Release of 'I Should Have Just Walked' by Naoki Yahagi: A Guide to Awareness and Judgment Through Walking
Heart Publishing released Naoki Yahagi's new book, 'I Should Have Just Walked,' on May 24, 2026. The book explores 'awareness' and 'judgment' to reclaim mental and physical peace through walking. Drawing from his extreme experiences as a mountaineer, the author advocates for a lifestyle of balance and the courage to turn back.
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While striving is necessary in life, repeatedly pushing oneself with a 'can still do more' mindset can lead to a gradual breakdown. Everyone faces anxieties in work, family, or health.
'I Should Have Just Walked' is not a mere technical manual on how to walk. Author Naoki Yahagi posits that walking is an act of 'restoring peace to the body.' In our information-overloaded society, the mind works incessantly while the body is left behind, creating a burden from this disconnect. By simply walking, one's breathing changes, emotions return, and one becomes aware of their original bodily sensations.
The author once aimed to be a professional climber and miraculously survived a 1,000-meter fall in the Northern Alps. From this experience, he discovered a way of living based not on 'whether I can go' but on 'whether I can return.' This includes 'the judgment not to overdo it,' 'the courage to turn back,' and 'the attitude of living while maintaining balance.' Those who have a place to return to do not crumble. Walking is a reliable way to return to that base.
[Author Profile: Naoki Yahagi]
Born in 1956. MD from Kanazawa University. Former professor at the University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine and Director of Emergency and Intensive Care at the University of Tokyo Hospital. Author of many books, including 'Humans Don't Die.'
[Book Information]
- Title: I Should Have Just Walked
- Author: Naoki Yahagi
- Release Date: May 24, 2026
- Price: 1,200 JPY (plus tax)
- Publisher: Heart Publishing
- ISBN: 978-4-8024-0260-6
'I Should Have Just Walked' is not a mere technical manual on how to walk. Author Naoki Yahagi posits that walking is an act of 'restoring peace to the body.' In our information-overloaded society, the mind works incessantly while the body is left behind, creating a burden from this disconnect. By simply walking, one's breathing changes, emotions return, and one becomes aware of their original bodily sensations.
The author once aimed to be a professional climber and miraculously survived a 1,000-meter fall in the Northern Alps. From this experience, he discovered a way of living based not on 'whether I can go' but on 'whether I can return.' This includes 'the judgment not to overdo it,' 'the courage to turn back,' and 'the attitude of living while maintaining balance.' Those who have a place to return to do not crumble. Walking is a reliable way to return to that base.
[Author Profile: Naoki Yahagi]
Born in 1956. MD from Kanazawa University. Former professor at the University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine and Director of Emergency and Intensive Care at the University of Tokyo Hospital. Author of many books, including 'Humans Don't Die.'
[Book Information]
- Title: I Should Have Just Walked
- Author: Naoki Yahagi
- Release Date: May 24, 2026
- Price: 1,200 JPY (plus tax)
- Publisher: Heart Publishing
- ISBN: 978-4-8024-0260-6
FAQ
『なんだ、歩けばよかったんだ。』の著者はどのような経歴の人物ですか？
著者は矢作直樹氏です。金沢大学医学部卒業後、麻酔科、救急・集中治療、内科などを経験し、東京大学大学院医学系研究科教授および同医学部附属病院救急部・集中治療部部長を歴任しました。
この本が提唱する「歩くこと」の意義は何ですか？
歩くことは、からだに「安心を取り戻す」行為であり、情報の洪水で置き去りになった身体感覚を取り戻し、悩みや不安を主役から脇役に退かせる効果があると述べています。
著者の人生観に影響を与えた経験は何ですか？
プロの登山家を目指していた若年期に、北アルプスで1,000メートル墜落しながら奇跡的に生還した経験や、厳冬期の滑落経験が、「戻れるかどうか」を基準にする生き方の背景にあります。
本書の書誌情報（発売日・価格・ISBN）を教えてください。
2026年5月24日発売、定価1,200円（税別）、ISBNは978-4-8024-0260-6、仕様は小B6判並製・144ページです。
本書はどのような読者をターゲットにしていますか？
人生を重く感じている人、仕事や家庭、健康に悩みや不安を抱えている人、そして「まだ頑張れる」と無理をし続けている人を対象としています。