"SPECTATOR" Vol. 55 Japan's Wandering People

Once upon a time, in this country, there were people called "nomads" who lived freely, quietly, but with a strong will, outside the framework of society. When and where did they appear, and what path did they take? In an age where individual actions are visualized and control is accelerating, what meaning does the "nomadic" way of life, which rejects settling down, hold? This is a guide to a new journey that traces Japanese history and folklore, and delves into the origins of the spirit that modern people have lost.

【CONTENTS】

◆Manga "What are Nomads?" Composition/Editorial Department, Art/Ashitamo
◆Interview "What are the Sanka people?" - Interview with Zenji Isokawa Interviewer/Yuichi Akada (this magazine)
◆Illustrated Explanation "Nomads in Pictures" Art/Katsuo Kawai
◆Interview Why do people see freedom in the Sanka? Thinking from Kan Tanaka's "Sanka Novels" - Interview with Akiyo Imai Interviewer/Yuichi Akada (this magazine)
◆Interview A brief interaction with the Sanka, who were a mutually supportive presence - Interview with Osamu Shimizu Interviewer/Yuichi Akada (this magazine)
◆Nomads in Manga Art/Takeo Udagawa
◆"What is Marebito?" - Interview with Kunihiko Tsutsumi Interviewer/Takeo Udagawa + Yuichi Akada (this magazine)
◆Is the future nomadic? The past, present, and future of moving people Text/Yukitaro Naganuma
◆How I started the Sanka Circle Text/Arakawa (Sanka Circle Representative)
◆The ABCs of Folklore Composition/Non-Buzz Planning
◆Manga "Kodama" Art/Susumu Katsumata
◆Manga "Beyond the Hill" Art/Kazuya Madono
◆ SEE YOU "A Day in the Life of a Sanka" Art/Kazuichi Hanawa

Cover illustration / Suehiro Maruo

(From publisher's website)