In this travel essay collection, Swiss-born writer David Zoppetti, who writes in Japanese, reflects on his life so far and the years ahead through experiences gathered on journeys around the world. Encounters with people and landscapes abroad are woven together with memories of finding a home in the Japanese language.

An essay collection that records journeys in Japanese and rediscovers the world as a place of deeper affection.

In this collection of essays, ethologist Toshitaka Hidaka follows how insects, birds, and plants perceive the seasons and survive through close observation. Using animal behavior as a starting point, he gently reconsiders human life and our distance from nature.

An essay collection that follows seasonal signs in insects, birds, and plants to view the world from living creatures' perspectives.

In this essay, the author returns to Seoul for the first time in twenty-one years and sets his memories against South Korean society in 2000. Through changing streets and individual voices, he considers consumer culture, tradition, North-South relations, Gwangju, and the influx of Japanese culture.

Layering memories of the past over the present city, the book illuminates the shared contemporary moment of a near yet distant neighbor.