Sara Fujimura
@authorsarafujimura.bsky.social
YA Author | NPR Best Book Winner | Educator
Authorpreneurship Coach at Tanabata Wishes Enterprises
aka The Obento Lady
https://linktr.ee/saraffujimura
Authorpreneurship Coach at Tanabata Wishes Enterprises
aka The Obento Lady
https://linktr.ee/saraffujimura
Pikachu and I had a fun, artsy, profitable day at the Hoffman Estates Craft Fair. Thank you to everyone who came out and purchased human-made gifts from local, small businesses. We appreciate you! 🫶
Psst...now go create YOUR art!
#smallbusinesslove #writer #books #authorlife #art
Psst...now go create YOUR art!
#smallbusinesslove #writer #books #authorlife #art
November 23, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Pikachu and I had a fun, artsy, profitable day at the Hoffman Estates Craft Fair. Thank you to everyone who came out and purchased human-made gifts from local, small businesses. We appreciate you! 🫶
Psst...now go create YOUR art!
#smallbusinesslove #writer #books #authorlife #art
Psst...now go create YOUR art!
#smallbusinesslove #writer #books #authorlife #art
It's tiiiiiiiime! Grab your Santa hat, Pikachu. We have a Holiday Craft Fair in Hoffman Estates (IL) this weekend.
🎄❄️🎄❄️🎄❄️🎄❄️🎄❄️🎄❄️
Sat. 11/22/25
10am-2pm
The Club at Prairie Stone
Hoffman Estates, IL
#craftshow #author #pikachu #books #humanmade
🎄❄️🎄❄️🎄❄️🎄❄️🎄❄️🎄❄️
Sat. 11/22/25
10am-2pm
The Club at Prairie Stone
Hoffman Estates, IL
#craftshow #author #pikachu #books #humanmade
November 21, 2025 at 6:05 AM
It's tiiiiiiiime! Grab your Santa hat, Pikachu. We have a Holiday Craft Fair in Hoffman Estates (IL) this weekend.
🎄❄️🎄❄️🎄❄️🎄❄️🎄❄️🎄❄️
Sat. 11/22/25
10am-2pm
The Club at Prairie Stone
Hoffman Estates, IL
#craftshow #author #pikachu #books #humanmade
🎄❄️🎄❄️🎄❄️🎄❄️🎄❄️🎄❄️
Sat. 11/22/25
10am-2pm
The Club at Prairie Stone
Hoffman Estates, IL
#craftshow #author #pikachu #books #humanmade
Hey, Chicagoland storytellers of all kinds! I am excited to return to the Warren-Newport Public Library in Gurnee, Illinois on Monday, November 17, 2025, at 7:00 p.m. to teach "There Are Only Seven Stories in the World."
calendar.wnpl.info/event/13970845
#writingcommunity #writer #storytelling
calendar.wnpl.info/event/13970845
#writingcommunity #writer #storytelling
November 14, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Hey, Chicagoland storytellers of all kinds! I am excited to return to the Warren-Newport Public Library in Gurnee, Illinois on Monday, November 17, 2025, at 7:00 p.m. to teach "There Are Only Seven Stories in the World."
calendar.wnpl.info/event/13970845
#writingcommunity #writer #storytelling
calendar.wnpl.info/event/13970845
#writingcommunity #writer #storytelling
No Sunday Sads! Let's go leaf peepin' instead. Enjoy some shinrin yoku from Schaumburg, IL. I love how there are pockets of beauty and wildlife all over Chicagoland.
#leafpeeping #outdooradventures #fallleaves🍁🍂 #shinrinyoku #sundaysads #schaumburg #illinoislife #chicagoland
#leafpeeping #outdooradventures #fallleaves🍁🍂 #shinrinyoku #sundaysads #schaumburg #illinoislife #chicagoland
October 27, 2025 at 1:34 AM
No Sunday Sads! Let's go leaf peepin' instead. Enjoy some shinrin yoku from Schaumburg, IL. I love how there are pockets of beauty and wildlife all over Chicagoland.
#leafpeeping #outdooradventures #fallleaves🍁🍂 #shinrinyoku #sundaysads #schaumburg #illinoislife #chicagoland
#leafpeeping #outdooradventures #fallleaves🍁🍂 #shinrinyoku #sundaysads #schaumburg #illinoislife #chicagoland
After a hiatus, I'm back to making bento. This time for myself on the days I'm working in the Japanese sweet shop. I made a tamago sando from a Japanese recipe. I put waaaaay too much wasabi paste on the bread (instead of mustard) and now my sinuses are cleaned out. Also, Jpn bread is worth 💲
October 22, 2025 at 6:30 PM
After a hiatus, I'm back to making bento. This time for myself on the days I'm working in the Japanese sweet shop. I made a tamago sando from a Japanese recipe. I put waaaaay too much wasabi paste on the bread (instead of mustard) and now my sinuses are cleaned out. Also, Jpn bread is worth 💲
I agree, Totoro. Chicagoland readers should head over to Kinokuniya-Chicago to pick up @zombicatures.bsky.social (Stan Yan's) new MG graphic novel, THE MANY MISFORTUNES OF EUGENIA WANG.
#readers #graphicnovel #middlegradebooks #middlegradefiction #kinokuniya #totoro
#readers #graphicnovel #middlegradebooks #middlegradefiction #kinokuniya #totoro
October 21, 2025 at 4:09 PM
I agree, Totoro. Chicagoland readers should head over to Kinokuniya-Chicago to pick up @zombicatures.bsky.social (Stan Yan's) new MG graphic novel, THE MANY MISFORTUNES OF EUGENIA WANG.
#readers #graphicnovel #middlegradebooks #middlegradefiction #kinokuniya #totoro
#readers #graphicnovel #middlegradebooks #middlegradefiction #kinokuniya #totoro
See you tomorrow, Aurora (IL) Book Dragons! I'll be there repping Team YA, but we'll have a little bit of everything. Come enjoy a brew and some new books. Make a Boo Bag for your favorite teen reader (or yourself!).
📚+🍻=🥰
#books #brewerylife #authorlife #reading
📚+🍻=🥰
#books #brewerylife #authorlife #reading
October 18, 2025 at 4:35 AM
See you tomorrow, Aurora (IL) Book Dragons! I'll be there repping Team YA, but we'll have a little bit of everything. Come enjoy a brew and some new books. Make a Boo Bag for your favorite teen reader (or yourself!).
📚+🍻=🥰
#books #brewerylife #authorlife #reading
📚+🍻=🥰
#books #brewerylife #authorlife #reading
2024 Sara had no idea that Boozy #Book Fairs were going to be my whole author personality in 2025, but I'm here for it. Today, I was at the family-friendly Bubblehouse Brewing Company in Lisle, IL. Thanks for a fun (and profitable!) day. I love talking books with other Book Dragons. 🍻 Cheers!
#read
#read
September 29, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Hey, Book Dragons! Are you coming to Milwaukee this weekend? There are several bookish events going on all weekend long, some of them put on by The Well Red Damsel and Milwaukee Books & Beers. Looking for sweet, YA romance books? I can help you!
#frommilwaukeewithlove #milwaukee #romancereaders
#frommilwaukeewithlove #milwaukee #romancereaders
September 5, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Hey, Book Dragons! Are you coming to Milwaukee this weekend? There are several bookish events going on all weekend long, some of them put on by The Well Red Damsel and Milwaukee Books & Beers. Looking for sweet, YA romance books? I can help you!
#frommilwaukeewithlove #milwaukee #romancereaders
#frommilwaukeewithlove #milwaukee #romancereaders
Foodies with a sweet tooth unite! Japan's vending machines have got you covered. You can pick more traditional flavors and types of confections. Or you can try twists on European treats. Which would you choose? Or would you just go to the Konbini instead like we did? #foodie #dessert #japan #travel
August 4, 2025 at 3:05 AM
I went to Japan to do more research in Enoshima for Book 6 and visit my in-laws in Gifu Prefecture. But while I was coming through Nagoya, I decided to revisit some of the things you'll find in Book 1, TANABATA WISH.
#summerreading #yabooks #japan #travel
#summerreading #yabooks #japan #travel
August 2, 2025 at 4:21 AM
I went to Japan to do more research in Enoshima for Book 6 and visit my in-laws in Gifu Prefecture. But while I was coming through Nagoya, I decided to revisit some of the things you'll find in Book 1, TANABATA WISH.
#summerreading #yabooks #japan #travel
#summerreading #yabooks #japan #travel
Why I don't drive in Japan...Bc this is a 2-way road. You can't tell from the pic, but there are steep drop-offs on either side. 😱 Also, everything is the opposite of the US which adds to the difficulty level. I'm happy to be a Passenger Princess with my can of coffee & a melon pan. 😎 #travel #Japan
August 1, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Why I don't drive in Japan...Bc this is a 2-way road. You can't tell from the pic, but there are steep drop-offs on either side. 😱 Also, everything is the opposite of the US which adds to the difficulty level. I'm happy to be a Passenger Princess with my can of coffee & a melon pan. 😎 #travel #Japan
3--Need a bunch of inexpensive gifts? Department stores often have huge walls of gatchapon machines. Get your favorite Kpop fan a small charm that nobody else back home will have. Or, something branded that your kid loves like One Piece, Hello Kitty, or Godzilla.
#traveltips #gatchapon #nct127
#traveltips #gatchapon #nct127
July 31, 2025 at 4:09 AM
3--Need a bunch of inexpensive gifts? Department stores often have huge walls of gatchapon machines. Get your favorite Kpop fan a small charm that nobody else back home will have. Or, something branded that your kid loves like One Piece, Hello Kitty, or Godzilla.
#traveltips #gatchapon #nct127
#traveltips #gatchapon #nct127
2--Most malls will have either a 100-yen store (Daiso, Seria, Can-Do) or a low-cost store similar to 5Below. They are the place to pick up snacks, items you forgot to pack, and other small gifts.
I had to buy this cat-themed onigiri box from Seria. 😺 IYKYK 😆
#budgettravel #travelhacks #japan #cats
I had to buy this cat-themed onigiri box from Seria. 😺 IYKYK 😆
#budgettravel #travelhacks #japan #cats
July 31, 2025 at 4:06 AM
2--Most malls will have either a 100-yen store (Daiso, Seria, Can-Do) or a low-cost store similar to 5Below. They are the place to pick up snacks, items you forgot to pack, and other small gifts.
I had to buy this cat-themed onigiri box from Seria. 😺 IYKYK 😆
#budgettravel #travelhacks #japan #cats
I had to buy this cat-themed onigiri box from Seria. 😺 IYKYK 😆
#budgettravel #travelhacks #japan #cats
1--Most malls have a grocery store. It might be in the basement. This one wasn't though. You can get fresh, prepared foods for a fraction of the cost of eating out. Pick up a can of coffee and something for breakfast while you're there to save time and money in the morning.
#traveltips #japan
#traveltips #japan
July 31, 2025 at 4:03 AM
1--Most malls have a grocery store. It might be in the basement. This one wasn't though. You can get fresh, prepared foods for a fraction of the cost of eating out. Pick up a can of coffee and something for breakfast while you're there to save time and money in the morning.
#traveltips #japan
#traveltips #japan
Artists of all kinds flock to Kyoto for inspiration. But I like Gifu Prefecture better. Fewer crowds. These pictures ground me as I work on my newest YA book project.
#TravelJapan #traveltuesday #japan #japaneseculture #inspiration #inspo #yabooks #authorlife #Writingcommunity
#TravelJapan #traveltuesday #japan #japaneseculture #inspiration #inspo #yabooks #authorlife #Writingcommunity
July 30, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Artists of all kinds flock to Kyoto for inspiration. But I like Gifu Prefecture better. Fewer crowds. These pictures ground me as I work on my newest YA book project.
#TravelJapan #traveltuesday #japan #japaneseculture #inspiration #inspo #yabooks #authorlife #Writingcommunity
#TravelJapan #traveltuesday #japan #japaneseculture #inspiration #inspo #yabooks #authorlife #Writingcommunity
Afterwards, egg artists can bring their decorated hard-boiled eggs home and use them in their bento the next day.
What do you like to bring to Japan as a gift? Or, Japanese friends, what do like to bring home as omiyage from America.
Share the love. Share the food!
#japan #traveltips #foodies
What do you like to bring to Japan as a gift? Or, Japanese friends, what do like to bring home as omiyage from America.
Share the love. Share the food!
#japan #traveltips #foodies
July 26, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Afterwards, egg artists can bring their decorated hard-boiled eggs home and use them in their bento the next day.
What do you like to bring to Japan as a gift? Or, Japanese friends, what do like to bring home as omiyage from America.
Share the love. Share the food!
#japan #traveltips #foodies
What do you like to bring to Japan as a gift? Or, Japanese friends, what do like to bring home as omiyage from America.
Share the love. Share the food!
#japan #traveltips #foodies
I often bring Paas Easter Egg kits with me. It's a fun intergenerational activity that can be done with grandkids and grandparents alike.
#japan #homestay #familyfun
#japan #homestay #familyfun
July 26, 2025 at 12:47 AM
I often bring Paas Easter Egg kits with me. It's a fun intergenerational activity that can be done with grandkids and grandparents alike.
#japan #homestay #familyfun
#japan #homestay #familyfun
What do you bring to #Japan as a gift for your host family or your colleague? If you are going in the spring, how about an Easter basket?
Most Japanese people don't celebrate Easter, but they won't be offended by some secular goodies, especially if they have small children.
#traveltips #homestay
Most Japanese people don't celebrate Easter, but they won't be offended by some secular goodies, especially if they have small children.
#traveltips #homestay
July 26, 2025 at 12:45 AM
What do you bring to #Japan as a gift for your host family or your colleague? If you are going in the spring, how about an Easter basket?
Most Japanese people don't celebrate Easter, but they won't be offended by some secular goodies, especially if they have small children.
#traveltips #homestay
Most Japanese people don't celebrate Easter, but they won't be offended by some secular goodies, especially if they have small children.
#traveltips #homestay
Tokyo is nice too, but let's visit Ojiichan and Obaachan out in the countryside. The view from my room is worth the trip.
#Japansummer #Japan #traintravel #authorlife #mixedasianfam
#Japansummer #Japan #traintravel #authorlife #mixedasianfam
July 19, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Tokyo is nice too, but let's visit Ojiichan and Obaachan out in the countryside. The view from my room is worth the trip.
#Japansummer #Japan #traintravel #authorlife #mixedasianfam
#Japansummer #Japan #traintravel #authorlife #mixedasianfam
Hey, Book Dragons! I'm so excited to be joining Emily Bond for an evening of books and magic.
Wed. 7/23/25 @ 7 pm
About Time Bookstore
Libertyville, IL
**This is a ticketed event & includes a signed copy SORT OF SEEING SOMEONE & a crystal-infused candle from As Above So Below.
#books #readers
Wed. 7/23/25 @ 7 pm
About Time Bookstore
Libertyville, IL
**This is a ticketed event & includes a signed copy SORT OF SEEING SOMEONE & a crystal-infused candle from As Above So Below.
#books #readers
July 18, 2025 at 3:17 PM
🥳Happy Book Anniversary, FAKING REALITY!🥳
You've taken me to some amazing places, lil pandemic book. Watching you continue to connect with new readers makes my heart sing.
us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
#summerreading #sweetromancereads #yabooks #bookdragons @torbooks.bsky.social
You've taken me to some amazing places, lil pandemic book. Watching you continue to connect with new readers makes my heart sing.
us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
#summerreading #sweetromancereads #yabooks #bookdragons @torbooks.bsky.social
July 13, 2025 at 10:02 PM
🥳Happy Book Anniversary, FAKING REALITY!🥳
You've taken me to some amazing places, lil pandemic book. Watching you continue to connect with new readers makes my heart sing.
us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
#summerreading #sweetromancereads #yabooks #bookdragons @torbooks.bsky.social
You've taken me to some amazing places, lil pandemic book. Watching you continue to connect with new readers makes my heart sing.
us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
#summerreading #sweetromancereads #yabooks #bookdragons @torbooks.bsky.social
Books in Bloom readers...go check the swag table in the Vendor Room. ❤️
#readersofinstagram #romancenovel #romancereader #chicagobookstagram #booksinbloom @chicagonorthrw.bsky.social
#readersofinstagram #romancenovel #romancereader #chicagobookstagram #booksinbloom @chicagonorthrw.bsky.social
July 12, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Books in Bloom readers...go check the swag table in the Vendor Room. ❤️
#readersofinstagram #romancenovel #romancereader #chicagobookstagram #booksinbloom @chicagonorthrw.bsky.social
#readersofinstagram #romancenovel #romancereader #chicagobookstagram #booksinbloom @chicagonorthrw.bsky.social
Thank you! And yes, they wanted to see what @caratanamachi.bsky.social and I were doing. We had to explain what Tanabata is but most people took us up on our offer to leave their Tanabata wish behind. Here are a few of them.
And of course, I got to explain why my 1st book is called TANABATA WISH.
And of course, I got to explain why my 1st book is called TANABATA WISH.
July 10, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Thank you! And yes, they wanted to see what @caratanamachi.bsky.social and I were doing. We had to explain what Tanabata is but most people took us up on our offer to leave their Tanabata wish behind. Here are a few of them.
And of course, I got to explain why my 1st book is called TANABATA WISH.
And of course, I got to explain why my 1st book is called TANABATA WISH.
Let's grow your authorpreneur business together in 2025!
#writercommunity #authorcommunity #bookmarketing
#writercommunity #authorcommunity #bookmarketing
July 10, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Let's grow your authorpreneur business together in 2025!
#writercommunity #authorcommunity #bookmarketing
#writercommunity #authorcommunity #bookmarketing