Publisher/蒼穹舎

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"Tokoyo No Mushi" is a collection of works by Japanese photographer Hara Yoshiichi. This photo book was published by Sokyusha in 2013 and edited by Ota Michitaka, and has a motif of "insects". Inspired by the phrase "Tokoyo no Mushi" written in the 24th volume of "Nihon Shoki", the book is written with photographs and illustrations as if the photographer were superimposing himself on insects that 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.