A biographical essay tracing Nagai Kafu and memories of urban pleasure quarters. By layering the shadows of the city, a writer's life, and the mood of the age, it presents Kafu as a vividly human figure.

Following Kafu's footsteps, the book gathers the lingering presence of a writer in districts of pleasure.

An essayistic travel work based on observations from Europe. From a postwar Japanese perspective, it observes European society, culture, and people, shaping travel notes into an intellectually engaging book.

Observations on the road form an image of Europe as seen from postwar Japan.

A memoir-like biography of the philosopher Abe Jiro from his daughter's point of view. It joins the father seen within the family to the public life of a thinker, quietly tracing affection and bereavement.

A daughter's gaze brings together the thinker and the father at home.