VIRA cover:SKY Edition Although the inn does not

Although the inn does not have a TV

I began to think that responding to photography requires directing one’s thoughts toward the place where events occur—that is

and traces of the damage that nature caused

dark-red wall

resonated widely and quickly became a sought-after volume

VIRA cover:SKY Edition Although the inn does notFor years, photographer Mika Ninagawa has captured thousands of images of cherry blossoms each springthe breathtaking sight of flowers blooming and falling all at once, petals drifting on water, and the silhouettes of blossoms dissolving into light and sky. First unveiled at Paris Photo in November 2025, this volume was edited, designed, and published by the renowned bookmaker Satoshi Machiguchi. From Ninagawas vast archive of 70,000 images,