A couple undergoing fertility treatment live in Nakano amid its redevelopment. After learning that the neighborhood was once linked to Manchukuo by a telegraph cable, the narrator begins to wonder whether his surgery has connected him to a history that was thought to be severed.

A novel set in redeveloping Nakano, where an individual's body intersects with a severed history.

Lemon and Tangerine Rhapsody is a music novel by Miyuki Furuta. It follows Lemon, a violinist whose dream has faltered, and Mikan, a gifted girl, as they grow within the world of classical music.

Two protagonists find their way forward in the world of classical music.

Kidō, Resonant is a work of fiction by Izumi Mutsukawa.

Kidō, Resonant by Izumi Mutsukawa.

When Holding a Ten-Yen Coin is a story by Naoki Miyamoto set in Nakano. It received the Nakano Ward Prize at the second Tokyo Nakano Literary Award.

An award-winning story set in Nakano.