Mai Mochizuki

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  • Bibliography:
    23 Books (1 Series)
  • First Book:
    September 2020
  • Latest Book:
    August 2024
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Full Series List in Order

Alice in Kyoto Forest

1 - Alice in Kyoto Forest, Volume 1 (Dec-2021)
2 - Alice in Kyoto Forest, Volume 2 (Mar-2022)

Book List in Order: 23 titles

  • Holmes of Kyoto

    Kyoto bustles with the arrival of the New Year and Aoi Mashiro continues to work at the antique store Kura in the Teramachi-Sanjo shopping district, alongside the owner’s grandson, Kiyotaka Yagashira. On Valentine’s Day, the two of them are invit...

  • Holmes of Kyoto: Volume 1

    Half a year after moving to Kyoto, high school girl Aoi Mashiro brings her late grandfather’s old scrolls to Kura, an antique store nestled in Kyoto’s Teramachi-Sanjo shopping arcade, for an appraisal. One thing leads to another, and she ...

  • Holmes of Kyoto: Volume 2

    High school girl Aoi Mashiro has begun her part-time job at the antique store Kura in Kyoto’s Teramachi-Sanjo shopping district. There, she works with the store owner’s grandson, Kiyotaka Yagashira. Kiyotaka is a young Kyoto man with a gentle dem...

  • Holmes of Kyoto: Volume 3

    It’s November and winter is just around the corner. Aoi Mashiro continues to work at the antique store Kura in Kyoto’s Teramachi-Sanjo shopping district, alongside the owner’s grandson, Kiyotaka Yagashira. Nicknamed “Holmes,” he’s a young...

  • Holmes of Kyoto, Volume 5

    It’s been a year since Aoi started working at Kura, and now spring break is full of excitement: a hot springs trip with Kiyotaka and Akihito, a book club party, and more! But at the same time, she is struggling to decide whether to tell Kiyotaka ho...

  • Holmes of Kyoto: Volume 6

    Kiyotaka and Aoi have finally confessed their feelings for each other and are now dating. One day, they learn of a string of thefts in Kyoto: someone is stealing Buddhist works of art from art collectors. Then Komatsu, the detective they met at Yoshi...

  • Alice in Kyoto Forest, Volume 1

    Alice in Kyoto Forest - 1

    Orphaned at a young age, Alice has lived with her aunt for most of her childhood. But her uncle is abusive and resentful, and at fifteen years old, Alice decides to return home to Kyoto and train as a maiko, eventually hoping to become a geisha.But w...

  • Holmes of Kyoto: Volume 7

    Aoi is now in her third year of high school, with entrance exams looming on the horizon. She and Kiyotaka are slowly and clumsily growing closer, but one day, Ensho -- Kiyotaka’s nemesis -- shows up and asks him to appraise a white porcelain incens...

  • Alice in Kyoto Forest, Volume 2

    Alice in Kyoto Forest - 2

    Alice is certainly not in her world anymore. This version of Kyoto is magical and confusing — and Alice can't seem to find her childhood first love, Ren, the person she believes summoned her to this Kyoto in the first place. Strangely enough, t...



  • Holmes of Kyoto: Volume 8

    Aoi has graduated from high school and successfully enrolled in her top pick, Kyoto Prefectural University. Kiyotaka has completed grad school too, and their relationship can finally deepen -- or so they thought, but the owner orders Kiyotaka to lear...

  • Alice in Kyouraku Forest, Volume 1 (working title)

    Orphaned at a young age, Alice has lived with her aunt for most of her childhood. But her uncle is abusive and resentful, and at fifteen years old, Alice decides to return home to Kyoto and train as a maiko, eventually hoping to become a geisha.But w...

  • Holmes of Kyoto: Volume 9

    It’s January, and Aoi has settled into her life at university. Meanwhile, Kiyotaka is training at Kotani Brewery, a longstanding sake brewery in Fushimi, Kyoto. But even though they aren’t far apart, Aoi hasn’t had a chance to see him yet. She ...

  • Holmes of Kyoto: Volume 10

    It’s May in Aoi’s second year of university, and to celebrate her twentieth birthday, she and Kiyotaka take a trip to Kyushu on an extravagant overnight train. As they’re enjoying their vacation on rails, they run into Shiro Amamiya, one of the...

  • Holmes of Kyoto: Volume 11

    It’s Aoi’s second summer as a university student, and Kiyotaka has earned a short vacation before his next term after completing his training at Daimaru Kyoto. He decides to spend it at Kura, meaning the couple finally gets to work together again...

  • Holmes of Kyoto: Volume 12

    It’s September, and summer break is now over. The last part of Kiyotaka’s training brings him to Komatsu’s detective agency, where everyone is surprised to find that his partner will be his longtime nemesis, Ensho. Their first request is a stra...

  • Holmes of Kyoto: Volume 13

    At Yilin Jing’s request, Kiyotaka goes to Shanghai with Ensho and Komatsu to appraise an art exhibition. What was supposed to be a comfortable trip takes a dramatic turn when Shiro Kikukawa suddenly sends him covert photos of Aoi in New York! Shiro...

  • Holmes of Kyoto: Volume 14

    A few days after Kiyotaka departs for Shanghai, Aoi goes to New York City with Rikyu and Yoshie. She was invited by world-famous curator Sally Barrymore as part of a training program for up-and-coming female curators, but what awaits her is an intens...

  • Holmes of Kyoto: Volume 15

    Kiyotaka and Aoi are back from New York and enjoying their return to daily life at Kura. One day, they’re visited by Kurisu Aigasa, a mystery author they solved an attempted murder case for in the past. She wants them to read a new novel she’s wr...

  • Holmes of Kyoto: Volume 16

    It’s the winter of Aoi’s second year in university, and she’s been tasked with planning an exhibition of Ensho’s paintings at the Yagashira residence. As she’s struggling to come up with ideas, she joins a student group aimed at bettering t...



  • Holmes of Kyoto: Volume 17

    Aoi is in charge of Ensho’s upcoming exhibition at the Yagashira residence, but she is thrown for a loop when he suddenly refuses to hold it, making her scramble to change his mind. Meanwhile, Atsuko, who runs an underground club in Gion, comes to ...

  • Holmes of Kyoto: Volume 18

    After the New Year, Yilin Jing comes to the Komatsu Detective Agency with a request. She wants to hire the trio as guides and bodyguards for the daughter of a Hong Kong tycoon who is visiting Kyoto in secret. Kiyotaka is forced to accept the request ...

  • The Full Moon Coffee Shop

    NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Translated from the Japanese bestseller, a charming and magical novel that reminds us it’s never too late to follow our stars. “Mochizuki dazzles in her beautifully crafted contemporary fantasy debut. . . . This gentle fan...

  • Holmes of Kyoto: Volume 19

    One February afternoon, Reito Kamo visits Kiyotaka at the Komatsu Detective Agency. The spirit exorcist comes with two requests -- one is an appraisal, while the other is for the agency as a whole. According to Reito, the latter requires the team to ...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Mai Mochizuki has published 23 books.

Mai Mochizuki does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, The Full Moon Coffee Shop, was published in August 2024.

The first book by Mai Mochizuki, Holmes of Kyoto, was published in September 2020.

Yes. Mai Mochizuki has 1 series.
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