Towering over London’s skyline with its majestic dome, St Paul’s Cathedral is more than just a religious building—it’s a survivor, a symbol, and a whispering vault of history. Designed by Sir Christopher Wren after the Great Fire of 1666, this baroque masterpiece has watched over London for more than 300 years, quietly collecting secrets beneath its soaring ceiling.

Every spring, as the night wraps Toyama Bay in a blanket of stars, another constellation appears just below the surface of the sea. Glowing blue, pulsing softly, the firefly squid—known in Japan as Hotaru Ika—emerges from the depths in a dazzling marine light show that defies logic and feels like magic.