Illustration and Photo Credits

The manga and line drawings throughout the text are by Akiko Saito.

The credits for the photographs are as follows:

ayustety (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ayustety/12482886/)/Wikimedia Commons:153, depachika at Lotte Department Store

Bobby (http://flickr.com/photos/84468390@N00)/Wikimedia Commons: 13, bookshelves with manga

Dorregaray/Dreamstime.com: 125, capsule hotel

Eriko Sato: 140, bento boxes

Radzian/Dreamstime.com: 78, Akihabara

Taeko Kamei: 39, netto kafe; 52, fast-food restaurants; 152, konbini

Tsuneomp/Dreamstime.com: 189, tatami room