Debut novel centering on youth and coming-of-age themes; later retitled at publication.

A work containing short-to-medium length pieces set around quiet residential/communal life.

A human drama focusing on a young female jockey and horse racing; adapted as an NHK radio drama and later as an NHK television drama.

Part of the Midorikawa Stable series; depicts the daily life and struggles of jockeys and horse racing.

A continuation of the Midorikawa Stable series, portraying passion and the tension of races.

Stories set in a late-night cafe depicting small events and interactions among people; a linked short-story format.

A sequel in the Makan Malam series, continuing tales around the late-night cafe.

Third in the series; depicts small miracles and encounters within everyday life.

Final volume of the series; portrays turning points and farewells of the characters.

A long work themed around human pain and recovery; retitled and revised in the paperback edition.

A human drama set around a local community and family; also released in paperback.

A work for children/young adults; winner of the 6th JBBY Award (literary fiction division).

A work characterized by cinematic descriptions and narrative structure.

A work with ensemble elements connecting the city's nightscape and cinema.

A story about family and kinship; carefully depicts the subtleties of human relationships.

Depicts society and family through the perspectives of children and young people.

A linked collection of short stories centered around birthday parties.

Contains short pieces and essay-like elements centered on food and moments in time.

A quietly emotional long work; also issued in paperback.

A novel depicting a corner of the author's narrative world; later released in paperback.

A novel conscious of time and generations, spanning multiple temporal perspectives.

A story about urban hideaways based on a serialization in Shosetsu Subaru.

An essay-like collection of fiction centered on food and human relationships.