The Old Kamigawa | Japanese Traditions and Customs in Magic

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:   / rhysticstudies   Buy shirts at Coalesce (use code STUDIES for 10% off): https://www.coalesceapparel.shop/coll... Buy cards at Card Kingdom: https://www.cardkingdom.com/studies 📎 Connect: Visit my website: https://www.rhysticstudies.com Twitter:   / 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... - Behind the Scenes: Creating Kamigawa (2004) https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles... - A Series of Fortunate Events: Kamigawa World Design (2004) https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles... - Kamigawa Glossary https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles... - Truth in Fantasy WotC (2005) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pom_Poko - Pom Poko Wiki https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles... - Creative Side of Kamigawa (2005) https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles... - Tales From Beyond the Veil (2005)    • Magic: The Gathering History -  Champions ...   - History of Champions of Kamigawa https://magic.wizards.com/en/story/pl... - Kamigawa Plane Profile https://www.mtgsalvation.com/articles... - The World of Kamigawa https://www.coolstuffinc.com/a/jayann... - Preparing for Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty (2021) https://www.hipstersofthecoast.com/20... - A Planeswalker’s Guide to Earth – Kamigawa Revisited (2015) https://articles.starcitygames.com/ar... - On the Fictional Religions of Magic (2014) http://blog.killgold.fish/2014/10/kil... - Kill reviews: Kamigawa http://web.archive.org/web/2004101201... - Land of Ten-Thousand Legends (2004) https://dougbeyermtg.tumblr.com/searc... - Doug Beyer Tumblr https://www.hipstersofthecoast.com/20... - A Planeswalker’s Guide to Earth: Revisited (2015) https://www.hipstersofthecoast.com/20... - We’re not going back to Kamigawa (2015) https://blog.cardkingdom.com/kamigawa... - Neon Dynasty Primer https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/net... - Netsuke Art https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20... - Yamabushi https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C5%8D... - Jōmon Sugi https://web.archive.org/web/200906290... - Protected Trees in Japan http://www.rachelsussman.com/portfoli... - Rachel Sussman https://www.mimusubi.com/about-mimusubi/ - David Chart’s website https://japancheapo.com/entertainment... - Jomon Sugi Hike https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gory%C5%8D - Goryo https://www.festivalofjapan.co.uk/inf... - Kanzashi    • Shintoism Explained   - What is Shinto?    • Japan: Where Gods Aren't Gods and Worshipe...   - Shinto in Japan    • Weekly MTG | Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty First ...   - Neon Dynasty First Look    • Shinto in Everyday Japanese Life   - Shinto in Everyday Life    • Why Japan Isn't Cutting Down Enough of its...   - Japan Forest Management    • Rachel Sussman:  An ephemeral look at eter...   - Rachel Sussman Ted Talk    • 竹中大工道具館「組子細工の技を継ぐ／Heritage of  Kumiko Craf...   - The Heritage of Kumiko Crafts    • Meet Japan’s Toughest Monks   - Yamabushi    • Japanese Conch shell blowing melodies (Hor...   - Horagai #mtg #magicthegathering #kamigawa