Journey to Tomioka

By Laurent Galandon

For fans of This Was Our Pact and Hayao Miyazaki films comes a breathtaking graphic novel about siblings who risk everything to return their grandmother's ashes to her home inside the Fukushima Exclusion Zone.

After the Fukushima disaster, siblings Osamu and Akiko had to leave their home behind. Now they're being raised by their grandmother, Bā-chan, in a refugee camp outside the forbidden zone. Akiko does her best to move on while Osamu withdraws into his own world. His only friends are yōkai--magical and mischievous spirits only he can see.

When Bā-chan passes away, the siblings are determined to return her ashes to their family farm in Tomioka. On a pair of stolen bikes, and with the local police force in pursuit, they journey back to Fukushima's forbidden zone. There, they will face yōkai and dangerous radiation--but they're willing to risk it all to make it home.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1250406722
• ISBN13: 9781250406729
• Release Date: June 2026
• Publisher: First Second
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.5" x 10.0"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7