A nonfiction and journalistic project based on a long-running Mainichi Shimbun series that questioned religion in contemporary society. It examined faith, popular religion, and social structures that are difficult to see from the surface of politics and institutions.

A newspaper project that probed faith and popular concerns beneath the surface of modern society.

A TBS political discussion program. Through conversations with political figures and experienced observers, it discussed current affairs and became a long-running forum for political speech on television.

A program that conveyed current affairs through dialogue among speakers familiar with political life.

A trilogy of photo books by Taikichi Irie. Through Koshoku Yamatoji, Manyo Yamatoji, and Hana Yamato, it fixed the temples, nature, and colors of Nara as photographic art.

The temples and nature of ancient Nara emerge as richly colored photographic art.