{"id":72363,"date":"2026-03-27T09:36:28","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T00:36:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/portal.hokuryu.info\/?p=72363"},"modified":"2026-03-27T07:02:57","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T22:02:57","slug":"%e3%82%a4%e3%83%81%e3%82%a4%e3%81%ae%e6%9c%a8%e3%81%ab%e7%85%8c%e3%82%81%e3%81%8f%e6%9c%9d%e9%99%bd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/portal.hokuryu.info\/en\/72363\/","title":{"rendered":"The morning sun glitters over the yew tree"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Friday, March 27, 2026<\/p>\n<p>Having endured the harsh winter, the yew tree continues to stand tall and green amidst the snow-covered plains.<\/p>\n<p>The moment the golden morning sun spilled through the gaps in the quiet branches and leaves, the entire area was enveloped in a warm light, as if illuminated by the &quot;light of spring.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>The Japanese yew, which is also the town tree of Hokuryu, has been revered since ancient times as a &quot;tree that holds a sacred spirit&quot;!<\/p>\n<p>Yew wood is the material used to make the &quot;shaku&quot; (scepter) that the Emperor holds during his enthronement ceremony, and in fantasy worlds, it is also depicted as a &quot;magic wand&quot; that draws out mystical powers.<\/p>\n<p>Its noble presence is like a guardian deity watching over our town, and it awakens the life slumbering in the frozen earth. It is the very essence of &quot;powerful life energy&quot; that reaches deep into our minds and bodies.<\/p>\n<p>Take a big, slow, deep breath in front of this light! <\/p>\n<p>The breathing of the trees and the heat of the sun...<br \/>\nWhen you immerse yourself in that power, you&#039;ll feel a strange surge of courage for tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Today, we&#039;ll take another step forward with renewed energy!!!&quot;<\/p>\n<p>With boundless love, gratitude, and prayer, we offer our deepest condolences to the sacred light emanating from the yew tree, which gently yet powerfully illuminates the path toward a new season.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/photos.google.com\/share\/AF1QipNJbkck0-nBFy-Gh5SLE5k6SRrx8XDao2zQxYf2y15MATMJIy8L8K7_s80OsIXLWA\/photo\/AF1QipNmQuWdrOEQZKFsPx86a_l97nmQvmLo9IRqvdc?key=MktyeE93c1NXZ3N5WDdaZU8zd2U1RVA0bU9aT3lB\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/pw\/AP1GczOh-z8_-1sly_YufmMkZVQh7A3dDfRmiOhGXX-7-WBSjJrVip6Mj0bG0sh7g-D19rgz0km1G8wbcjLUW_xYJFcB-HekpYCjtXtnAL7_twMOY7z96rzg5XSrkVMVhrACq7D_4xGtc_Yvvkg7OZNJInAp=w2000-h1333-s-no-gm?authuser=0\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" alt=\"The morning sun glitters over the yew tree\" class=\"size-medium\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The morning sun glitters over the yew tree<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u25c7 noboru &amp; ikuko<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2026\u5e743\u670827\u65e5\uff08\u91d1\uff09 \u53b3\u3057\u3044\u51ac\u3092\u8010\u3048\u629c\u304d\u3001\u96ea\u539f\u306e\u4e2d\u3067\u51db\u3068\u7dd1\u3092\u6e5b\u3048\u7d9a\u3051\u308b\u30a4\u30c1\u30a4\u306e\u6728\u3002 \u305d\u306e\u9759\u304b\u306a\u679d\u8449\u306e\u9699\u9593\u304b\u3089\u3001\u9ec4\u91d1\u8272\u306e\u671d\u967d\u304c\u3053\u307c\u308c\u843d\u3061\u305f\u77ac\u9593\u3001\u3042\u305f\u308a\u4e00\u9762\u306f\u307e\u308b\u3067\u300c\u6625\u306e\u706f\uff08\u3068\u3082\u3057\u3073\uff09\u300d\u306b\u7167\u3089\u3055\u308c\u305f [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":72364,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[119],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-72363","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-scene"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/portal.hokuryu.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72363","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/portal.hokuryu.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/portal.hokuryu.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/portal.hokuryu.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/portal.hokuryu.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=72363"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/portal.hokuryu.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72363\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":72395,"href":"https:\/\/portal.hokuryu.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72363\/revisions\/72395"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/portal.hokuryu.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/72364"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/portal.hokuryu.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=72363"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/portal.hokuryu.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=72363"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/portal.hokuryu.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=72363"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}