'Chino's DIARY' 1987
Published by Shobunsha Publishing, Japan

I left Japan at the age of 10 to attend the alternative school called 'Summerhill School' (in Suffolk, UK).
The book was published when I was 15 years old and I have written my experiences in the school as well as a childhood caught between two cultures.

12 EDITIONS
* Recomended by Japanese National Library Association
* Selected for Japanese School Libraries

 

'Other Family' 1990
Published by Tokuma Publishing Co. Ltd.Tokyo, Japan

This book was written when I was 17 years old.
Sharing a flat with three other friends, the book follows my teenage life in London. Parents divorce, friendship and new city life.



 

'London Life' 1995
Published by Shobunsha Publishing, Japan

Following the success of the first book ('87),
I have written the follow up.
In this book I have documented my life from the age of 15 to 21.


2 EDITIONS
* Recomended by Japanese National Library Association
* Selected for Japanese School Libraries

 

'fragile time' 1999
Yosensha Publishing Co. Ltd., Tokyo, Japan








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