Cover of Sisters in Yellow

Sisters in Yellow

by Mieko Kawakami

2026

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Set in 2 places · 2 primary

Sense of Place

5/5

Set in

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Tokyo, Japan · Japan
1990s Sangenjaya neighborhood — Hana's dive-bar world and Tokyo's underworld
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Sangenjaya · Japan
1990s Tokyo noir: Hana and Kimiko run bar Lemon in the narrow alleys of Sangenjaya
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