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When you start craving ice and chewing it down—
they say it might be a sign of some illness. Is that true?
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It's possible that it's a kind of sign called "pagophagia" (ice-eating disorder).
As your question suggests, this symptom is often deeply linked to illness, so it warrants caution.
What is pagophagia?
Pagophagia is a type of "pica," a condition in which you uncontrollably crave eating things with no nutritional value. As a rough guide, it's suspected when someone keeps eating more than one ice-cube tray's worth of ice every day for over a month.
If you feel that "chewing ice has become a habit for me," it may be an SOS signal from your body. Please consider seeing a doctor sooner rather than later.
I had the chance to deeply experience "Shinto" something I'd long been interested in. When you hear "Shinto," you might vaguely picture visiting shrines or some difficult doctrine. But what I learned this time was something far more familiar—a "wisdom for living" that can completely transform our daily lives.
Today, I'd like to share with you that wonderful experience and the essence that stayed with me.
"Give thanks to all things, and live the present beautifully"
The person I spoke with this time was Nobuyuki Miyazawa, a chief priest with the unusual background of being a former entrepreneur (Nobuyuki Miyazawa). Mr. Miyazawa was active on the front lines of business and has experienced both a company sale and an IPO. When I asked why someone like him became a Shinto priest, he told me, "As I searched for the root of society's problems, I arrived at the 'way shrines were' in Japanese life before the Edo period."
Shrines once functioned, through festivals and prayer, as a source of connection and spiritual support for people. There's a power within them to soften the somewhat cold capitalism and isolation of the modern age. That's what he became convinced of.
The idea of a "way/path" rather than a "religion"
What I found fascinating is that Shinto has no founder and no absolute scripture.
I learned that it isn't a religion for "believing," but a "way" (michi) of giving thanks to nature, ancestors, and everything before you, and of putting your own way of living in order.
This sensibility of "giving thanks to all things" was truly eye-opening. Animism.
Rice and smartphones, mountains and rivers, sometimes even the rain and the wind. Rather than seeing the world as "something to use," you receive everything as a "blessing" within a cycle. Just having that perspective—doesn't the scenery start to look a little different?
"Nakamima" and Jomei-Seichoku" to put daily life in order
What left an impression on me were the following two spiritual principles.
The Spirit of Nakaima： Not letting your mind be carried off to the past or future, but concentrating on "now, this very moment."
Jōmei-Seichoku: Living purely, brightly, rightly, and straight.
Even if you make a mistake, rather than continuing to blame yourself, you can purify it and reset. Shinto is a culture not for "binding you with guilt," but for picking yourself back up anytime and moving forward brightly. Isn't that an incredibly redemptive idea for us living in the modern age?
Conduct becomes a "device" that puts the heart in order
And what felt deepest as a bodily experience was the talk about "conduct" (shosa). Bowing, straightening your posture, speaking with care. These aren't mere formalities—they're said to be devices for putting the heart in order.
The same goes for the time spent forming the rice balls served at lunch.
The word "itadakimasu" holds a deep prayer: receiving life, receiving nature's blessings, and directing gratitude toward everyone involved. To "form" (nigiru) a rice ball is to "tie together" (musubu) one's feelings. Thinking of it that way, each and every small daily action feels so dear
Living beautifully anew, from this very moment
Rather than gaining some new knowledge, this experience felt like being given "a chance to live my daily life anew, with care."
"Shinto is a Japanese wisdom that, grounded in gratitude toward all things, beautifully orders this very moment and restores our connections with people, nature, and ancestors."
After I got home, whenever I set down a cup or touched my smartphone, a feeling of "thank you" began to well up in me.
Won't you all try making your conduct today just a little more careful too?
The accumulation of "living with care" is sure to make tomorrow just a little brighter.
I'd be happy if this realization offers some kind of hint for your daily life too!
Exhibition in PARCO
Songs, talk, and good-friends time!
🎤✨【A Day of Words and Songs, and Beginnings】✨🎵
～ Takumi Yamazaki × Hayato Miyazaki ～ A Special Time of Talk and Music
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What changes your life is words, encounters, and a little bit of courage.
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Takumi Yamazaki, a bestselling author with over 2 million copies sold cumulatively.
Hayato Miyazaki, founder of the Good Communication Method, who delivers songs that stir people's hearts.
These two, who have both "changed lives through the power of communication," will hold their very first in-person collaboration event.
And one of the greatest draws of this event is…
⭐ A truly rare opportunity to 【experience Takumi Yamazaki's songs and talk at the same time】.
The world of Takumi Yamazaki's words and songs—something you rarely get to savor.
It's a special time to feel up close his views on life and dreams, and the thoughts delivered through music.
What's more, this time…
🎤【A special plan where participants get to sing too!】
It's not just about listening.
Believe it or not, all you participants get to sing too!
The style is to sing just the first verse of a song and keep passing the mic around, so
・those who love singing ・those who want to try singing in front of others ・those who want to take on a new challenge
are sure to have an amazing time too.
Whether you're good at singing or not doesn't matter at all.
Let's create together a warm space where everyone in the room "enjoys the music."
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🎪 Event Details
【Date & Time】
Monday, August 24, 2026
13:00〜15:00
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🌟 Exclusive Perk for VIP Participants 🌟
Believe it or not…
Friday, August 21, 2026 13:00〜15:00
A special perk that lets you sneak into the rehearsal before the main event!
You'll get to experience up close
・the moment the talk is born ・the song practice ・the atmosphere before the show ・the real exchanges between the two
things you'd normally never get to see.
Truly a "front-row seat with a peek behind the scenes."
This is offered in limited numbers only.
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🎙️ Recommended for people who…
✅ want to make life more interesting
✅ want to improve their communication skills
✅ want to meet Takumi Yamazaki
✅ want to hear Hayato Miyazaki sing live
✅ want to summon the courage to take a new step
✅ want to spend an amazing time together with friends
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With "words that get through" and "songs that reach the heart,"
a special 120 minutes that will move your life.
On that day, something new might just begin.
Please come and see us at the venue ✨
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【About Registration】
✨ Please hurry and enter via the URL below
● Participation fee 5,500 yen (limited to 15 people)
● VIP participation fee 15,000 yen (limited to 5 people)
※ Includes a ticket to sneak into the 8/21 rehearsal
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【Register here】
I learned alot. Thank you so much!
Thank you to my task managers!
Shibuya Icchome Choir!
Thank you！
We learned about the gut!
Thank you
Link to Takumi Yamazaki’s
ENGLISH Book “SHIFT”
