The Story of the Mandala

Drawn in August 2025. At the end of July I went to Inunakisan in Osaka to experience Shugendo, and my guide taught me: “Shugendo is not harsh austerity. It is entering nature, feeling that you too are part of it, and sensing as one with it.” Afterwards I happened to visit Tsubaki Grand Shrine and was led to an encounter that was meant to be. On that journey I felt that “this world is light — elementary particles.” This is the first work I drew after coming home.