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According to Shintoism and aspects of Japanese Buddhism, spirit is not confined to human beings. Trees, stones, rivers, animals, and even everyday objects are believed to hold essence. The belief of animism or the culture of yaoyorozu no kami (八百万の神), honors the divine in all things.

子たちの物語 reflects this tradition through small、 quiet figures: children born not of people、 but of mother nature herself. These “children” are imagined as the embodied spirits of elements and objects. By giving them form, they are remembered. By witnessing them, we restore a sense of empathy toward that which is often overlooked.