{"id":145846,"date":"2026-07-21T10:10:48","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T01:10:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/treasures-japan.com\/?p=145846"},"modified":"2026-07-18T17:42:57","modified_gmt":"2026-07-18T08:42:57","slug":"ariakes-time-etched-by-the-moons-pull","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/treasures-japan.com\/en\/ariakes-time-etched-by-the-moons-pull\/","title":{"rendered":"Ariake\u2019s Time, Etched by the Moon\u2019s Pull"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;5&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;5&#8243; back_color=&#8221;color-nhtu&#8221; back_image=&#8221;145843&#8243; back_image_auto=&#8221;yes&#8221; back_position=&#8221;center bottom&#8221; overlay_color=&#8221;color-jevc&#8221; overlay_alpha=&#8221;20&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; 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