Written Work Database
Books / Publications
Books
・ "Riding on the Muddy Stream: Amazon, The River of Desire", 1990, TV Asahi Publishing
・ "Journey to Land without Toilets - Go to The Frontier", 1994, Kodansha
・ "If The Snail Looks Back", 1997, Shueisha. The 17th (1997) Japan Literature Award winner
・ "A Hectic Trip to Labyrinth of Paris with Grandma & Kids", 1999, Kodansha
・ "Hoshino Tomoko's Photo & Essays: Travel Photo Gallery", 2000, Kodansha
・ "A Vermeer Journey through Holland", 2000, Shogakukan
・ "Eat Win!", 2002, Kodansha
・ "Den-den Mushi Mushi Hare onna", 2002, Kodansha / Paperback title changed from "If The Snail Looks Back"
・ "Paris and The Seven Museums", 2002, Shueisha
・ "To My Hometown" (Poetry by Hoshino Tomoko / Illustrations by Kuroi Ken), 2006, Shogakukan. The 25th Akai Kutsu Children's Culture Award winner
・ "Dreams & Fantasy, The World of Vermeer", 2012, Heibonsha
・ "A Samurai's Daughter Living Today - A Fan Letter to Etsuko", 2015, Kodansha
・ "Hoshino Tomoko’s Kamakura Four Seasons Diary", 2023, Keibunsha
Publications Containing Works
・ "Different Cultures Are Interesting" (featuring Hoshino Tomoko's essay "Enjoying Different Cultures"), 2001, Sensho Metier Editorial Department, Kodansha
・ "Silk Road Travelogue No. 22" (featuring Hoshino Tomoko's essay "The Miracle of Wind, Sand, and Water"), 2006, Weekly Asahi Encyclopedia, Asahi Shimbun
・ "Kin no Inaho" (illustrations by Kuroi Ken / prose by Hoshino Tomoko), 2006, Chuetsu Earthquake Reconstruction Support Project = Not for Sale, Niigata Nippo
・ Ministry of Education Approved Textbook "Elementary School Japanese Language 5th Grade" (featuring Hoshino Tomoko's "Waiting for Spring" from "To My Hometown"), 2011, Gakko Tosho
・ "Ryotaro Shiba's Bakumatsu Restoration II" (featuring an interview entitled "Me and Mr. Shiba"), 2012, Asahi Bunko, Asahi Shimbun Publications
・ "Shiba Ryotaro and Showa" (featuring "Hijikata Toshizo and Kawai Tsugunosuke - from "Moeyo Ken" and "Toge" at the 24th Nanohana Memorial Day"), 2020, Weekly Asahi MOOK, Asahi Shimbun Publications
・ "Talking about 'Shiba-san' "Nanohana Memorial Symposium" (contains "Hijikata Toshizo and Kawai Tsugunosuke - from 'Moeyo Ken' and 'Toge'"), 2023, Bunshun Bunko, Bungeishunju
・ "Poetry and Fantasy" (featuring Hoshino Tomoko's short fantasy novel "Fiora no Yoru"), 2023, Kamakura Shunjusha
Newspaper & Magazine Serials
・ "Hoshino Tomoko's 'Nacchan's Photo Studio' Extra Edition" (1980, Soen, Bunka Publishing Bureau)
・ "Hoshino Tomoko's Photographs of European Children" (1980, Mainichi Graph, Mainichi Shimbun)
・ "Love Letter: Man" (May-June 1992, Yomiuri Shimbun)
・ "Hoshino Tomoko: Traveling the Yangtze River" (January-February 1993, Asahi Graph, Asahi Shimbun)
・ "Hoshino Tomoko's Style Book: Travel" (October 2006-March 2007, Asahi Shimbun)
・ "Topics for Tomorrow" (2007, Nihon Keizai Shimbun)
・ "A Story About Alcohol" (December 2009-February 2010, Yomiuri Shimbun Sunday Edition)
・ "Hoshino Tomoko's My Travel Time" (Winter 2018 issue - Spring 2019 issue, Information magazine "Yutaka", Hoken)
Newspaper & Magazine Serials
・ "Hoshino Tomoko's 'Nacchan's Photo Studio' Extra Edition" (1980, Soen, Bunka Publishing Bureau)
・ "Hoshino Tomoko's Photographs of European Children" (1980, Mainichi Graph, Mainichi Shimbun)
・ "Love Letter: Man" (May-June 1992, Yomiuri Shimbun)
・ "Hoshino Tomoko: Traveling the Yangtze River" (January-February 1993, Asahi Graph, Asahi Shimbun)
・ "Hoshino Tomoko's Style Book: Travel" (October 2006-March 2007, Asahi Shimbun)
・ "Topics for Tomorrow" (2007, Nihon Keizai Shimbun)
・ "A Story About Alcohol" (December 2009-February 2010, Yomiuri Shimbun Sunday Edition)
・ "Hoshino Tomoko's My Travel Time" (Winter 2018 issue - Spring 2019 issue, Information magazine "Yutaka", Hoken)
Commentary on Works by Other Authors
・ "Ren Ren Renbu no Ensyu" by Mori Hiroshi, commentary by Hoshino Tomoko, 2004, Kodansha Bunko
・ "Souso; the Second Subordinate" by Hirano Keiichiro, commentary by Hoshino Tomoko, 2005, Shincho Bunko