A Journal of My Father

His father, who lived in his hometown of Tottori, died. The people of his hometown welcome him warmly when he returns for the wake and talk about his father's memories. A father's kindness that "I" didn't know is told, and "I" regretted closing his heart to his father and not trying to understand his heart. ==Media==

Manga The series is written and illustrated by Jiro Taniguchi. The series was serialized in Big Comic In 2020, Fanfare and Ponent Mon announced they licensed the series for English publication. Other media Tottori, Taniguchi's hometown, created a committee to adapt the manga into a film. The series was also used as a base by artists of a sand sculpture that was built by Taniguchi's hometown after his death. ==Reception==

The series was awarded the at the Angoulême International Comics Festival in 2001. In 2002, it won the Haxtur Award for Best Long Comic Strip. In 2015, the series won the award for the best translated comic at the Sproing Awards. Also in 2015, the series was awarded the National Comic Book Classics Award at Amadora BD. In 2021, the series was nominated for the Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material—Asia. Raimaru from Manga News praised the series, calling it "full of emotion". The columnists for BD Guest also praised it for the same reason as Raimaru. Rebecca Silverman from Anime News Network also praised the series, calling it "thoughtful and emotional", while calling the narrative "unbalanced [at times]". ==References==