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"The First Year of HEISEI" is a collection of photographs by Nobuyoshi Araki, one of Japan's leading photographers, known by the nickname of Araki. Araki started photography under the influence of his father, who was a clog maker and an amateur photographer. Since the 1970s, he has released sensational works such as "Oh Japan" and "Sentimental Journey" that have been handed down to the present day. This book is a photo book published in 1990, and as the title suggests, it consists of snaps from the year 1989. Beginning on January 7, when Emperor Showa passed away, the balcony, his beloved cat Chiro, Yoko in her later years when she was hospitalized at Tokyo Women's Medical University, snaps of street corners, and portraits of super masters (Julie, Yayoi Kusama, Kenji Nakagami). , Daido Moriyama and Takuma Nakahira ...) etc. The lack of female nudity may be a reflection of Araki's sentiments during this period, but the casual street scene has a very sentimental resonance. The first year of Heisei, from the death of Emperor Showa to the death of his wife Yoko, is a record of what seems to be a special year for Araki.