Funadama is a short story whose title refers to the guardian spirit of a ship. It can be read as a story where memories of coastal life, the lives of people who work with boats, and awe toward unseen powers intersect.

Awe toward the spirit that protects a boat awakens memories hidden deep in coastal life.

This short story by Nobuko Okada draws on experience of life in America to portray loneliness and emotional uncertainty in a foreign city. Under a title carrying the resonance of New Orleans, movement, memory, and unease in daily life are layered with the feeling of the blues.

Against the backdrop of a foreign city, unease in daily life and memory sound low like the blues.