Apologies for not being able to share every photo here!

Thank you to Mr. Murate from Kyoto.

Always great to see Muu-san.

And of course, Mr. Nakata — known around the world!

Mr. Imaizumi — an old friend.

Thank you to Mr. Uchida for coming all the way from Boston!

No matter where he is, Jun-chan is always Jun-chan.

Another long-time friend, Mr. Ogawa — thank you!

Thank you to Mr. Komatsu from Stand21 and racing driver Henzan-kun.

Dr. Yamashita — a classmate from my hometown!

Thanks to Mr. Yashima from the iconic Shibuya shop.

Yamato-kun

And thank you, Toba-chan!

Mr. Imai from Studio Ghibli, now retiring after a long career.

And finally, Mr. Yagi, the 6th-generation owner of Kaikado, celebrating its 150th anniversary. A big thank you to everyone — and apologies to those I wasn’t able to photograph or meet in person. We’ll be pouring our hearts into production, so I hope you’re looking forward to what’s coming. Thank you as always! @Satoshi Suzuki