Maiden Yoshiro's Guestbook.

Since I want this blog to be like those old fansites...

I'm adding a guestbook!!

I decided to call it 'The Maiden's Guestbook' since it seems more fitting for it to belong to the Maiden.

Yoshiro's Guestbook

As you can see by the first comment, I made it months ago and didn't post it...

I'm trying to figure out how to add it on top without cluttering. Should I just remove the link to my twitter? It's not important. Or remove the link to the soundtrack?

Tried making Guest Book Banners but...not quite there yet?

Hmm...

You know, her face really does look different at times

These are morbid. There are better photos of her but I can't decide which...

I want it to be like a Shinto Shrine stamp book but I have yet to figure out how to implement such an aesthetic in a way that satisfies me. 

What about adding a button at the top of the blog? I'm working on it...something like this:

but smaller...?

maybe even smaller...? but quality is getting ruined

At the bottom of my blog is a follow button, which I made because I wanted to use those icons. (I now use them for my featured post so I'll remove the button soon)
But her icon is too small to use for the guestbook banner. The button might be too big to use on the blog anyway...

I added a little 'What's your villager role' question to be funny. 

If you visit, please sign your name, if it's not too much trouble!

Blooming Yoshiro: jewel in the lotus.

When Yoshiro blooms at night, the pattern of her lotus resembles the shide (zigzag paper strops) of Soh's pink haraegushi (purification wand). Or should they be called paper streamers?

Soh's flower is also the lotus.

The lotus blooming from her head

Maybe a little bit like the crystals too?

Inside:

The lotus blooms in muddy(impure) water. It's often a symbol for spiritual enlightenment.

There's also the mantra phrase Om mani padme hum, speaking of a jewel in the lotus.

Happy Spring/Autumn!

I became engrossed in a new game, which led me to believe Kunitsu-Gami's main message is Taoism.

he's literally me

I finished playing Nine Sols(4 times) and something about it reminds me of Kunitsu-Gami. (And Okami)

I recommend trying it out, if you like metroidvanias and are looking for something new to play. It's more story heavy though.

This game is what made me think Taoism might be the real theme in Kunitsu-Gami.

I'm reading the two main books on Taoism(I have only read one so far) and in my search, I found a website with many translations of each chapter of the Tao Te Ching. I was surprised to see how much I agree with the philosophy. I wonder if this is why I like Kunitsu-Gami so much?

I now think Kunitsu-Gami has Taoism at its core.  But I will make a post on this trying to explain my reasoning(explaining myself is difficult...)

It's Shinto on the surface. Purifying impurity. But perhaps the story is far deeper than that.

Someone also sent me a nice message but I couldn't reply because their email was a disposable one. Thank you for it! I'm always happy to hear from another Kunitsu-Gami fan!!

Some personal thoughts on Toaism...

Yoshiro's Spirit Fingers.

The sword fingers gesture from Taoism? Since Kunitsu-Gami is set in ancient Japan, the Shinto influences might be actually be also Taoist...?

Shinto is said to have evolved from Taoism. Shinto uses the sword finger gesture as well.

"Telling the God a message as you move it around"

Isn't this exactly what she's doing during Kagura?

Yoshiro cheering us on.

Yoshiro is cheering us on! That's all we need to keep fighting 💪 #Kunitsu_Gami pic.twitter.com/89aemsHf7c

— Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess (@Kunitsu_Gami) August 11, 2025

今日は #ガンバレの日

世代が後ろで見守ってくれる。それだけで頑張れますね💪#くにつがみ #くにつがみフォト募集 pic.twitter.com/WNpvVcDwD0

— 【公式】 祇（くにつがみ）：Path of the Goddess (@Kunitsu_Gami_JP) August 11, 2025

Fighting for her(us)...

Happy International Cat Day!

猫の皆様、いつもありがとうございます🙇#世界猫の日 #くにつがみ #くにつがみフォト募集 pic.twitter.com/6GgstqjgAf

— 【公式】 祇（くにつがみ）：Path of the Goddess (@Kunitsu_Gami_JP) August 8, 2025

To the cats of the world, thank you for everything 🐱💗 #Kunitsu_Gami pic.twitter.com/xg1Wrcy9lZ

— Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess (@Kunitsu_Gami) August 8, 2025

:3

New Mineral Discovered: Amaterasu.

【研究成果】岡山県から新種の鉱物「アマテラス鉱」を発見💎✨
浜根大輔技術専門職員らは、日本の国石であるヒスイの中から新種の鉱物を発見しました。
本鉱物の結晶構造に二面性があったことから、「荒魂」と「和魂」という二面性を持つ天照大神に因んで名付けられましたhttps://t.co/5FZmvQvpV3 pic.twitter.com/KkXEIcCUH7

— 東京大学 物性研究所 (@UTokyo_issp) August 7, 2025

Research Achievement】New Mineral "Amaterasu Mineral" Discovered in Okayama Prefecture 💎✨

Technical Specialist Daisuke Hamae and others discovered a new mineral within jade, Japan's national stone.

Due to the duality in the crystal structure of this mineral, it was named after Amaterasu, the deity embodying the duality of "Ara-tama" (wild spirit) and "Nigi-tama" (gentle spirit).

An exciting discovery.

I posted this here because of Amaterasu but also mentions of the duality of kami.

Since Yoshiro channels the Goddess and Soh is also the Goddess(through the mask?)...

Is Yoshiro the Nigitami, the gentle side, and Soh the Aratama, the wild side?

Ten actually suggested this in his post on the scrolls, for the Moment of Peace scroll. At the time, I agreed for my own personal reasons but now I think now that he was indeed objectively right.

I'll repost here:

The animals that have been cleansed of impurities go to Yoshiro, so this scene can be seen during the day.

Yoshiro is a shrine maiden, and it is a lonely role where she cannot get along with the villagers.

This is a scene where she comes into contact with the animals and feels comforted.

Rabbits, sparrows, deer, and cows are animals that appear in myths and are considered messengers of the gods.

Yoshiro has a halo around her head.

Nigimitama is a name that honors the god's calmness, affection, and harmonious work, and is considered to be the main characteristic of the god.

Aramitama is "constructive, enterprising bravery, and work on the side of creation"*16.

It does not mean a "wild god," but if ara goes too far, it becomes "wild."

Aratama and Nigimitama are terms that refer to certain aspects, so it is not that there are "separate souls" or that the "soul has been split into two"; they are the same spirit.

It is said that "he accomplishes things with a rough spirit and serves with a peaceful spirit," and he accomplishes his tasks by working both actively and passively.

She appears to be enjoying a peaceful time away from the roughness of battle, and Soh, who is not depicted, can be seen as an "aramitama."

If they're both channeling the Goddess, why are they so different? Because of the dual nature of the Goddess!

It's worth noting that Cursed Soh, the defiled Goddess, resembles a fusion of Soh and Yoshiro. 

If Yoshiro walks the Path of the Goddess, appearing to become her, then Yoshiro and Soh ultimately become one. (Since Soh once walked the Path as the previous Spirit Stone belongs to her.)

Update.

I turned on the default mobile theme because I think it's easier on the eyes. It lists posts as links too which looks quite neat.

But it doesn't show tags, something important for this blog.

It would be great if the tags could be listed both on the post itself and beneath the post on the main page.

But editing the mobile theme seems to be tricky... I have managed to add this on the web version.

I've listed all posts and tags here.

I'm almost at 4k views on this blog but it doesn't mean anything because it counts appearing in search engine results as a 'view'. So I don't really know what my real view count is. I just think it's fun to celebrate milestones, even if they are imaginery.

Now that I discovered embedding Twitter posts, I'd like to post photos taken by others on Twitter. It just seems better to be able to showcase their tweet rather than uploading their photo and linking to their Twitter.

Speaking of photos and photo mode... 

I follow this particular person on Twitter and they've posted a few great Kunitsu-Gami images. But they've deleted them all? 

This one in particular caught my eye but the original doesn't exist anywhere anymore. 

I wonder why? 

He takes photos of cute girls although I want to see Yoshiro and Soh again... 

The user is Horace0816 on Twitter.

I have a few posts I'm working on but right now, I'm playing another game...which is useful because it made me realize the Taoist influences in Kunitsu-Gami! I didn't know how much Shinto was influenced by Taoism. 

I'll catch up on things when I'm fully done.