''Nozomi'', officially stylized as ''nozomi'', is the first
photobook by Japanese model
Nozomi Sasaki, released in late 2008 by
Shueisha
(lit. "Gathering of Intellect Publishing Co., Ltd.") is a Japanese company headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. The company was established in 1925 as the entertainment-related publishing division of Japanese publisher Shogakukan. The foll ...
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It consists of photographs of Sasaki taken in
Hawaii
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,
Tokyo
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, and several other places. It also contains her swimsuit photos, without-makeup photos, and several interviews with her.
In its release year of 2008, three commemorative events were held in Tokyo,
Osaka
is a designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the third most populous city in Japan, following Special wards of Tokyo and Yokohama. With a population of ...
, and Sasaki's home city,
Akita
is a Japanese name and may refer to:
Places
* 8182 Akita, a main-belt asteroid
* Akita Castle, a Nara period fortified settlement in Akita, Japan
* Akita Domain, also known as Kubota Domain, feudal domain in Edo period Japan
* Akita, Kumamoto ...
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On July 24, 2009, Nozomi Sasaki's first DVD, also titled ''Nozomi'', was released. This DVD documents the making of the photobook.
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References
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2008 non-fiction books
Photographic collections and books