Do you wish your home had more storage space? Do you find yourself hanging on to things just because they might come in useful one day?
If so, you should meet Hideko Yamashita, Japan¡¯s original ¡°Declutter Queen.¡± Yamashita¡¯s books have sold over 6 million copies worldwide, inspiring people of all ages and backgrounds to transform not only their homes but their lives. She also spreads the message of danshari (decluttering) on TV and radio, and is currently creating a danshari retreat in a wing of a Kagoshima Prefecture hotel ¡ª ¡°a space for resetting and restoring your mind and body based on danshari principles,¡± she says.
Yamashita has been writing books about danshari since 2009, years before Marie Kondo became an icon of tidiness. Yamashita¡¯s forthcoming book, ¡°¡± (Tuttle, May 2026), is her first book to be translated into English.
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