The Same Moon goods/gifts

Ryota pointed at the slim crescent glowing above us. “The moon,” he said, alternating between Japanese and English. “It is the same, here and in America. We can think of one another when it shines down on us, you in America, me in Japan.”
— from The Same Moon: a memoir

Cover story

During the past year and a half, we have been separated from beloved friends and family, as well as favorite places.

That has made the “Loon Landing” image, which graces the cover of my memoir, particularly meaningful to me. It serves as a reminder that the same moon shines over us all, regardless of where we are, what we are experiencing or what we believe.

I see it as a message of unity.

“Loon Landing” symbolism

With its cherry blossoms and papercut style, “Loon Landing” contains echoes of the two years I spent in Japan, while the lake and the loon are nods to my home state of Minnesota. The Japanese characters read “futatsu no sekai ni, onaji tsuki” — “two worlds but the same moon.”

We’ve also created a bold Japanese character design, read “onaji tsuki,” which means “Same Moon.”