This website was conceived, designed, and launched in just about one week.
Looking around the world today, we see unsettling developments in society, increasingly frequent disasters associated with climate change, and a future that may appear bleak and uncertain.
Moreover, with the development of the Internet and, more recently, the emergence of artificial intelligence, we may feel that the ease with which we live, the significance of our existence as human beings, and even the individuality of each and every one of us are becoming increasingly diminished.
But is that really so?
In the past, opportunities to share our thoughts, words, ideas, creative expressions, and works with a large audience were extremely limited.
Today, however, advances in information technology and the emergence of AI have given us the means to express ourselves and communicate through a wide variety of media, reaching not only people in our own countries but audiences throughout the world.
Is this not a truly revolutionary advancement?
An age of uncertainty, the loss of individuality, and a bleak outlook for the future. Certainly, when we live passively, it is easy to perceive the world in this way.
Yet, if we turn our attention to the positive possibilities of our time, we can recognize that every one of us has the potential to be an artist, a literary figure, a creator, or a novelist. And each of us now has the opportunity to share our thoughts and creations with the world.
Isn’t that wonderful?
Furthermore, when the ideas and creations of individuals resonate with those of people across the globe, they can inspire one another, give rise to new shared understandings and values, and perhaps even help shape an entirely new era.
Every one of us can become a creator in our own right.
Through this website, guided by the philosophy of finding peace and self-realization in freedom, yet also in solitude, I intend to share a variety of works across four genres: ESSAYS, JOURNAL, VIDEO, and MUSIC, in an open and informal spirit.
And it is my sincere hope that, by finding resonance and mutual understanding with people around the world who share similar aspirations, we may cultivate creative values that will help us navigate this new era and, together, contribute to shaping the history of the future.
Now, let us begin.
Ryo Mikage
October 29, 2026
At Starbucks