Literary Critic Kaho Miyake Challenges First Professional Photo Shoot in Weekly Post!

It became a photo shoot filled with expressions never seen before. © Kojiro Hosoi / Weekly Post

Is the next subject of analysis a 'photo shoot'!?

Literary critic Kaho Miyake, who has produced a series of bestsellers, including 'Why Can't We Read Books When We Work?' which has surpassed 300,000 copies and won the Shinsho Award 2025, challenged herself with a photo shoot in Weekly Post.

The shoot took place in Kyoto, where Ms. Miyake is based, at a temple with history and tradition, wearing glamorous red and green dresses.

The photographer is Kojiro Hosoi, who has worked on many photo books for Nogizaka46, whom Ms. Miyake cites as her favorite idols.

She showed a dignified expression on the tatami mats. © Kojiro Hosoi / Weekly Post

Ms. Miyake, who experienced the unique atmosphere of a professional photo shoot for the first time, shared her impressions of the challenge:

'In the literary world, senior writers like Mieko Kawakami and Hitomi Kanehara all look beautiful in photos. Having actually tried it, it was simply difficult. I learned a lot.'

The Weekly Post issue also includes a long interview in which Ms. Miyake reveals the secrets of her success. Please take a look at this unprecedented photo shoot that transcends verbalization!

● Profile Kaho Miyake (Miyake Kaho) Born in Kochi Prefecture in 1994. Literary critic. Graduated from Kyoto University, Faculty of Letters. Withdrew from the doctoral program at Kyoto University Graduate School of Human and Environmental Studies. After working at Recruit Co., Ltd., she became independent in 2022. Her books include 'Why Can't We Read Books When We Work?', 'Techniques for Verbalizing What You Like', 'Analyzing Youth', and many others. Her latest work is 'New History of Japanese Literature'.

Photography / Kojiro Hosoi Stylist / Kyoko Makino Hair & Makeup / Keito Murozono (GiGGLE) (Titles omitted)

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