*Please be sure to read the profile.* ◎ Popular Yamakei Bunko edition, perfect for carrying around. ◎ With obi (paper band). It's in beautiful condition as shown in the photos. There are no noticeable scratches, stains, or yellowing. There are some minor scuffs that are difficult to convey in the photos. In my opinion, it's a beautiful item. This book is available new, so I've priced it affordably. If you're looking for it, please don't delay. With obi. "Kitadake Mountain Hut Story" Akio Higuchi, 1960- Price: ¥1100 + tax (¥1210) First edition, August 2023 A non-fiction masterpiece by Akio Higuchi, the award-winning author of the Oyabu Haruhiko Prize! This book depicts the daily lives of five mountain huts (Shirane Oike Hut, Hirogawara Lodge, Kitadake Hut, Kitadake Kata no Koya, Ryomata Hut) located around Kitadake, the second highest peak in Japan, in the Southern Alps. It reveals the behind-the-scenes of mountain huts, which you wouldn't know just by staying or passing through, such as the opening of the huts, mountain rescue operations, the daily life of mountain hut residents, and the true faces of the hut keepers. After the publication of the hardcover edition, there were changes in the management of each mountain hut, personnel changes, renovations, and rebuilding of the huts. This paperback edition has been updated with additional interviews and revisions to reflect these changes. Akio Higuchi (born January 30, 1960) A Japanese novelist. His works range from adventure novels, mountain novels, and science fiction to light novels and gamebooks, including "Atamadama," "Ookami Naku" (Kodansha), "Ookami wa Mediranai," "Hikari no Sanmyaku" (Kadokawa Haruki Office), "Yakusoku no Chi," "Dog Tales" (Kobunsha), and "Tenkuu no Inu" (Tokuma Shoten). He also served as the second editor of the "Super Scary Stories" series, which pioneered the real-life ghost story boom. Born in Iwakuni City, Yamaguchi Prefecture. Graduated from Iwakuni Municipal Iwakuni Junior High School, Hiroshima Institute of Technology High School, and Meiji Gakuin University, Faculty of Law, Department of Law. After working as a magazine reporter and freelance writer, he became a writer. Nature observer in Yamanashi Prefecture. Residing in Hokuto City, Yamanashi Prefecture. In 2008, he received the 27th Japan Adventure Novel Association Award for "Yakusoku no Chi" (Kobunsha). In 2010, he received the 12th Oyabu Haruhiko Prize for the same work. In 2013, "Midnight Run!" (Kodansha) won the 2nd Ekinaka Bookstore Award. *We mainly handle popular works and out-of-print paperback editions. Please check the seller's product list.* #AkioHiguchi1960 #Akio_Higuchi_1960 #book #life/sports