Journey to Tomioka: A Graphic Novel

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.

Osamu hasn't been the same since that day. When the tsunami hit Fukushima prefecture, it killed his parents, destroyed his home, and triggered one of the world's worst nuclear disasters. Now, all Osamu has left is his grandmother, Bā-chan, and his big sister, Akiko. As he withdraws into his own world, he befriends friends yōkai--spirits only he can see.

Then, tragedy strikes again, and Bā-chan dies. Osamu and Akiko are determined to return her ashes to their family farm in Tomioka, a town within Fukushima's forbidden zone. There, the siblings will face dangerous radiation and yōkai, both friendly and deadly--but they're willing to risk it all to make it home.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: First Second
Published: 06/09/2026
ISBN: 9781250406712
Pages: 112
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 10.00h x 7.50w x 1.00d

Review Citations: School Library Journal 03/01/2026 pg. 70
Publishers Weekly 04/06/2026