― Places That Make You Look Up
空を見上げたくなる場所
Where wind drifts, light falls,
and your breath deepens.
Looking Up
One day, my daughter looked up and smiled. “Not exactly a picture-perfect sky,” she said. She wasn’t wrong…
Just After the Rain
For days, the sky carried a quiet shade of gray. Even stepping outside felt heavier than usual. Without…
The Morning Felt a Little Different
Recently, I moved things around at home. Just a small change— a different room, a different direction for the…
Beyond the Window, a Blue Sky
For a while after being taken to the hospital, I didn’t even have the energy to look outside. The pain was…
Gently welcomed back by the sky
The moment I arrived at Kumamoto Airport, the first thing I noticed was the light. The sky felt wide— bright…
The Day the Sky Looked Wider
Nothing special had happened. I walked the usual path, waited at the light, passed beneath the wires. The…
Looking Up at the Sky at the End of the Trip
From the backseat of the taxi heading to the airport, I looked up at the sky— a soft shade of dusk stretching…
Sky, Water, and Days in Kumamoto
I once heard— “Kumamoto’s tap water comes entirely from underground springs.” Something about that made the…
The Sky Was So High, My Heart Let Go
A quiet afternoon. I looked up— and something in me softened. The wind brushed gently across my cheek, clouds…