The Temple Family Starts School

by Minako Kajiri

Deep in the mountains stands an old temple that has gradually been forgotten. Worried that people no longer visit, Kongara and Seitaka, the young attendants of the temple’s Buddhist guardians, decide to enrol as first-year pupils at the local primary school so that the children will remember them and rediscover the temple. What adventures await them in their new school life? A warm and humorous picture book that introduces young readers to Buddhist figures through a delightful and imaginative story.

22 x 26 cm, 32 pages, Full-colour illustrations
First published April 2026