A nature essay collection that depicts animals living in snowy regions through observation and lived sensibility. Through behavior in a harsh climate, seasonal change, and distance from humans, it brings northern nature close to the reader.

Animals living in the world of snow are portrayed through the observer's attentive eye.

Based on Sasuke Nakao's field experience in Bhutan, this travel and ethnobotanical work depicts nature, agriculture, everyday culture, and local life. It is both an exploration narrative and a book about the relationship between culture and plants.

Walking through the Himalayan kingdom, the book observes the ties between plants and everyday culture.

Yoko Hagiwara's memoir revisits memories of her father, poet Sakutaro Hagiwara, depicting his presence at home and her complicated feelings as his daughter. It is both a literary portrait and a personal reconsideration of a father within the family.

The poet Sakutaro Hagiwara is reconsidered through a daughter's memory and pain.