Settled down in one place, going back and forth between work and home, living daily life within a small area. Only venturing outside our comfort zones on special occasions. There are many people who live that kind of life. I’m the same way. But every night I stay at a…

Traveling is a completely personal act for me. I hold the hope that someday I will meet another version of myself, who seems to have existed in this world before I was born. When I travel, that’s when I feel like I can almost achieve that desire. Perhaps the joy…

Thank you for your hard work today. Was the meal delicious? Did you feel comfortable in the bath? Is there anything you’ve left undone? Here we have three volumes sure to soothe your tired heart after a long day: a short story anthology, a set of essays, and a manga…

Why do you go on a journey? I want to ask the migrating birds. There must be something instinctual that has been incorporated into their genes since the age of dinosaurs. There is a bird called the Arctic Tern that travels from the Antarctic Circle to the Arctic Circle within…

“I’ve been feeling kind of bored lately, every day is the same and nothing ever changes.” For those of you that feel that way, I present to you these three books that will help you feel once again that the world is a wide place. Dont’ worry, the world is…

Leave the town where you live and go to a faraway place. When you arrive at the hotel and leave your luggage in an unfamiliar room, your body begins to get used to the place and your ordinary starts to seep back in. I think a hotel is a place…

For such a luxurious space such as a hotel made for readers, I selected three photo books that can be “read” rather than “viewed.” Three books, all of Japanese photographers, each from a different generation, with two of the books published by French an Swish companies. With each book, the…

In July 2020, Yatsushiro City, Kumamoto Prefecture was hit by a heavy rain disaster. Water damaged photographic negatives. Yuki Toyoda decided to take on a project in which she would publish a photo book that reprinted the damaged photographs taken by local cameramen from the late 40s to the early…

These three books are centered around the question “Who am I?” Rather than solving the mystery, these three books expound upon the concept of “self” to the point of dizziness in the reader. A play about tiny humans emerging from the corpse of a young girl. A story of a…

There are good things and hard things about being alive. Life has its blessings and its hardships. Even though I know that this is normal, I can’t muster the strength to overcome the hardships in front of me. I have selected books that I would like you to open when…

I’ve prepared three books that are useful for those who are wondering, “Where should we eat?” and for those that are thinking “Today’s restaurant was amazing,” these will help you bask in the afterglow of your meal. Please enjoy the story of a chef and a restaurant. Because it’s a…

I’m a graphic designer, so I’d like to recommend three books related to design and art. All of them are easy to read while lounging around your room, but they’ll all touch your heart. I invite you to feel the power to create things, via the words of the giants…