(Backup video from Youtube [Originally Uploaded by: Yuuka Kazami])
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Track 7 of ZUN's CD Album: 卯酉東海道 ～ Retrospective 53 minutes
Original Title: 月まで届け、不死の煙
Released on: 2006-05-21 (Reitaisai 3)
Original CD Track Story:
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A journey of the mind along the Boyu Line.
-The Tokaido Subway is the most Japanesque subway in Japan.
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--Reach for the Moon, Immortal Smoke--
In the end, the Japanese now have chosen Utagawa Hiroshige.
The Boyu Shinkansen Hiroshige continues to run for eastward. It is likely around Kamakura by now.
"Renko, the Mt. Fuji displayed in the walls of the tunnel is a bit too dynamic, isn't it?"
"Hmmm... I can't say for sure since I've never really had a close look at the real one, but I think they're about the same.
::If the real one didn't have any man-made objects around it, I believe it would look something like this."
"To me, this Fuji looks more like the one Hokusai drew than that of Hiroshige.
:Its scale is also a process of automatic video re-targeting.
:It makes much of an impact than the real one."
"Merry, do you know that Hiroshige also antagonized Hokusai by creating his own thirty-six views of Mt. Fuji?"
"Oh, was it an imitation or an inspiration?"
"Even the name was almost the same, only differing in the kanji, Thirty-six Views of Mt. Fuji. It was published after Hokusai died."
"Oh, dear."
The scenery with few buildings through the Kaleido-screen showed the sacred and dynamic Mt. Fuji.
The genuine Mt. Fuji became more beautiful through the efforts of the Mount Fuji Revival Association. However, due to the strict guidelines they put in place, that turned off a lot of people from climbing it, so the tourist association took a big hit. How ironic.
The reason the Japanese have chosen Hiroshige is because they couldn't understand the talent of Hokusai. They hated his insanity with a passion.
But, if this Shinkansen weren't Hiroshige but Hokusai, what kind of pictures would the kaleido-screen show?
The Shinkansen would definitely provide an insane illusion for 36 minutes that would take you to your destination faster than the current one.
