WRITING

Selected Works

Sumi Kumpoo is a lyrical Japanese writer with a visual and European sensibility, creating contemplative literary works shaped by memory, color, and emotional landscapes.

Into the Blue (青の中へ)

A contemplative literary novel exploring memory, color, and emotional transformation, set partly in Germany.

Novel / Fiction
Published digitally by Gentosha, 2024

The Story of Torao-san and the Dogs (とらおさんと犬のお話)

A book for all dog lovers that depicts the reality of rescue dogs and the warm bonds they form.

Photographic Picture Book
Gentosha, 2023

Kandachime: Cold-Resistant Horses (寒立馬)

A book about horses living robustly in the natural environment at the northern tip of Honshu Island, Japan.

Photographic Picture Book

Manuscripts

・Footsteps of Samsa

・The Silent Lagoon

・Papillon