Illustrations: As with Totto-chan: The Little Girl at the Window, all illustrations are the property of artist Chihiro Iwasaki.
The illustrations included in this volume first appeared as follows: Front Cover: Tatehiza no shounen [Boy Sitting with One Knee Raised], 1970;
Back Cover: Omocha no piano [Toy Piano]. Ame no hi no orusuban [Staying Home Alone on a Rainy Day]. Text by Chihiro Iwasaki, Concept by Yasoo Takeichi. Shikosha, 1968;
Inside Cover: Hana no sei [Fairy of Flowers]. New Japan Women’s Association Newspaper, January 1, 1973. New Japan Women’s Association; Furimuku koinu [Puppy Turns Around], 1973;
Title Page: Akai muneatezubon no shoujo [Girl in Red Overalls]. Kodomo no Shiawase [Children’s Happiness]. Sodo Bunka, 1971;
Page 4: Hashiru koinu [Running Puppy], 1973;
Page 5: Piano wo hiku shoujo [Girl Playing Piano]. Katei no Kyouiku 2 Younenki [Raising Children 2: Childhood Years]. Shuichi Katsuta, Michio Matsuda, and Masami Yamazumi. Iwanami Shoten, 1966;
Page 6: Kouya no naka no kyoukai [Church in the Plains]. Excerpt from “Decembrists’ Wives.” Poems by Nikolay Nekrasov, Translation by Kohei Tani. Doshinsha, 1968;
Page 7: Bara to shoujo no yokogao [Side View of Girl and Rose]. Kodomo no Shiawase [Children’s Happiness]. Sodo Bunka, January 1968;
Page 9: Randoseru wo shotte aruku shoujo [Girl Walking with Backpack], Katei no Kyouiku 3: Shounenki [Raising Children 3: Adolescent Years]. Shuichi Katsuta, Michio Matsuda, and Masami Yamazumi. Iwanami Shoten, 1966;
Page 57: Hiji wo tsuite nesoberu shoujo [Girl Lying Down with Chin in Hand], 1968;
Page 101: Churippu to se-ra-fuku no shoujo [Tulip and Girl in School Uniform]. Aoi ringo no furusato [Green Apple Hometown]. Fumi Kuroyanagi. Gakushu Kenkyusha, 1970;
Page 151: Hana no sei [Fairy of Flowers]. New Japan Women’s Association Newspaper, January 1, 1973. New Japan Women’s Association.
Illustrations provided courtesy of:
Chihiro Iwasaki Memorial Foundation
Original drawings are on display at:
Chihiro Art Museum Tokyo
4-7-2, Shimo-Shakujii, Nerima-ku, Tokyo 177-0042, Japan
Chihiro Art Museum Azumino
3358-24, Nishihara, Matsukawa-mura Kita-Azumi-gun, Nagano, 399-8501, Japan
https://chihiro.jp/en/
Photos:
From author’s personal collection (excluding this page), provided courtesy of KODANSHA LTD.
Songs:
Tokyo Rhapsody: Composed by Masao Koga, Lyrics by Yutaka Kadota Koran Jogakko no kouka (St. Hilda’s School Song): Lyrics by former headteacher of St. Hilda’s School Shun Tomita, printed courtesy of KORAN JOGAKKO (St. Hilda’s School)
Shuppatsu no uta (The Departure Song): Composed by Tadashi Iizawa, Lyrics by Tadashi Hattori
Nijuushou (Duet) [Also known as Tetsuko no heya no te-ma (Tetsuko’s Room Theme Song)]: Composed by Taku Izumi, Lyrics by Keisuke Yamakawa