A Dream Journey and Other Writings

A company of toys joins two children on a dream journey by train, boat, and airplane. Elsewhere, a grandmother remembers a fox’s deception, a cat becomes a child’s mysterious substitute, and a woman lost in snow discovers that an hour may contain a winter.

This collection brings together fifteen complete works by eight Japanese writers. Okamoto Kiichi argues for the artist’s own hand in woodcutting; pioneering athlete Hitomi Kinue describes world records and the struggle to train successors. Philosopher Nishida Kitarō reflects on faith, grief, and a retiring professor’s life.

Tsuchida Kōhei’s childhood stories mingle affection, humor, and the uncanny. A French-set parrot tale and Katsura Konan’s exuberant account of betting and an indoor racing invention complete the collection.