{"product_id":"tree-aya-koda-9798228981249","title":"Tree: My Encounters with Trees","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Translated into English for the first time after a hugely successful 2022 reissue in Japan, this classic text, which features prominently in Wim Wenders' film \u003ci\u003ePerfect Days\u003c\/i\u003e, takes us on a \"beautiful, pensive\" journey through trees in Japan.'--Caroline Sanderson, \u003ci\u003e The Bookseller\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Japanese classic, \u003ci\u003eTree \u003c\/i\u003einvites us to foster peace in our lives by connecting with trees.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCherry blossom, hinoki, ezo spruce. Persimmon, maple, cypress. The trees of Japan are wondrous emblems of beauty that cast a spell on those who venture to its unique landscape.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a child, Aya Kōda realized they were more than mere objects of beauty. Gifted a sapling by her father, she discovered that we depend on trees as much as they do on us. Markers of time passing, they clear the air and regenerate our earth - while we are responsible to care for their future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollowing her travels around Japan, as she witnesses landslides, lumber and forests of falling ash, \u003ci\u003eTree\u003c\/i\u003e is a beautiful series of essays that contemplate the most distinctive and eternal features of our natural world. A modern classic translated for the first time, Kōda's voice echoes down the generations, to remind us that trees hold a mirror to what we cherish on earth, and what we choose to leave behind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeatured in Wim Winders' Oscar-nominated film \u003ci\u003ePerfect Days \u003c\/i\u003eand now in English for the first time, translated from Japanese by Charlotte Goff.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Aya Koda\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798228981249\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e HarperCollins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e CD","brand":"Aya Koda","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":48743181353215,"sku":"9798228981249","price":35.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/tree-aya-koda-9798228981249","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}