The Healing Hippo Of Hinode Park

Michiko Aoyama, Takami Nieda

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Doubleday
12 August 2025

Fiction & Literature; Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945); Fantasy; Fiction in translation

Authentic healing fiction from the 2.5-million-copy bestselling author of What You Are Looking for is in the Library set in a suburban community block
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Readers adore Healing Hippo- 'I wanted to discover the magical hippo in myself as I read this book'
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* 'How does Aoyama depict human emotion so vividly? I imagined myself in this book'
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* 'I almost wept on my train home from work'
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* 'It gripped my heart. I wish there was a magical hippo near my home'
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* 'Whenever I feel hurt, I want to re-read this wonderful book'
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'Kabahiko is an amazing hippo. People say that if you touch the area of his body that you want to make better on yours, he'll provide a cure'

Nestling at the bottom of a five-storey apartment block is the children's playground, Hinode Park. If you look to the side, standing on stubby legs, is a hippo. Its upturned eyes give it a teary look, yet for decades, its quiet power has sustained the hearts of one community.

Meet the neighbours who will reach out to kabahiko- -Kanato presses his head to the hippo's cheek, hoping to recover the stellar marks he once scored; - Sawa, a lonely new mother, strokes its mouth, hopes to connect as she once did when she was an award-winning retail assistant; - Chiharu, a wedding-planner, hopes to be able to listen for the happiness of others; - Yuya avoids sports day with a fake injury, only to find he really is in pain. - despite Kazuhiko's fading eyes from too much editorial work, he will learn to see life's everyday wonders.

A quietly powerful story of hope, friendship and connection, Michiko Aoyama's beloved bestseller is a celebration of everyday encounters. Its subtle portrayal of the magic of community will lodge itself in every reader's heart.

By: Michiko Aoyama
Translated by: Takami Nieda
Imprint: Doubleday
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 204mm, Width: 130mm, Spine: 40mm
Weight: 750g
ISBN: 9781529949766
ISBN 10: 1529949769
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 12 August 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Michiko Aoyama (Author) Michiko Aoyama was born in 1970 in Aichi Prefecture, Honshu, Japan. . What You are Looking for is in the Library was shortlisted for the Japan Booksellers' Award, was a Time Book of the Year, a Times bestseller and a New York Times Book of the Month. It has sold over two and a half million copies and is being published in over thirty territories. Her latest novel to be translated into English is The Healing Hippo at Hinode Park and is also due to be published internationally. Aoyama lives in Yokohama, Japan.