Past Creative Diary entries

Wednesday, October 21, 2026

The three zines we'll be selling at Literary Flea Market Tokyo 43 are complete! Now it's just preparations for the day. This time we're participating under the circle name Asa & Velvet. Yuriko Abe will be joining me. Yuriko Abe will be participating with a photography book that pays homage to the works of nihonga painter Ryuko Kawabata. We'll be standing side by side at the event, so please stop by. (By the way, we both have bleached hair. Mine is white blonde.)

Tuesday, October 6, 2026

I've submitted my third zine today — the one I had been preparing for the Bungaku Flea Market Tokyo 43! The title is "Rewilding Myself." It's an essay about how I survived and recovered after nearly being crushed by a 'black' apparel company (an exploitative workplace). The first two zines were excerpts from my blog posts with edits and additions, but the third is all-new, written specifically for this release. I hope it reaches people who nearly suffered at black companies. I'll bring copies to the Bungaku Flea Market in November — please look for me!

Thursday, October 1, 2026

I'll be making my ZINE debut at Bungaku Flea Market Tokyo 43. The zines I'll have on sale are: Fashion essays "The Fashion Rules No One Told You: Becoming the Self You Want to Be" — ¥1,300 "The Fashion Rules No One Told You: Adult Fashion Is Difficult" — ¥1,300 Essay "Rewilding Myself" — ¥1,300 (planned) Please stop by our booth. I look forward to meeting you. [2026/11/8 (Sun) / Bungaku Flea Market Tokyo 43] Seller: Asa to Velvet / Naoko Kobayashi Booth: Ta-61 (South Halls 3-4) Event details: https://bunfree.net/event/tokyo43/