This collection includes both older works from the 1980s as well as some of Murakami's more recent short stories, including all five that appear in Tōkyō Kitanshū.
Koleksi ini termasuk kedua tulisan lamanya dari tahun 1980an maupun cerita pendek Murakami lainnya, termasuk kelima cerpen yang muncul di Tōkyō Kitanshū.