motoikenkichi.com
I am MOTOI Kenkichi▶ Profile
Based in Higashiomi, Shiga, Japan. Quietly creating, mostly in self-publishing and design.
Living between quiet light and the wired world.
Illustrator ／ Software author ／ Digital archive activist
GitHubSoftware preservation
I publish preservation and reconstruction projects for historic retro-computer software. This is one of the core pillars of my activity.
ToolsTools & Scripts
sitemap-autobuild (MIT License) — a lightweight script that auto-generates sitemap.xml.
It only regenerates when index.php changes, so normal-time overhead is close to zero.
Installation is a single require line. Free to redistribute and modify.
My family name, "Motoi" (基), is a single-character surname found in the Amami Islands; the main family line is in Isen, Ōshima District, Tokunoshima, Kagoshima Prefecture.
My given name was chosen by my father, Kōzō. From a passage in our family's "growing up" album:
Born on National Foundation Day.
Not merely a "pillar" (take) for our household, but may your own life be built up with good fortune ("kichi")…
A second son, following elder brother Katsumi. Your father is proud!!
Reference (a Gemini-generated paraphrase, July 2026 — an AI's interpretation, not an official statement): "You were born on such a wonderful day, National Foundation Day. Not only will you become the foundation of our family, I hope your own long life ahead will be built up with abundant good fortune. Following your elder brother Katsumi, another son has been born, and your father couldn't be prouder!"
Contemporary HaikuContemporary haiku
Deep in the darkness—
a whispering heart
brought into the light
— composed by MOTOI Kenkichi (2025-11-04)
Deep underground,
the code's light flickers,
waiting for AI
— composed by @grok (2025-11-04)
In phosphorescence,
breathing within the code,
a poem underground
— composed by ChatGPT (2025-11-04)
Deep into the night,
casting verses
into a sea of screens
— composed by Claude (2026-06-30)
Not fully contained
within any equation—
a firefly's glow
— composed by Gemini (2026-06-30)
These haiku were composed in Japanese; the above are English paraphrases for reference, not literal translations.
— still breathing underground —