Today we bring you a special video to set the mood for the 2017 Hobonichi Techo. Photographs and videos are by Kayo Ume, editing is by Elizabeth Miyaji, and music is by the Gentle Forest Jazz Band.

There’re a lot of meanings to the word “LIFE.”

Let’s use it to refer to one of the serious meanings: “the span of my lifetime.”
This is my LIFE.
Yeah, you can say that.

How about a lighter meaning: “what I do on a daily basis.”
This is my LIFE.
Applies to all of us quite simply, doesn’t it?

Now let’s look at the really heavy meaning: “the state of living.”
That enigmatic state of existence for you, I, and all living creatures.
Again we say: This is my LIFE.
It’s got a good ring to it.

Lifetime, lifestyle, the gift of life.
This wide spectrum makes up all that a person is. What they embody.
This is my LIFE. And the Hobonichi Techo is my LIFE BOOK.

Video Production: Kayo Ume & Elizabeth Miyaji
Music: Gentle Forest Jazz Band (Song: Oh! Susanna)

Stay tuned for the 2017 Hobonichi Techo full lineup reveal tomorrow!