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自由丁オーナーが書く詩やエッセイ

今朝の落書き

JIYUCHO Readings

Dear Future MePoetic words written like letters to a future self, delivered in Japanese and English. Latest: We All For Words / 2026.11.05 LETTERS VIA HAWAIIPhotographs from Honolulu and poems from Kuramae, traveling between Hawaii and Tokyo. Latest: Blue Blur Blues / 2026.09.30 THOUGHTSThoughts, fragments, and poetic notes from JIYUCHO owner Shohei Koyama. Latest: STAY HUMAN / 2026.08.22

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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