Publisher/蒼穹舎

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"Tokoyo No Mushi" is a collection of works by Japanese photographer Hara Yoshiichi. This is a photo book published by Sokyusha in 2013, edited by Ota Michitaka, and reprinted in 2023 with the motif of "insects". Inspired by the phrase "Tokoyo no Mushi" written in the 24th volume of "Nihon Shoki", the photographer has written a book of photographs and illustrations that overlaps with insects, who act instinctively and cleverly, just like the photographer. The following is from the afterword: "Insects only live for one summer. No, only a few days. In comparison, I have already lived 64 years. Most of those years have been spent in a daze, but I feel that those years are very long. Even if I live another year, 64 years plus a little more may not have gone by in the blink of an eye, is what I feel now, as I look at the world of insects. I have also heard the legend that when people die, they are transformed into insects. This may be true. Having obtained the 'insects of eternity,' I feel a great sense of freedom.