“Dear Future Me” is a series in which Shohei Koyama—poet and owner of JIYUCHO — delivers poetic words in Japanese and English, like letters to his future self that trace the subtleties of everyday life. I hope this becomes a place like your mailbox where postcard poems arrive.

The world

2025-09-27

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For me, it's living across the sea

A lively family

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What you feel when you watch the sunrise What passes when you walk through the sunset

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Meeting new people and laughing

eating creamy ice cream with you walking next to me

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Falling asleep on the plane and woke up to a sea of greenery outside my window.

The smell of the misty air as it settles

The cool wind on my skin

and the sounds different from usual

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About JIYUCHO owner Koyama

Began writing poetry as a student. Deeply moved by Shuntaro Tanikawa’s Two Billion Light-Years of Solitude, where physical laws were expressed in beautiful words. While wandering the world, continued writing poetry and founded a company at the age of 27. In May 2018, released TOMOSHIBI POST, a web service that allows people to send letters to their future selves. In August 2019, opened JIYUCHO in Kuramae, Tokyo. In December 2023, opened FUTO, a poetic café and second location. In August 2024, published the poetry collection The World at Last, with You and Me. Graduated from the Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Tokyo University of Science. Studied abroad in Seattle, Washington, USA, for one year during university.

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A letter that you can send to yourself one year from now, a regular mail that looks back on the month and summarizes it in one volume, a monthly collection of essays, etc. Products that color the time you spend facing yourself. You can enjoy it at home. Feel free to try it, by all means.