Vibrancy x Vibrancy

With a 10,000 yen research grant in one hand and an empty notebook in the other, laidback Tokyo college student Shun Shunsuke embarks on the project of a lifetime - a travelogue contest hosted by backwater Yoshiaki Prefecture. For one hot August, he'll traverse the region, exploring vibrant cities and the colorful countryside, encountering fun and perplexing citizens and denizens along the way. The most interesting one of them is all Shizuko, his quiet tour guide who sees the world far differently than Shunsuke does.

For one month, the two will learn about themselves, each other, and the wider world around them. From bars to inns, from rival writers to ambitious actors, from ancient myths to urban legends, Shunsuke and Shizuko will see them all. And when you spend this amount of time with a person, open up to them, learn how they experience and interpret life - just as summer ends, perhaps something new will start between them.

[Present-Day - Chance Encounter]

Cover is from a Japanese firework catalogue published in 1883 taken from the Public Domain Review and edited in Canva.