★ A renowned classic globally serialized in over 2000 newspapers – officially recognized by Guinness World Records!
★ Expertly curated by psychiatrist & superfan Rika Kayama, unlocking the therapeutic power of these iconic comics.
★ Embrace the "art of gentle resilience": Japan's popular "Low-Reactivity" philosophy offers solace in our achievement-driven world.
★ Learn from Snoopy, Charlie Brown & friends how wisdom and humor can lighten life's heaviest anxieties.
★ Acclaimed poet Shuntarō Tanikawa's masterful translations shaped these characters' timeless voices for Japanese hearts.

Curated by psychiatrist and Snoopy fan, Dr. Rika Kayama.

These brilliantly witty comics show the way!

Always marching to his own beat, Snoopy; kind-hearted yet easily bruised, Charlie Brown; assertively forging her own path, Lucy; blanket-clutching Linus seeking calm; Spike, living solo in the desert… Snoopy's friends face worries too, yet each finds their unique way to live authentically and face forward. This book reveals how we can learn from Snoopy and his pals to dissolve our own anxieties and uncertainties.

Charles M. Schulz​​

Charles M. Schulz (1922-2000) was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. Over nearly half a century, he created a staggering 17,897 Peanuts comic strips. By 1984, Peanuts ran in over 2,000 newspapers worldwide, earning a Guinness World Record as the most widely read comic strip at the time. Schulz passed away at 77 on February 12, 2000 – poignantly, just hours after the final Sunday Peanuts strip had been delivered to newspapers for his readers.

​​Shuntarō Tanikawa​​

Shuntarō Tanikawa (1931-2024), born in Tokyo, debuted as a poet with "Twenty Billion Light-Years of Solitude" and excelled across genres like picture books, children's stories, screenplays, and translation. Discovering "Peanuts" in America in 1966, he began translating the series; his renditions crafted the iconic Japanese voices beloved by generations of readers. Tanikawa also penned poems about the characters and tributes to Schulz himself.

​​Rika Kayama​​

Rika Kayama (b. 1960, Sapporo) graduated from Tokyo Medical University, practicing psychiatry while engaged in education. Post-50, she embarked on training as a general practitioner and, from April 2022, has provided essential rural healthcare at the Hobetsu Clinic in Mukawa, Hokkaido. Alongside her medical practice split between Tokyo (psychiatry) and Hokkaido (general medicine), Kayama continues the writing career she began as a student.

Chapter 1: Be Kind to Yourself (Recall one good thing from today / Only one or two things are truly vital - etc.)

Chapter 2: Accept Your Vulnerable Self (Reframe "I can't change" into "I don't need to change" / Some truths are only learned through failure - etc.)

Chapter 3: Don't Be Swayed by Others (Forgive others and forgive yourself / Think "I was chosen" rather than "I chose" - etc.)

Chapter 4: Love Your True Self (Hear criticism as unintended praise / Be grateful, then move on... it's very human - etc.)