Shikinen Sengu
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This is the main category of the blog. Over the eight years of the 63rd Shikinen Sengu (2025-2033), I am quietly recording what my grandfather has taught me and the small things I notice as a resident of Ujiyamada. When you live here, the Sengu is not a distant ceremony — it unfolds alongside daily life in the town. I plan to write about "what happens when" and "in which order it matters", at an unhurried pace.
Articles
- Why Twenty Years? The Arithmetic of Generational Craft Transmission
Why every twenty years? The Shikinen Sengu's interval lines up with how long a craftsperson needs to learn from a master and become one for the next cycle.