KOTORI DAILY
Today's Pick
One work from Aozora Bunko for today. A quiet doorway into Japanese literature you may not have searched for.
TODAY
Lemon
A young man carrying a heavy mood picks up a single lemon in the city.
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The selection
Kenji Miyazawa
Night on the Galactic Railroad
Beneath its beautiful dreamlike scenes, parting and prayer quietly remain.
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Motojiro Kajii
Lemon
Though brief, its colors, scents, and shifting feelings remain vivid.
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Ryunosuke Akutagawa
Rashomon
Human weakness and terror are compressed into a short, sharp story.
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Natsume Soseki
Kokoro
Irreversible memories hide beneath their quiet conversations.
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