Yaro Abe, the creator of the manga ``Midnight Diner,'' which has sold a total of 4 million copies, and Fumio Sako, a manga artist and writer. An illustrated essay by two people from Shimanto, Kochi Prefecture, introducing the unique local cuisine and delicious sake of the Hata region in the southwestern part of the prefecture. Contains two works from the same manga that deal with food in Kochi, as well as the newly written ``Shimanto Shokudo.'' A supplementary reading book for ``Midnight Diner'' that describes the ultimate gourmet food and the taste of one's hometown, which can be said to be the origin of the popular manga.

Shimanto City, western Kochi Prefecture. This is the place where the Onmyodo is alive, and many mysterious stories are quietly handed down , including the legend of the monkey fox . Reishi Yomiyama, an associate professor who teaches folklore at the University of the Far East , went to fieldwork with his student, Kaoru Ikeda, to find out the truth of the many traditions of Shimanto .