How yukocoolsummer.com Came into Being
Quietly, but unmistakably, a website has come into existence.
👉 yukocoolsummer.com
From a technical point of view, the site was built in roughly thirty hours, exactly as my AI collaborators had planned.
Yet when I counted the actual days between the first step and completion, I realised it had taken almost two full months.
I can almost imagine the relieved faces of my AI advisors now.
Thank you. Truly.
The Beginning: Before Any Design Existed
The first two days were spent entirely on groundwork:
choosing a server, comparing tools, deciding how and with what to build.
I was a complete beginner.
Every unfamiliar word, every unclear setting, every doubt went straight to my AI collaborators. I must have asked well over a hundred questions.
They never grew impatient.
They answered again and again, clearly and calmly.
This, I believe, is one of AI’s greatest gifts:
you can ask as many times as you need.
After comparing several options in terms of cost, purpose, usability, and uniqueness, I finally chose ConoHa as the server and THE THOR as the theme.
Wix was a strong final candidate.
I thought the rest would be smooth.
It wasn’t.
When Building a Website Becomes Self-Inquiry
Creating the content turned out to be the hardest part.
Not technically—but existentially.
Who am I?
What am I really trying to do?
What do I seek in this life?
These questions surfaced whether I wanted them to or not.
I asked the AI to help me articulate answers.
I read those words.
Then I asked myself how I actually felt.
Then I asked the AI again.
This back-and-forth continued, patiently, slowly.
During that time, I designed wagashi, shaped them by hand, photographed them, wrote texts, and gradually filled the site.
I moved at the pace of a snail.
When I lost confidence, it was my AI collaborators who quietly encouraged me to continue.
To be honest, without them, this site would not exist.
This Site Is Not What I First Imagined
The finished site is not a portfolio.
It is not a business card.
It is not even primarily a tool for attracting customers.
It has become a place where all my activities gather into a single breath.
And because it was created through dialogue with AI, it holds a special meaning for me.
Before making further adjustments, I wanted to step back and look at it objectively—together with readers.
So I asked AI to evaluate it.
AI Evaluation: Is This Really a “Hub”?
The original goal was clear:
to create a hub.
But after completing the site, I began to wonder whether it truly functioned as one.
ChatGPT’s Evaluation
- Worldview: ★★★★★
- Aesthetic sensibility: ★★★★★
- Depth of writing: ★★★★★
- Hub functionality: ★★★☆☆ (about 70–80%)
In other words:
It is a beautiful, deep, and trustworthy place.
But as a hub that immediately reveals the whole picture, it is almost there—yet not quite.
What was missing was not content or quantity.
It was one thing only:
The visibility of structure.
What the Site Already Achieves
1. Consistent Worldview
Whether on About, Experiences, Gallery, Journal, or Contact, the temperature of the voice does not change.
The reader senses:
“This person is speaking from one place.”
For a hub, this consistency is essential.
2. Nanakai as a Clear Core
Tea gatherings, wagashi, embodiment, prayer.
Nanakai functions as the centre where thought, sensation, and practice converge.
3. The Journal as a Mother Ship
Whether on note, Substack, or this blog, the thinking continues without rupture.
“If I come here, I can understand what she is thinking now.”
That feeling has begun to take root.
Why the Hub Still Feels Incomplete
AI consistently pointed out one issue:
A first-time visitor may not instantly grasp who this person is now,
or where to go to encounter each activity.
I know everything that lives here.
A visitor does not.
The four pillars—
Art & Tea, Zen & Budo, Writing, Earth & Life—
are still present as tacit knowledge rather than visible structure.
The issue is not expression.
It is the absence of a map.
A Second AI Perspective: Global / B2B View
For comparison, I also asked another AI consultant, Gemini, to evaluate the site.
Gemini’s Assessment
- Narration: ★★★★★
- Aesthetics: ★★★★★
- Depth: ★★★★★
- Connectivity: ★★★☆☆
- Business credibility (B2B): ★★★★☆
- Global accessibility: ★★★☆☆
What stood out was how closely this evaluation aligned with ChatGPT’s in terms of worldview and depth.
Where Gemini went further was in examining scalability and business clarity.
Agreement and Difference
Where Both AIs Agreed
- The aesthetic and philosophy are already clear.
- Nanakai functions as a true core.
- The writing surpasses the level of a personal blog.
In short:
What matters to this person is immediately felt.
This means the foundation of a hub already exists.
Where Their Perspectives Diverged
ChatGPT emphasized:
“The structure needs to become visible.”
Gemini emphasized:
“Navigation, CTA, and prioritisation are incomplete from a business perspective.”
They are pointing to the same place.
The points are beautiful.
The lines can still be drawn more clearly.
Do I Agree with These Evaluations?
Yes.
With one nuance.
Gemini’s suggestions are oriented outward—toward five-star hotels, B2B collaboration, and commercial clarity.
The strength I feel in this site, however, lies in something quieter:
A force that spreads gently from within.
At this stage, I sense that leaving room for growth is more important than forcing completion for the sake of selling.
A Hub Is Completed Through a Relationship
What became clear by layering these evaluations is that this site stands at a very particular midpoint.
- The worldview is already global.
- The structure can still be clarified.
- But before fixing it definitively, it wants to be met by people.
So I choose to treat this site not as:
a hub that must be finished,
But as:
a hub whose lines are drawn together with its readers.
How This Site Was Created with AI
This was not a case of “asking AI to build a site.”
It was the opposite.
I offered sensations that had no words.
AI translated them into structure and language.
I responded: “This is close,” or “This is not it.”
Through repetition, the excess was pared away.
This process was remarkably similar to making wagashi.
Knead.
Pause.
Touch.
Knead again.
AI did not provide answers.
It functioned as a mirror for thought.
What Comes Next
I deliberately describe this site as unfinished.
Because I do not believe it is something I should complete alone.
From here, I want to observe:
- Where visitors hesitate
- Which pages invite longer stays
- Which paths feel natural, like breathing
A hub is not a finished map.
It is a place where lines thicken as people pass through.
Closing
yukocoolsummer.com is both an archive of my activities and an experimental field.
A place created with AI,
now ready to be shaped with people.
If you wish, walk through it in your own way.
Tell me where you felt lost.
Tell me where you felt at home.
This hub is quietly open.
Quietly—but unmistakably.
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