Hikikomori, means a state or condition of acute social withdrawal. The young people in these photographs were formerly hikikomori. They had been sent to a residential facility in Chiba run by “New Start”, a NPO established to help young people become independent.

Book Size
182 x 128 mm
Pages
64 pages, 50 images
Binding
Softcover
Publication Date
2011
Language
English, Japanese
Limited Edition
500

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