NIPPAN IPS 2016 Spring

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ISBN 9784864103848224 pages202 x 284 mmEnglish / JapanesePaperbackJune 2016

£32.00 / $45.00

Art book Blue Art book NOWYusuke Nakamura


£32.00 / $45.00

Yusuke Nakamura is one of the most popular illustrators in Japan, and his first collection, Blue sold more than 95,000 copies in Japan. He is also so popular worldwide that he was invited to numerous events such as JAPAN EXPO in Paris and Taiwan, and J-POP SUMMIT in the U.S.Blue contains more than 200 illustrations covering first 10 years of his career, drawn for CDs, book covers, magazines and advertisements. His second book, NOW contains 235 illustrations published after his first collection, and many of them are drawn for well-known CDs, book covers, magazines and advertisements.His nostalgic and retrospective taste will be a fresh inspiration for anyone who look for new ideas.

Blue

NOW

*Two collections sold more than 100,000 copies in Japan.

About the AuthorIllustrator Yusuke Nakamura was born in Hyogo, Japan in 1978. A f t e r g r a d u a t i n g f ro m O s a k a University of Arts, he started his career as a freelancer and he is well-known for his cover designs for best-selling books and CDs. Recently he is also doing character designs for anime and TV commercials.

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1. Andalucia

3. Uyuni

2. La Paz

4. Panama

ISBN 9784902097818

ISBN 9784902097825

ISBN 9784902097832

ISBN 9784902097849

Ta Bird Books seriestabi suru suzuki

About the Authorstabi suru suzuki is Ryosei & Satoko Suzuki, one couple who has traveled around the world with two Cameras, two Tripods and 12TB HDDs and plenty of curiosity. They started backpacking in 2011 after their wedding party and had been uploading journey videos almost everyday.

240 pages108 x 52 mmEnglish / JapanesePaperbackJune 2016

£9.50 / $12.95

*Sold more than 25,000 copies in Japan.*A fun book as well as a good gift.

Ryosei & Satoko Suzuki has traveled around the world like a couple of birds. They are uploading a journal video every day during their travels. Ta Bird Books is a series of photo flip books on world’s most scenic places, based on time lapse movies by them. Just flipping it on your hands will take you in the middle of a magnificent view from:1. Andalucia, Spain, where a sea of sunflowers glow in the morning sun, 2. La Paz, a city full of jewelry 3. “Salar de Uyuni,” the largest natural mirror in the world 4. Panama Canal, a panoramic cruise through this man-made wonder

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flora - Bones of pressed flowersAsuka Tada

ISBN 978486410415964 pages206 x 266 mmEnglish / JapaneseHardbackMay 2016

£26.99 / $37.50

Kneecaps made from sunflowers, ribs from green leaves, and arched rows of pink roses making a shape of a skull… This stunning collection presents the unique images of skeletons made from pressed flowers. The author, Tada felt bones were the essence of a woman and tried to reproduce them with flowers - which have been often associated with women. This figure skeleton was first used for an ad campaign for funeral parlor, and Tada won an award. She self-published 500 copies of this collection by crowdfunding, which sold out very quickly and this was one of the most sought-after titles in art bookstores.

*Unprecedented form of flower art presented in book.*Good for flower design lovers as well as art lovers.

About the AuthorAsuka Tada is a graphic designer from Chiba, Japan. She started creating “pressed flower skeleton” when she was a student of Musashino Art University. After graduation, she continues her art works as well as working as an art director at an advertising company.

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Paradise of AnimalsFujiyoshi Brother's

ISBN 978476830658180 pages225 x 250 mmJapanesePaperbackMay 2016

£16.99 (including VAT) / $19.99

This beautifully intricate coloring book features the animal drawings by Fujiyoshi Brother's, all of which were provided exclusively for this book. The brothers are very popular in Japan and their works are adopted in such merchandise as textile, cushions, cups and stationery.You will find in this book stunning illustrations of panther, tapir, goat, lion, peacock, gorilla, zebra and more.Equipped with coloring samples by the artists themselves, this book will be a delightful addition to your library.

*Features intricate animal illustrations with equally exquisite background.*Vivid coloring samples by artists themselves are accompanied.

About the AuthorsFujiyoshi Brother's is an art team consisting of Taichiro & Kotaro Fuj iyoshi . They create a l l the ir works together, which are critically acclaimed for their vivid coloring and original strokes. They are very active in art events, live painting, and stage artworks.

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Hawaiian Nature Coloring BookLauren Roth

ISBN 978489512571096 pages250 x 225 mmJapanese / EnglishPaperbackJuly 2016

£16.99 (including VAT) / $19.99

Open this book and let yourself be taken to the tropical world by Hawaii-based artist Lauren Roth. This adult coloring book features the elegant designs of Aloha State's flora and fauna, which are brought to life by her intricate and exquisite line drawings. Beginners and enthusiasts alike will enjoy the coloring process in this book.

*Enjoy all the tropical animals and flowers by Hawaii-based artist.*Intricate & exquisite line drawings will make coloring process much more fun.

About the AuthorLauren Roth is a Hawaii-based artist and graphic designer. After she had worked for Whole Foods Market as an artist and on the marketing team, she decided to leave there to pursue her own career and to start a product line when she worked as the lead designer for Hawaii’s first ever Hawaii Fashion Month in 2013. You can find her products in not only Whole Foods but Sand People, Nordstroms and others.

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JAPANESE RECIPES from MARI’S TOKYO KITCHENMari Nameshida


£21.99 / $29.95

About the AuthorA professional home cook well-versed in many cuisines - from traditional Japanese to French - Mari began teaching home-style cooking classes in her Tokyo kitchen in 2011. At Cooking with Mari, located near the Tsukiji market, her students are able to experience the real food culture of Japan, one which doesn't transpire in restaurants. Fluent in English, Mandarin, and Japanese, she teaches upwards of 100 students each month from around the world. TripAdvisor recently selected Cooking with Mari as the number one activity in the Tokyo area.

One of the top-rated activities in Tokyo by TripAdvisor reviewers, Mari's Japanese Cooking Classes offer the unique chance to experience firsthand how people cook at home in Japan.Mari Nameshida shares her expertise with tourists and expats alike looking to experience real Japanese cuisine using the freshest ingredients from Tokyo's local markets.Her cooking isn't fussy; she builds real-life menus and prepares dishes that are served at dinner tables all over Japan. From family dinners to bento boxes, these modern recipes have a wide appeal.This book features 50 of the most popular recipes from her classes, and each recipe is presented along with a color photograph, Mari's commentary and tips for success.

*Good guide to Japanese cooking by an internationally popular teacher.

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HIP! HIP! HIP!Ayako Hachisu

ISBN 978486410343572 pages148 x 140 mmEnglish / JapanesePaperbackMay 2016

£8.99 / $12.50

Hip! Hip! Hip! is a heartwarming look at various cute animals - from their back. Photographer Ayako Hachisu captures the sweetest moment of animals, such as a hedgehog sitting in a cup, a hamster climbing up a teapot, a parrot pecking a straw, a pussy looking out from the window, etc., but all the photos are taken from behind and feature their cute hips. There are a lot of coffee table books on animal photos, but this is like no other.

*Animals look cute when they are seen from the hips.*Most suitable for gifts. About the Author

Ayako Hachisu is a photographer. Born in Gunma, Japan, she studied photography at the University of the Arts in PA. She is actively taking pictures for ads, magazines, books and more.

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world of water dropsMiki Asai


£15.99 / $22.95

Almost all people don't notice what is happening in the tiny world unless an amateur photographer found it through her macro-lens. Miki Asai just started taking photos 3 years ago but she already has 25,000 followers on “500px,” the world’s biggest online photography community and her photos have been viewed over 5 million times. She reveals us the beautiful world of small things normally unseen as she explores the amazing miniature world of flowers, stones and water - mostly within her own garden. This is her first photo book and contains more than 91 images as well as how to take those macro photos.

*Explore the beauty of the tiny world captured through macro lens.*This beautiful photo collection is best suitable for gifts.

About the AuthorMiki Asai is a talented amateur photographer based in Obihiro, Hokkaido, Japan. Totally self-taught, she started taking photos by Digital SLR camera just 3 years ago and since then she has posted beautiful macro photos on “500px,” online photo community, in which she has 25,000 followers now. Asai is also internationally acclaimed, as the UK magazine "Digital Photo" carried her works three times.

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UYUNI iS YOUTABIPPO

ISBN 9784902097788 98 pages297 x 210 mmEnglish / JapaneseHardbackJune 2016

£28.50 / $39.95

This is the first photo collection of "Salar de Uyuni," which is called the Greatest Miracle in the World. "Salar de Uyuni" is the largest salt flatland in southeast Bolivia, and in the rainy season (December to March) rain covers the flatland with a thin layer of water, which turns it to the largest mirror in the world!This deluxe photo collection reproduces this natural wonder, printed on high quality paper in a large format. This book also includes 60 smaller photos which you can cut out and use as a memo.

*First photo collection dedicated to "Salar de Uyuni."*Magnificent landscape reproduced by high quality printing.

About the AuthorTABIPPO, Inc. was founded by those students who had traveled around the world, and does various activities to spread the habit of traveling among the youth.

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ONE OCEANKazashito Nakamura

Gravity - Arts of Rock BalancingMichael Grab

ISBN 9784773379532 80 pages297 x 210 mmEnglish / JapaneseHardbackJune 2016

£26.99 / $37.50


£23.99 / $32.95

These rocks are not glued, nor Velcroed. Michael Grab, a rock balancing artist, first ventured into rock balancing in the summer of 2008 while exploring the beautiful landscape of Boulder Creek, Colorado. Since then, his simple curiosity has evolved into therapeutic ritual, ultimately nurturing meditative presence, mental well-being, and artistry of design. This "gravity" defying stone balancing statues will invite you to the wonder of natural and leave you with a quiet mind.

You are invited to a quick but gorgeous ocean cruise by looking into this photo collection: Kazashito Nakamura repeatedly traveled the seven seas on cruise ships and took an enormous number of photographs over nine years. This book picks up the best in the archive and features the magical scenes with skies, clouds, suns, rainbows and birds, which could not be taken from on the land. The horizon is centered in all the pages to highlight the contrast between the sea and the sky.

About the AuthorMichael Grab is an artist. Born in Edmonton, Canada in 1984, he stumbled upon the art of stone balance through an unexpected whim in the summer of 2008. Since then he has gained a local reputation for designing highly unlikely balanced rock formations up and down Boulder Creek, which flows through the heart of Boulder.

About the AuthorK a z a s h i t o N a k a m u r a i s a n o c e a n photographer. Born in 1983 in Tokyo, he took his first ocean photograph during the cruise from Sparta in Greece to Ancona in Italy when he was a university student. He has traveled over 80 countries as of May 2015.

*More than 60 large and vivid photos of the sea, the sky and the horizon.

*First-ever book on the new form of art,Rock Balancing.*Artist Michael Grab gathers a lot of fanson Facebook.

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Union issue 8Union Publishing Co., Ltd.

ISBN 9784990630676202 pages230 x 297 mmEnglishHardbackApril 2016

£15.50 / $22.95

The word union is defined as to link together or join. The name of the magazine comes from the concept of creating an aesthetically beautiful view with wonderful artist from all over the world. The concept “fine things are always timeless.” remains unchanged. Giving it a new look from Issue 5, however, we aim to incorporate contents that will always be pleasing after 10, or even 20 years, by sharing beautiful photos, arts and fashion more than ever.www.union-mag.com

*A very trendy fashion and style magazine, issued biannually.*Extremely well produced publication full of beautiful photos.

About the AuthorsHiroyuki Kubo is a fashion stylist and creative director based between Tokyo and London. He is also editor-in-chief of the Union magazine and regularly to several influential publications. www.hiroyukikubo.com

After living in London for 2 years, Chiharu Dodo moved back to Tokyo in 2004 to start her career as stylist. She is currently the editor-in-chief of Union Magazine and the brand director of GINGERALE.www.dodochiharu.com

The cover design has five variations.There is no ordering any specific design.

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ARCHIVES - Ten Years of Hidden ChampionHIDDEN CHAMPION

01-10 SKATEBOARDING PHOTOSNobuo Iseki


£23.99 / $34.95

ISBN 9784990739508128 pages280 x 210 mmEnglish / JapaneseHardbackMay 2016

£29.99 / $42.00

Hidden Champion is a very popular free magazine focusing on skateboarding and street art culture. Currently more than 10,000 copies are distributed to 400 selected shops and cafes, but they run out quickly when a new issue is published. Since its start in 2003, HC features interviews with important figures in various facets of street culture, and for this luxurious volume editors compiled selected interviews, artworks and photographs that are worth re-reading from its ten years of archive.

To shoot a good skate photo, you need to have the right taste and eye, but most of all you need precise skill. In this sense, Iseki has been a leading figure in the skateboarding photography in Japan in the past 10 plus years, and 01-10 SKATEBOARDING PHOTOS is the book only Iseki can create.

*The biggest book on street culture art.*Features interviews with important street artists with large and beautiful photographs.

*Luxurious and beautiful photo book on skateboarding.

About the AuthorHidden Champion is a Tokyo-based free magazine featuring "hidden champions" of many cultures. The first issue appeared in August 2003. Since then, the magazine comes out every quarter of a year.

About the AuthorNobuo Iseki is a Japanese photographer specialized in skateboarding and street culture. Born in 1976 in Kochi prefecture, He started his career for skateboarding magazine. His skate photos with carefully thought out composition are highly respected by skaters in Japan and overseas, and his photos are reproduced in The Skateboard Mag. He has also worked for various ad campaigns for FTC, Carhartt, Element, etnies, GRAVIS, Vans, and more.

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minä perhonen textile1995-2005minä perhonen

ISBN 9784579212361424 pages155 x 197 mmEnglish / JapaneseHardbackJuly 2016

£45.00 / $65.00

minä perhonen (which means 'I am a butterfly' in Finnish) is an internationally acclaimed fashion brand led by Akira Minagawa. They are well known for their enthusiasm on textiles. They produce their original fabrics cooperating with both Japanese and international fabric makers, as well as ardently working on developing new materials or techniques. Their effort has evolved into a series of exceptionally beautiful and elegant textile designs, all of which are reproduced with clear photos in this big volume. All the 250 designs are categorized into Textiles, Stitches, and Prints.This creative sourcebook is indispensable for all textile designers and anyone who loves fashion.

*250 elegant and beautiful textile designs in a single volume.

About the Authorminä perhonen is a fashion brand founded by Japanese textile designer Akira Minagawa (b. 1967). They often make clothes and other products with their own fabrics, as well as furniture and interior fabrics.

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typography todayHelmut Schmid

IDEA DOCUMENT: The World of Type Design- On the Shoulders of GiantsIdea


£40.00 / $57.00

ISBN 9784416115275374 pages225 x 297 mmEnglish / JapanesePaperbackJuly 2016

£32.00 / $45.00

"typography today" was originally published in 1980 and is still internationally acclaimed, dubbed as "the modern classic of design books." Updated and re-designed, this 2015 edition introduces the selected works of 90 designers from 15 countries. It traces the course of modern typography from pioneers such as Lissitzky, Tschichold and Zwart; to Emil Ruder, Karl Gerstner and Herb Lubalin; through to Wolfgang Weingart, Wim Crouwel and Kohei Sugiura.

*Definitive classic of typographic design book is revived with updates and redesign.*Still an indispensable source of inspiration for all graphic designers.

About the AuthorHelmut Schmid is a graphic designer from Austria. He apprenticed as type compositor in Germany, and then studied under Emil Ruder, Robert Buechler and Kurt Hauert at the AGS (basel school of design) in Switzerland.After he had worked in the field of visual design in Sweden, Canada, Japan and Germany, he settled as an independent designer in Osaka in 1981.He designed the brand identity of the Japanese hit drink 'pocari sweat' in 1980 and the very successful 'demisoda' drink for Korea in 1993.

"IDEA DOCUMENT: The World of Type Design - On the Shoulders of Giants" reproduces the 20 articles on typography in IDEA magazine into a 530-page volume. Since late 1980s when postscript and Macintosh revolutionized all the typography design and its creative process, a lot of articles on digital fonts, new typefaces, historical studies, internet and other new technologies have appeared on IDEA. In this book you can get a perspective on what happened in typography in the past quarter century. This book is indispensable for all the graphic designers and students.

*Everything on typography in this single volume.*Features interviews with noted designers and analyses on seminal typefaces.

About the Author"Idea" is a quarterly magazine about graphic design and commercial art. Published since 1953, it introduces the top-notch works produced internationally in graphic design, advertising and computer graphics.

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LPA 1990-2015Tide of Architectural Lighting DesignKaoru Mende + Lighting Planners Associates

ISBN 9784897377964424 pages227 x 300 mmEnglishPaperbackJuly 2016

£125.00 / $180.00

This over 400-page volume puts together 100 projects LPA has created over its 25-year history, during which the lighting design has undergone a substantial change from innovations in technology and environmental consciousness. Large and beautiful photographs in this book reproduce their projects including residences, hotels, commercial buildings, public space projects and more.

*More than 100 projects in a single volume.*Anniversary exhibitions will be held in 2015-2016 in Berlin, Singapore, Hong Kong etc.

About the AuthorKaoru Mende is an internationally well-known lighting designer. He was born in Tokyo in 1950, earned a bachelors and masters degree from Tokyo University of the Arts in the field of industrial and environmental design. In 1990, he founded Lighting Planners Associates Inc. The scope of his design and planning activities ranges widely from residential and architectural lighting design to urban and environmental lighting. He (co-)authored more than 10 books.

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Graphic Design in Japan 2015JAGDA

Graphic & Space in Northern & Central EuropeAlpha Books


£82.00 / $125.00


£62.00 / $87.00

JAGDA, one of the largest design organizations in Asia, has been introducing outstanding designs in its annual Graphic Design in Japan since 1981. Every year more than 1,000 designs selected through strict selection process are introduced with a members directory by prefecture and staff credit such as copywriters and photographers. This is an unprecedented design almanac presenting the latest world-class graphic designs created by Japanese designers, which also serves as a database.

*All the best graphic designs in one volume.*Prestigious design annual published since 1981.

About the AuthorThe Japan Graphic Designers Association Inc. ( JAGDA) was established in 1978 under strong leadership of the late Yusaku Kamekura, who built the foundation for the postwar graphic design in Japan with such masterpieces as posters for Tokyo Olympic Games. Today it is the only nationwide graphic design organization in Japan with approximately 3,000 members. Its broad activities include the publication of yearbooks, the hosting of exhibitions and symposia, design education, regional development , and the protect ion of members’ rights and welfare.

This unique collection focuses on Northern & Central European countries and features such various design works as:21 restaurants and cafes in Norway (Oslo, Bergen)11 hotels and shops in Norway (Oslo, Bergen)12 restaurants and cafes in Denmark (Copenhagen)3 hotels and shops in Denmark (Copenhagen)29 restaurants and cafes in Poland (Krakow, Warsaw)16 hotels and shops in Poland (Krakow, Warsaw)10 restaurants and cafes in Czech Rep. (Prague)5 hotels and shops in Czech Rep. (Prague)

*Unique collection featuring Norway, Denmark, Poland and Czech Rep.*Presents interior and exterior designs as well as graphics.

About the AuthorAlpha Books is specialized in publishing b o o k s o n g r a p h i c d e s i g n a n d s a l e s promotion, and has published more than 30 titles.

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£29.99 / $42.00

The Kagai in KyotoHiroshi Mizobuchi

Kagai, literally translated as “Flower Town,” is the term Kyoto people use for the districts where the geiko and maiko practice the high-class arts that have made their beauty and refinement legendary the world over. There are five Kagai in Kyoto: Gion Kobu, Miyagawacho, Pontocho, Kamishichiken and Gion Higashi.This over 300-page volume is divided into five chapters:ELEGANCE OF GEIKO AND MAIKO: Features the beauty of the protagonists in Kagai, with the details on their hairstyles and flower ornaments.SPLENDOR OF DANCE STAGE: Features geiko and maiko on the stage, showing their seriously pursued entertainment skills.FOUR SEASONS IN KAGAI: Presents a lot of annual events throughout the year.GION BETWEEN 1973 AND 1985: Shows the tradition in Kagai.TRANSITION FROM MAIKO TO GEIKO: Documenting a girl entering this world as an apprentice, and her efforts for 5 years to become a geiko.This definitive photo collection will be a good introduction to Kyoto’s traditional culture.

*A definitive guide to a Kyoto's most entertaining districts.*Good for anyone who loves Kyoto and its culture.

About the AuthorHiroshi Mizobuchi is a photographer specializing in Kyoto's entertainment quar ter for a long t ime. He had ex h i b i t i o n s i n Wa s h i n g to n D C, M i l t e nb e r g i n G e r m a ny a s wel l as various cities in Japan. He has published more than 20 books.

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The Yukata HandbookTakako Yasuda

The Furoshiki HandbookEtsuko Yamada

Handbook on Japanese Food :

Carving Techniques for Seasonal VegetablesMunehiro Shimatani


£12.99 / $18.95


£12.99 / $18.95


£16.99 / $24.95

Yukata is a casual light-weight yet beautiful variation of kimono. This book features how to wear yukata and you'll be able to discover the pleasure of putting on yukata by yourself through the illustrative and easy-to-follow instructions.

*An exhaustive and complete guide to yukata.*With a lot of beautiful photos, it is fun just to flip through.

In this highly illustrative book, not only will you be shown how to make the most of good furoshiki (wrapping cloth) wrapping in modern life, but also how to turn them into fashionable, modern bags, as well as various gift-wrapping ideas.

*Full of new ideas of gift wrapping using furoshiki (wrapping cloth).*The design of furoshiki itself is visually stimulating and fun to look at.

Washoku, or Japanese cuisine, can look even more attractive when completed with delicately trimmed vegetable pieces. This book, by spotlighting basics and pretty shaping, introduces more than fifty techniques with step-by-step procedures and large pictures. The master chef shows every step carefully until an ordinary vegetable and fruit turn into beautiful creations. Let the author unveil secrets to liven up any party table displays with your specialized knife techniques to surprise your guests.

*Introduces carving techniques from basic to application, all with easy-to-follow instructions.*Full of new ideas for you to apply for your own dish decoration.

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Walking TOKYO Sketches of Popular and Memorable SitesRumiko Hotta, Stella Colucci

Walking KYOTOA Thousand Years of SplendorYohtaro Tsujimoto, Stella Colucci


£14.99 / $19.95


£14.99 / $19.95

This visual guidebook introduces popular and memorable sites in Tokyo with beautiful sketches and comments by Hotta. It also comes with 8 postcards and 2 greeting cards, which you can cut out and send to your dearest people. In its official website you can check the map of those sites featured in this book. This is also a good gift to those who love Japan.http://www.mamukai.com/wt/

About the AuthorsRumiko Hotta is an artist. After working for an advertising agency, she established Hotta Design Lab in 1971. Since the 1980s she has focused on painting sceneries and botanicals based on the theme, “Scenes of Tokyo.” Her paintings were featured in numerous publications, and book covers.

Stella Colucci is a translator and cross-cultural consultant currently residing in Washington DC metro area. Born and raised in Tokyo, studied at Sophia University International College. Managed numerous projects promoting relations between Japan and abroad. BA Political Science and MPA from U.S. state universities.

The second volume in the visual guidebook series introduces popular and memorable sites in Kyoto with beautiful sketches and comments. It also comes with postcards and greeting cards, which you can cut out and send to your dearest people. In its official website you can check the map of those sites featured in this book.

*Good gift, as it comes with postcards and greeting cards.*Together with the website, this is a good visual guidefor travel.

About the AuthorsYohtaro Tsujimoto is a painter who lives in Kyoto. He published two collections of his sketches.

Stella Colucci is a translator and cross-cultural consultant currently residing in Washington DC metro area. Managed numerous projects promoting relations between Japan and abroad.

*Introduces a lot of Kyoto’s must-see World Heritage sites.

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d design travel seriesD&DEPARTMENT PROJECT

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d design travel is a series of travel guides that introduces Japanese prefectures from the perspective of long-lasting design. The editorial team spends two months living and traveling in the prefecture covered to find places that are unique to it. The guides are written honestly and only feature places and things the editorial team found moving.

About the Author“D&DEPARTMENT PROJECT” was established in 2000 by the designer Kenmei Nagaoka. Based on the concept of “long-lasting design,” our long-term goal is to establish retail outlets in each of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Each outlet will discover long-lasting designs produced in the local region, and introduce them to its customers. D&DEPARTMENT PROJECT operates stores and restaurants, and publishes travel guides to reexamine the uniqueness of the 47prefectures of Japan.

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About the AuthorThe ONBEAT magazine and its website will introduce various arts and cultures all around the world as well as Japanese art and culture to the world.

The 3rd issue of ONBEAT presents the latest trend in Japanese art and cultures, such as music, fashion, ecological activities, in English and Japanese throughout. Also features articles on art scenes in Cambodia.

岡倉天心（1863 〜1913）は、急激な西洋化の荒

波が押し寄せた明治という時代の中で、日本の伝統

美術の優れた価値を認め、美術行政家、美術運動

家として近代日本美術の発展に大きな功績を残しま

した。その活動は、日本画の革新運動や古美術品の

保存、東京美術学校の創立、日本美術院の創立、ボ

ストン美術館中国・日本美術部長就任など、目を見

張るものがありました。

岡倉天心記念室について

OKAKURA Tenshin (1863-1913), a well-

known government official and an artistic

leader, left the great legacy of having devel-

oped modern Japanese art in the Meiji era, a

period during which dramatic westernization

took place. His major achievements include

revolutionizing Japanese art, preserving

ancient art, and establishing the Tokyo Fine

Arts School and the Nihon Bijutsuin (the

Japan Art Institute). He was also a curator of

the Departement of Chinese and Japanese

Art at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

Tenshin was a man of international per-

spective; he published “The Book of Tea” in

English and introduced Japanese and other

East Asian cultures and art to westerners. In

his later years, he moved to Izura, Ibaraki

Prefecture, a place he regarded as suitable

for developing an ideal art community. He

relocated the Nihon Bijutsuin to Izura and

recruited his pupils, including YOKOYAMA

Taikan, SHIMOMURA Kanzan, HISHIDA

Shunso and KIMURA Buzan, in order to

develop new era of Japanese art. In the

Okakura Tenshin Memorial Room, his achieve-

ments in various fields are honored. We also

introduce the historial importance of Izura, an

area where Tenshin and other artists worked

to create a new form of Japanese art.─ Tenshin Memorial Museum of Art, Ibaraki

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We introduce here Tenshin Memorial Museum of Art,

Ibaraki which does not only display the works of OKAKURA Tenshin

and the artists of Izura, but also offers an opportunity to appreciate

the fine arts and information about Japanese art.

岡倉天心や五浦の作家たちの業績を紹介するとともに、

近現代の日本画を中心とする展覧会を開催する等、日本美術の情報を

広く発信する茨城県天心記念五浦美術館を紹介します。

SHIMOMURA Kanzan　下村観山　Dewdrops at Ohara Village　大原之露1900　The Museum of Modern Art, Ibaraki　茨城県近代美術館

YOKOYAMA Taikan　横山大観　Floating Lantern　流燈　1909The Museum of Modern Art, Ibaraki　茨城県近代美術館

The TENSHIN OKAKURA Memorial Room

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people in various forms on a routine basis. This is

how the festival successfully continues taking place.

If it is the event that is just held once every 3 years,

things wouldn’t be this way.

Well, can you please tell me the highlights of this

time’s Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale?─

A lot of artists from foreign countries are joining,

too, but as a whole, everyone seems to be putting in

much more effort than ever before and working very

carefully. And, as I mentioned above, a lot of perfor-

mance style artists are participating. A greater vari-

ety of people than ever before are getting involved in

the festival in various forms. Also, what is really

important as a concept, is that the artists who have

participated in the Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale

haven’t only insisted “This is my artwork” but also

established something like a gimmick that revealed

the place, something that could show the local place

and the background. Or I should say, that they have

made it with the local people. This time, in addition

to this, we are presenting things that the local

people have achieved, for example, making rice

fields, or about how they built roads, or made tun-

nels, or changed the flow of a river etc.

We present such construction works as a form of

art in such a place where it has been difficult to live

since the olden days (Tsumari is one of the most

eminent areas of heavy snowfall in Japan.) Another

thing is this, because we are putting in so much

effort for Asian artists, a lot of artists from Asia are

coming. So, various Asian foundations are added to

it and Tsumari is becoming a place for many Asian

artists to meet each other. Art is quite difficult to

understand and is laborious, but I feel that art can

bring various people together. I think such things are

the specific aspect this time.

I see, it is also getting much attention from over-

seas, isn’t it?─

It’s been attracting so much attention. I was sur-

prised know the Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale came

up in a discussion in the parliament house the other

“Remember to be proud of”

Have you had any feedback from young partici-

pants where they had found attractiveness in the

country town or took actions?─

A supporter’s group of mainly young women named

Kohebi-tai (meaning: Team Small Snakes) has been

carrying out some activities, and quite a few of them

are getting married with local men (who live in

Echigo Tsumari), as if wedding season has arrived

over there. I must wonder “are we doing a marriage

arrangement business or something,” and I have no

choice but to participate in their weddings quite a

few times. The Setouchi Triennale is the same story.

The population in the festival-related regions (depop-

ulated region) isn’t decreasing. It is actually increas-

ing. Four families actually moved to the island (of

Setouchi) because the villagers who left the island

once before visited their home again with their chil-

dren. Then their children said “I want to live in a

place like this” This was the first time in Japan that

a closed-down school actually reopened. I know

Setouchi is a much easier place to live. Speaking of

Tsumari, it isn’t really easy to live there unless you

are used to snow. Even so, three couples had a wed-

ding together a little while ago.

It is a wonderful story, isn’t it? You stated in your

book “Art no chikaku hendo (meaning: The Diastro-

phism of Art)”-“I’ve gotten to know how much the

elderly people in Echigo Tsumari know about the

soil through the Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale.

Such people’s techniques are the foundations of

various artworks and craftworks, and this is proba-

bly a story that links to the Tigris-Euphrates, Huang

He and Yangtze.” So, I think, having such a view-

point and imagination power allows us to feel and

experience various things, for example, the time

that flows in Echigo Tsumari, the feelings of

respect for the ancestors, and new

ways of understanding the world which

is created by the fusion between the

exhibited artworks and the place. ─

Speaking of the land of Japan, warm

and cold currents crush in both sides of

Japan and seasonal winds blow, and

such a country of an island chain, which

has a lot of rain and four seasons, is

very rare. Having lots of rain means that

the stones and rocks get broken and

crushed by the growth of organic sub-

stances and turn into soil. That is how

the soil is very rich in Japan. Japanese

made effective use of the soil and devel-

oped rice fields, and then rice became

the basis of life. “How we utilize the soil

and water,” this has something to do

with using the brain and hands for

humans. This created the power of the

Japanese culture. In this sense, because

Tsumari is Japan’s greatest rice-produc-

ing region, through the Echigo-Tsumari

Art Triennale, everyone of Tsumari

started understanding the fact that they

have been engaged in agriculture for

generations is actually their pride. Tokyo

doesn’t mean it is advanced, and the old

men and ladies remember such pride

especially in the times when the global

environment has become harsh.

In Japan, speaking of if people who

live in urban area take their pride in their

culture or not, I hardly think they do.─

People who live in urban area don’t,

do they? But young people who live in

urban area are gradually understanding,

and thinking “We thought country towns

were left behind but actually there are

more things that we can get in return

over there” That is why, about 1,000

people are coming to Tsumari to help.

day, someone stated “The Echigo-Tsumari is the

best successful example for community

development.”

1 EAT & ART TARO　Echigo-Tsumari “Kamigō Clove Theatre” Restaurant 越後妻有「上郷クローブ座」レストラン　photo : Keiichi Murakami　撮影：村上圭一2 Yayoi Kusama　草間彌生　Tsumari in Bloom　花咲ける妻有　photo : Osamu Nakamura　撮影：中村脩3 Seizo Tajima　田島征三　Hachi & Seizo Tajima Museum of Picture Book Art　鉢＆田島征三・絵本と木の実の美術館　photo : Takenori Miyamoto + Hiromi Seno　撮影：宮本武典 + 瀬野広美

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