As you move deeper into the park, tall earthen walls begin to rise alongside the path. These are the defensive walls of Yuzuki Castle.

Once built to keep enemies out, they now form a quiet corridor where forest air slips gently through.

With your body still relaxed from the bath, you may notice subtle changes in the wind. If you pause for a moment, you might sense which direction the air is moving from.

Inside the exhibition space, a cross-section of the earthen wall is on display. It’s a landscape shaped simply by the act of piling earth.

Layer by layer, soil is stacked like the pages of an old document. Differences in color and texture make the passage of time visible, holding traces of the many changes that once took place on this hill.

Here, rather than listening for sound, you may notice its absence. Earth does not reflect noise—it gently absorbs it. Footsteps and the rustle of clothing soften before they reach the wall, leaving only the quiet rhythm of your breath and heartbeat.

This sense of being wrapped in stillness may be the kind of forest bathing these earthen walls now offer—a gentle separation from everyday life.

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