Kurosaki Kazuto

In the summer of 2003, the author, Hitoshi Kurosaki, sold his household goods, gave up everything, and began crawling around Shikoku's pilgrimage routes on his bicycle as a "restructured manga artist''. After returning to Tokyo, He had a chance to draw "55 Year Old Map'' as a travel manga. Six years later, in the summer of 2009, Kurosaki, who had reached his 60th birthday, was about to board the ferry at Tokyo's Ariake Terminal on his bicycle. The destination is, of course, Shikoku! Eventually, Kurosaki reunites with Isshin and the friends he met on his travels, who he also drew in "55-year-old map'', but... a shocking fact awaits him!! \*This book is an e-book version of the names (rough sketches) that the author drew in his "Japonica study book (free book)" as a picture diary.

A 55-year-old manga artist who has drawn about 100 titles since his debut at the age of 19, but has stopped receiving requests for manuscripts. The author, who has thrown away everything from the past, describes his own pilgrimage experiences at 88 sites in Shikoku, which he chose as part of his wandering journey. At the end of the journey, what did the author discover as the "way to live"?