Retitled The Other Side of a Proper Map for publication, the novel follows Koichiro, a young man living with his unemployed father, as he runs away and confronts the question of how to live his own life.

Wagasatsumon is a historical novel set in Edo, in which Kiryu, a palanquin bearer for daimyo and hatamoto households, seeks to rebuild his life after losing his work.

Kiryu, a palanquin bearer for daimyo and hatamoto households, tries to begin again in Edo after losing his livelihood.