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卯酉東海道 (ぼうゆうとうかいどう Bouyu Toukaidou)
Bo (East) Yu (West) Tokaido

Tracks

上海アリス幻樂団が奏でる、幻想的で激しい音樂集第四弾
Fantastic and hard music performed by Shanghai Alice Illusionary Band, Part 4


  1. ヒロシゲ36号 ~ Neo Super-Express
    Hiroshige No.36
  2. 53ミニッツの青い海
    Blue Sea for 53 Minutes
  3. 竹取飛翔 ~ Lunatic Princess
    Taketori Flight
  4. 彼岸帰航 ~ Riverside View
    Higan Retour
  5. 青木ヶ原の伝説
    Legend of Aokigahara
  6. お宇佐さまの素い幡
    Lord Usa's White Flag
  7. 月まで届け不死の煙
    Reach the Moon, Immortal Smoke
  8. レトロスペクティブ京都
    Retrospective Kyoto
  9. ラクトガール ~ 少女密室
    Locked Girl ~ The Girl's Secret Room
  10. 千年幻想郷 ~ History of the Moon
    Gensokyo Millennium
  11. 最も澄みわたる空と海
    The Purest Sky and Sea


  1. Original Track, 2006
  2. Original Track, 2006
  3. Imperishable Night Theme of Kaguya, 2004
  4. Phantasmagoria of Flower View Theme of Komachi, 2005
  5. Original Track, 2006
  6. Phantasmagoria of Flower View Theme of Tewi, 2005
  7. Imperishable Night Theme of Mokou, 2004
  8. Shoot the Bullet Theme of Photo 4, 2005
  9. Embodiment of Scarlet Devil Theme of Patchouli, 2002
  10. Imperishable Night Theme of Eirin, 2004
  11. Original Track, 2006

Story

卯酉の道、心の旅。
――東海道の地下は日本で最も日本的だった。


The road of Boyu, and the hearty journey.
...The underground of Tokaido was the most Japanesque in Japan.


Original Text


1. ヒロシゲ36号
Hiroshige No.36 ~ Neo Super-Express

Hiroshige runs for the east, which is two girls inside. It runs for the east, which makes no noise or no swing.

There were plenty of vacant box-shaped seats for up to four persons, so even if you two sat there, nobody will sit with you. The opposite direction in the morning is extremely crowded by commuters, while this direction for Tokyo is vacant. It was good for them.

A warm and mild spring sunshine came from the windows. This newest type of shinkansen features a half-panoramic view in all the cars. The half-panoramic view is as if a test tube is running on the railway. There're all windows except up and down, in other words, the walls of the shinkansen are almost the windows. The left side of a blond-haired girl sitting against the running direction was a beautiful blue seacoast; the right side was awesome plain with no buildings and pine wood.

It may be having passed for 25 mimutes after leaving... In the far distance the Mount Fuji covered with clouds has shown up. It looks sacred as if a wizard lives there.

Because of the effort of Mount Fuji Revival Association, Mt.Fuji has finally been authorized as a world heritage, while the one you see from Hiroshige looks much sacred. One of the reason is that from the panoramic view of Hiroshige you'll never see any high buildings, power transmission lines or overhead wires.

Besides Mt.Fuji, even the seacoast on the left side is tremendously beautiful that isn't enough to be authorized as a world heritage a dozen of times.

Though to Mary, the blond-haired girl, what she saw the extremely beautiful Japanesque scenery through Boyu Shinkansen "Hiroshige" was just a dull visual stimulation.

2. 53ミニッツの青い海
Blue Sea for 53 Minutes
"Hiroshige has large seats and runs very quickly, so it's convenient...
But to me, it's dull to see just a 'fake' scenery through Kaleido-screen."


"You say so, but it's more brighter than the subway in past days.
It's because the picture on the tunnels. Feels like we're on the ground, don't we?"


"I don't think Mt.Fuji on the ground is more beautiful than that in the underground, still I wanted to see the genuine one.
I wish I took on the former Tokaido Shinkansen."


"How luxurious. Nowadays, those who take on it are only people in Tohoku region, curious ones and celebrities.
I reckon you're as carefree as people in Tohoku."


"I'm a celebrity."



...It was before they were born that Boyu Tokaido had started an operation.


After the Jinki removal of the capital, many people faced with the necessity of coming and going Tokyo and Kyoto. Suddenly only the former Tokaido Shinkansen hadn't been enough to solve the situation, so the government started developing a new Shinkansen as soon as they could.

After that, Boyu Shinkansen "Hiroshige" was born. It runs between Kyoto and Tokyo in 53 minutes. This Shinkansen enabled the commuters to come and go between Kyoto and Tokyo, and it became the main traffic infrastructure of Japan all of a sudden.

Also, what it made people amaze is that the Shinkansen runs straight without any curves under the ground. From the first station to the last one, you cannot see any sky, sea, mountain, forest, the Sun or the Moon.

3.竹取飛翔
Taketori Flight ~ Lunatic Princess
"It's nice to arrive in a moment, but aren't you bored with such a fake scenery, Renko?
I cannot be satisfied with the fake full moon floating up in the night sky, too.
In the past Tokaido had 53 station towns, while now, it only takes 53 minutes in spite of the longer way than that of the old days.
You have no way to call it a journey anymore."


"Though the time being in a train have become shorter, you can still call it a journey. The sightseeing in Tokyo is such a fun.
There're plenty of historic-taste buildings in Shinjuku, Shibuya and so on which aren't in Kyoto.
You'd feel better if you thought you got time for visiting there."


"Ah, yes. You're right.
Oh dear, can I see the ancient rabbits making a medicine on the fake full moon?"


"Have you heard this story?
To tell the truth, Hiroshige would run less than 53 minutes with its maximum speed, yet they've expressly adjusted to run in 53 minutes sharp."


"One night per minute. With such a pace, I'd be weak getting old in three weeks. What a short journey it is..."



Usami Renko and Maribel Han (Mary) decided to make a trip to Tokyo where Renko's parents live during the vacation of university.
It was just a trip for Mary to follow a Renko's visit for Higan, still she was looking forward to this trip so much. It's because she's never been to Tokyo.

She was also looking forward to the scenery on the way to Tokyo, but unfortunately, all of Boyu Tokaido are the shinkansen that run under the ground.

In spite of it, the train presented them the sunlight from the windows like that on the ground in the afternoon and displayed the beautiful Mt.Fuji and Pacific Ocean.

That's the ultimate feature of Boyu Tokaido that cost a fortune. The device is called Kaleido-screen.

4.彼岸帰航
Higan Retour ~ Riverside View
"The Higan in Tokyo has some strange manners and customs. Did you konw, Mary?"


"Eh? What kind?"


"There's not only a visit for a grave of one's family,
but a visit for the Netherworld after finding gaps around graves.
You know, ancesters come back from the Netherworld in Bon Festival.
To thank them, we go greeting in Higan.


"Is that so?
Oh my! I'm not ready at all. Why did you keep it a secret?"


"Because it's not true.
Still, let's go there, shall we?"



Boyu Tokaido has just been made in order to deliver the people in Tokyo to Kyoto.
So, there're two stations only.

They're called Bo-Tokyo Staiton and Yu-Kyoto Station.
In other words, there're no other stops except the first and the last one.
36 minutes have already passed since they left Yu-Kyoto Station.

The scenery outside was just the thing what Utagawa Hiroshige maybe enjoyed.
It was beyond the words with the sky, the sea, Mt.Fuji and 53 station towns.

5.青木ヶ原の伝説
Legend of Aokigahara ~ Forbidden Forest
"Ah, I..."


"What's the matter, Mary? You look scary."


"I felt kinda sick.
And don't you, Renko? The space we're now is a bit different from the others.
In addition to this, I can see a gap of a border... Is it the bug of screen-controlling program?"


"Ah, perhaps we're under the sacred mountain.
The atmosphere is different and so is even the dimension.
You're so sensitive you may be nervous a little."


"I got it. we're under Mt.Fuji.
That's why I felt sick. They say there's an entrance to the Netherworld under the Fuji since ancient times.
Still, Mt.Fuji is a volcano, isn't it? I wonder if it's safe to tunnel here."


"How nervous you are. Drink and stop thinking badly.
When Mt.Fuji is autholized as a world heritage, it's concluded to be an extinct volcano from a dormant one. Did it remind you?"



Boyu Tokaido was just designed to connect between Tokyo and Kyoto, while the government avoided blasphemy for digging the underground below the sacred mountain Fuji.

Boyu Tokaido makes a detour through the underground of a sea of trees.

But there're a lot of bad legends in the sea of trees, so it may have an effect on the diagram of shinkansen and the number of passengers for just running underneath it.

The govenment thought so, and didn't announce officially.

6.お宇佐さまの素い幡
Lord Usa's White Flag ~ Most Famous Hero
"Ha-ha, the morning sake tastes good.
You know what? This shinkansen was originally designated to stop at not only Kyoto and Tokyo but Kamakura."


"You know everything, Renko."


"I know everything, indeed.
I heard they wanted to connect the three capitals and name Keito-Shinkansen (Capital-Connecting Shinkansen)."


"It seems like a warm shinkansen... Wait, Kamakura isn't a capital, is it?
And Kamakura is very close to Tokyo for the middle city between Kyoto and Tokyo."


"That's why the project has been Okura-iri (suspended).


"The idea was so ridiculous.
Have you been fooled by anybody like Hachiman-sama lover?"


"By the way, which kind of Okura do you know about Okura-iri?"



Speaking of Fuji, Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji Katsushika Hokusai created is well-known, still he didn't get satisfaction with many pictures of Mt.Fuji he drew. You can tell this because he actually drew fourty-six pictures.

After that, a young Utagawa Hiroshige, who lived about half times as Hokusai, published Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido and won the popularity; Hokusai also published Hundred Views of Mount Fuji in spite of having created Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji before. Hokusai was fascinated with Mt.Fuji so much.

Though, Hiroshige was also fascinated with it.

7.月まで届け不死の煙
Reach the Moon, Immortal Smoke ~ Elixir of Life

After all, the Japanese have chosen Utagawa Hiroshige.
Boyu Shinkansen Hiroshige continues to run for the east. Is it near Kamakura now?

"Renko, the Mt.Fuji displayed in the screen of tunnel is a bit too dymamic, isn't it?"


"Umm... I cannot explain very well because I've never stared at the genuine one, but I guess they both are same.
There're few artifacts around the mountain, so maybe it looks like this."


"To me, This Fuji looks like the one Hokusai drew than that of Hiroshige.
Its scale is also a process through an automatic video retargeting. It makes much of an impact than a reality.


"Mary, do you know that Hiroshige also opposed Hokusai and created the thirty-six views of Mt.Fuji?"


"Huh? Is it an imitation or an inspiration?"


"The name is Thirty-six Views of Mt.Fuji, which were 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 purer with the effort of Mount Fuji Revival Association. Though, climbers for Mt.Fuji became fewer; Perhaps it's because they were thrilled by the true and dynamic scenery of Mt.Fuji or they hated the strict low of Revival Association. Because of them, the business of sightseeing was damaged so much. How ironic.

The reason the Japanese have chosen Hiroshige is because they couldn't understand the talent of Hokusai. They radically hated his insanity.

But, if this shinkansen weren't Hiroshige but Hokusai, what kind of pictures would the kaleido-screen show?

The shinkansen would provide the insane illusion for 36 minutes that took you to your destination faster than the current one.

8.レトロスペクティブ京都
Retrospective Kyoto
"We'll soon arrive at Tokyo.
What a dull journey..."


"You're right, still it's a good thing not to be tired before the arrival."


"We've got the time for sightseeing of Tokyo, so it's OK.
Where will you show me?"


"Don't be so eager.
First, coming to my home, finishing the visit of my family's grave for Higan and leaving our belongings, then go for sightseeing, OK?"


"Wait. We gonna go visiting the Netherworld, aren't we?"


"Tokyo is the spiritual city like Kyoto, so we'll be able to have a great time.
Because you're here, Mary.



Since the sin of earth elements trapped in the asphalt has been prescribed, there're a lot of cracks all around the road of Tokyo.

One of the ringway has become a grassy plain and been covered with strange flowers that has stem, red petal and no leaves.
The old-fashioned vehicle called car has decreased with the decrease of population. They even didn't think unconvenient by seeing the state of the road.

Tokyo is an unique city where flashy young people make their own rule.
Like the town where Machi-yakko, Hatamoto-yakko and Hiseshi rave...

Tokyo is about to regain its past state.


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