A novel that layers the memory of Osaka with the present life of a young woman. Old photographs and vanished streets lead the story through urban change and private time.

Following the memory of the city becomes a way of reconsidering one’s own present.

A short-story collection including the title story. Through pieces about familiar people, family, and remembered journeys, it depicts traces of time and human presence within daily life.

Like touching an old leather bag, the collection gathers the texture of time that has passed.