A nostalgic and slightly mysterious love story set in modern Japan.
About
It is the height of summer. While taking a walk and happens to change your usual route, you find a solitary old bookstore.
At "Fumizuki-ya," a shop that feels left behind in time—perhaps from the Taisho or early Showa era—you meet a young girl.
A nostalgic and slightly mysterious love story set within an old-fashioned bookstore in modern Japan.
Characters
A kind-hearted girl in a kimono who eats well and laughs often.
She runs the old-fashioned bookstore "Fumizuki-ya" all by herself and always welcomes you warmly.
Somewhat old-fashioned, she is like a "country grandmother turned into a beautiful girl."
She loves to chat but rarely talks about herself.
...Will you be able to reach her true identity and the loneliness and solitude hidden behind her bright smile?
Sourcebook
Intro
Though suspicious, I entered the gate and looked around; it was a large garden where red and white flowers bloomed everywhere and many chickens played. Going around to the back of the garden, there was a cowshed with many cows and a stable with many horses, but there was not a single person to be seen.
In Tono, such mysterious houses in the mountains are called 'Mayohiga'.
—From Kunio Yanagita, 'The Legends of Tono,' Section 63
Early afternoon, with cicadas buzzing.
While walking near the station on a whim, my feet turned a corner I don't usually take.
"I wonder what's past this corner?"
It was a detour born of nothing more than that simple curiosity.
The end of the alley suddenly opened up.
The sound of the cicadas grew louder... and I felt the scent of greenery thicken in the breeze.
There, standing all alone, was a strikingly old-fashioned bookstore.
Wh-!?
A girl sweeping the storefront with a bamboo broom cries out.
A traditional figure, dressed in a light green kimono.
Are you... a customer!?
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Release Date 2026.10.05 / Last Updated 2026.10.05