This video is about building Kamigawa from the artifacts and histories of feudal Japan. It's also about a very old tree. 🎥 Support: Become a Patron: http://www.patreon.com/rhysticstudies Buy shirts at Coalesce (use code STUDIES for 10% off): https://www.coalesceapparel.shop/collections/rhystic-studies Buy cards at Card Kingdom: https://www.cardkingdom.com/studies 📎 Connect: Visit my website: https://www.rhysticstudies.com/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/rhysticstudies Linktree: https://linktr.ee/rhysticstudies 🦉 Guest: Rei Nakazawa - http://www.typewritten.org/~rnakazawa/ 🎵 Music: Blue Dot Sessions - Arctic Draba Blue Dot Sessions - An Oddly Formal Dance Blue Dot Sessions - A Simple Blur Blue Dot Sessions - Building the Sled 📘 Chapters: 0:00 Card Kingdom & Coalesce 0:27 The Great Cedar of Yakushima Island 2:54 Building Kamigawa 11:07 Writing Flavor Text with Rei Nakazawa 15:52 "Shinto Gone Wrong" and the Culture Gap 19:40 Every Card a Reference 23:42 Kamigawa is Old 26:31 Guest Flavor Text Readings 📓 Sources: https://mtg.fandom.com/wiki/Kamigawa - Kamigawa Wiki https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/feature/behind-scenes-creating-world-kamigawa-2004-09-06 - Behind the Scenes: Creating Kamigawa (2004) https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/feature/series-fortunate-events-kamigawa-world-design-2004-10-18 - A Series of Fortunate Events: Kamigawa World Design (2004) https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/arcana/kamigawa-glossary-part-1-2004-09-14 - Kamigawa Glossary https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/truth-fantasy-2005-03-07 - Truth in Fantasy WotC (2005) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pom_Poko - Pom Poko Wiki https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/creative-side-kamigawa-2005-02-18 - Creative Side of Kamigawa (2005) https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/feature/tales-beyond-veil-2005-06-13 - Tales From Beyond the Veil (2005) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gifc39F63RQ - History of Champions of Kamigawa https://magic.wizards.com/en/story/planes/kamigawa - Kamigawa Plane Profile https://www.mtgsalvation.com/articles/49664-the-world-of-kamigawa - The World of Kamigawa https://www.coolstuffinc.com/a/jayannelli-12222021-preparing-for-kamigawa-neon-dynasty - Preparing for Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty (2021) https://www.hipstersofthecoast.com/2015/05/a-planeswalkers-guide-to-earth-kamigawa-revisited/ - A Planeswalker’s Guide to Earth – Kamigawa Revisited (2015) https://articles.starcitygames.com/articles/on-the-fictional-religions-of-magic/ - On the Fictional Religions of Magic (2014) http://blog.killgold.fish/2014/10/kill-reviews-kamigawa-block.html - Kill reviews: Kamigawa http://web.archive.org/web/20041012012840/http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=mtgcom/feature/233 - Land of Ten-Thousand Legends (2004) https://dougbeyermtg.tumblr.com/search/kamigawa/ - Doug Beyer Tumblr https://www.hipstersofthecoast.com/2015/05/a-planeswalkers-guide-to-earth-kamigawa-revisited/ - A Planeswalker’s Guide to Earth: Revisited (2015) https://www.hipstersofthecoast.com/2015/10/drawing-live-were-not-going-back-to-kamigawa/ - We’re not going back to Kamigawa (2015) https://blog.cardkingdom.com/kamigawa-neon-dynasty/ - Neon Dynasty Primer https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/nets/hd_nets.htm - Netsuke Art https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20210511-japans-mountain-ascetic-hermits - Yamabushi https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C5%8Dmon_Sugi - Jōmon Sugi https://web.archive.org/web/20090629052754/http://www.pref.ishikawa.jp/kyoiku/bunkazai/e-siseki/e-3-2.htm - Protected Trees in Japan http://www.rachelsussman.com/portfolio#/oltw - Rachel Sussman https://www.mimusubi.com/about-mimusubi/ - David Chart’s website https://japancheapo.com/entertainment/jomon-sugi-yakushima-oldest-tree/ - Jomon Sugi Hike https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gory%C5%8D - Goryo https://www.festivalofjapan.co.uk/information/kanzashi.html - Kanzashi https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mX8cz1LEeXw - What is Shinto? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htxVoNBd5do - Shinto in Japan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TVzMt8Tsyc - Neon Dynasty First Look https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuZHotjtrJs - Shinto in Everyday Life https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VC4gRGPbTqE - Japan Forest Management https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zojnBFu6dm0 - Rachel Sussman Ted Talk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NuqwJz9RNE - The Heritage of Kumiko Crafts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIalNHhLex0 - Yamabushi https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGIsuz0eRAM - Horagai #mtg #magicthegathering #kamigawa