。」
　写真の遠景に写っている「ガラスドーム」は日の出岬展望台「ラ・ルーナ」。
　陸地と海の配置関係から見ると、これは朝方の散歩で見ていた光景のようだ。画面からも冷涼さが伝わってきて、同じ北海道でも自分はいかに「温暖」な土地でのどかに育ったのかと、思わさる。
　この「思わさる」は北海道のシン方言。「らさる（～さる）」というのは、他動的な意味合いを持った表現で、キビシイ自然環境との北海道人の生活対話のなかで生まれた表現かと。特徴的な表現では「食べらさる」という表現があって、自分の行動であるのにどこか自責とは言えないという雰囲気があり、自然の運行に従わされる北海道の人間心理を諧謔的に表している感じがある。だいたいはついついやってしまう行動を他責的に責任回避する心象かと。
　というのは余談だけれど、３月になって流氷接岸とは・・・。
　サクラ前線のことがふつうの日本社会の話題の時に、こういう光景と向き合わされる心境はいかばかりかと、思いが至る。わたしの朝の散歩路でもまだ山に近い自然公園などでは雪道のなごりがあって、スパイク靴でなかったことを悔やまらさる。（どうもこの他責表現、いいなぁ〜笑〜）
　ことしの北海道の季節推移はどうなっていくのか、まだまだ予断は許さないところかと。
　きのうのブログ記事的には、北海道は札幌以外の「地方の衰退」が急速度で進展している。公営住宅などでも空き家率が最高を更新し続けてきている。住宅施策としてはそういった問題も噴出してきて、これまでの住性能開発型への推し一択では不整合をもたらしてくる。そうすると地域住宅政策には、より「社会性」が必然になってくるのでしょう。そしてそれは、日本全体についても同様の「地方の生き残り」方策とも連動してくるテーマかと思えます。さて。

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[A Shifting Sense of the Seasons: March Drift Ice Reaching the Shore in the Okhotsk Sea]
It’s March—the start of spring. Or so I thought, until I received a video message from a friend showing winter’s counterattack. Hokkaido’s version of “the beauty of nature” is still in a state of flux. …

　A friend from Omu, located in northeastern Hokkaido on the Sea of Okhotsk coast, sent me some video footage. If you click the link below the image, the video should play. (I’m a little unsure.)
Here is the message he sent: “I went to Omu on the 18th and 19th and encountered drift ice washing ashore—something extremely rare in recent years for mid-March. When I was a kid, it used to wash ashore in mid-January and leave by mid-March.”
　The “glass dome” visible in the background of the photo is the La Luna observation deck at Cape Hinode.
Judging by the relative positions of the land and sea, this appears to be the view he saw during his morning walk. The chill comes through even on the screen, making me realize just how “warm” and peaceful the region was where I grew up, even within Hokkaido.
　This “sasareru” is a dialect from the Shin region of Hokkaido. “Rasareru” is an expression with a passive connotation; I suspect it emerged from the daily struggle of Hokkaido residents living in a harsh natural environment. A characteristic example is the phrase “taberareru” (to be made to eat), which carries an atmosphere where, even though it’s one’s own action, it doesn’t quite feel like self-blame—it seems to humorously express the psychology of Hokkaido people who feel compelled to follow the course of nature. I suppose it generally reflects a mindset of shifting blame onto others to avoid taking responsibility for actions one ends up doing without thinking.
That said, it’s a bit of a tangent, but drift ice washing ashore in March…
When the “cherry blossom front” is the usual topic of conversation in Japanese society, I can’t help but wonder what it must feel like to be confronted with a scene like this. Even along my morning walking route, in nature parks near the mountains, there are still traces of snowy paths, and I can’t help but regret not wearing spiked shoes. (I really like this way of shifting blame onto others, haha.)
It’s still too early to tell how the seasons will unfold in Hokkaido this year.
As mentioned in yesterday’s blog post, the “decline of rural areas” outside Sapporo in Hokkaido is progressing at a rapid pace. Even in public housing, vacancy rates continue to hit new highs. As housing policies are implemented, these issues are coming to the surface, and the previous one-track focus on developing housing performance alone is creating inconsistencies. Consequently, a greater emphasis on “social responsibility” will inevitably become necessary in regional housing policy. I believe this is a theme that is also linked to strategies for the “survival of regional areas” across Japan as a whole. Well then.

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My book, “Writers and Living Spaces,” has been published as an e-book by Gentosha.

Posted on 3月 27th, 2026 by 三木 奎吾
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