The Saigo no Kotoba book follows Kawashima's life after her mother's death, and her pursuit of her singing dreams by performing free concerts on the streets of Tokyo's Shibuya district.

2011年3月11日，一场9.0级的大地震袭击了日本的东北地区。富田餐厅一家因避难而不得不背井离乡，把8岁的狗狗权太留在了福岛。与此同时，东京的女大学生吉野作为宠物救援志愿者前往了灾区。在救助活动中，她为一只获救的受灾犬取名为和平，但和平却被医生诊断出患有严重疾病，大概只能坚持一个月左右。在吉野的拼命努力下，奇迹般地找到了前主人富田一家，并发现和平就是当时被不得已留在灾区的权太。权太的寿命远远超过了医生的预期，它的坚持感动了大家，成为许多灾民的希望之源。吉野也为了自己的梦想，继续投身宠物救援工作之中……

日本战后十年，地区举办一个合唱大赛，木场小学的这群小学生因为在商店街偷窃被取消参加合唱大赛的资格，而此时传来同班的宫本志津同学在海边溺毙的坏消息，让全班陷入诺大的悲痛，大家于是决定要实现宫本志津的遗愿参加比赛…最后班长代表大家去向校长求情让他们参加比赛…

At a young age, Nitaroh is stricken with an illness that leaves him blind. He inherits the shamisen guitar once used by his mother and is taught its basics by a blind travelling shamisen player. In time with the help of friends old and new, he walks the paths that leads to his ultimate fate - that of founder of the Tsugaru style of shamisen play.