Civet cat bride is getting married

★ A fantastic and beautiful work by Naoko Machida, author of "Cats Stay Home" and "Night of the Cat's Paws."

　　Winner of the "24th Japan Picture Book Award," Japan's most authoritative picture book award!

　　As long as there is love, no matter what happens, everything will be alright!

　　What humans see as a convenient and bustling modern city is, to raccoons, an inconvenient countryside.

　　This book explores the contrasting reflections on nature and civilization, progress and backwardness,

　　and combines Japanese mountain legends with local folk songs to create a romantic and beautiful picture book.

　　Today is the racoon bride's big day.

　　Accompanied by her family, the bride sets off from the natural mountain forests to meet her beloved in the city.

　　The racoon family from the mountains will form a marriage with the racoon family living in the city.

　　A strange and magical journey thus begins.

　　To avoid being discovered by humans, they transform into human appearances,

　　holding hands, and embark on a train journey.

　　The various sights they encountered on their way to the city astonished the racoon family from the mountains.

　　‧ "Really, there are no mountains or rivers in the city. How do people tell directions?"

　　‧ "Why is it so bright at night? If something strange happened, wouldn't no one notice?"

　　‧ "The 'restaurant' will bring food when you order? Is that true? Food should be hunted yourself, shouldn't it?"

　　Little racoon sister: "Sister, why are you marrying into such a remote and inconvenient countryside?"

　　Racoon bride: "Because I fell in love! As long as there is true love, no matter where we are, no matter what happens, everything will be alright!"