White Heron Stands Up [Japanese]

By 住田 祐 and Sachi Sumida

The 174th (2025 second half) Naoki Prize nominee. The winner of the 32nd Seicho Matsumoto Award. In Enryaku-ji monastery on scarred Mt. Hiei after the Tenmei Famine, two monks from Gyokusho-in Temple harbor a grave secret. They undertake the deadly 1,000-day circumambulation, a ritual where failure means death. Their quest for historical fame ignites into a conflagration engulfing the mountain.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: Japanese
• ISBN: 4163920145
• ISBN13: 9784163920146
• Release Date: September 2025
• Publisher: Bungeishunju