A historical children's novel set in an Edo-period town, portraying everyday lives and human warmth.

A collection of stories following people who live in an Edo-period town.

A linked collection of stories about young people who attend evening high school while working because of family circumstances. It follows the time they share at night school while facing poverty, hardship at home, illness, and delinquency.

Through the lives of students who work by day and study at night, the realities beyond the classroom come into view.