TalesThe Pillow Book and the Four Seasons: Sei Shonagon’s “Spring Is Dawn”
2026.08.25
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- KOTO is a journal exploring the depths
of Japan's traditional culture.
The stories of techniques passed down by craftsmen,
the culture that still lives today,
and an aesthetic sensibility that endures across the ages —
Japan, from every angle.
- Notices
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