NIPPAN IPS 2016 Spring

NIPPAN IPS Spring 2016

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Art book Blue Art book NOW Yusuke Nakamura

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

ISBN 9784870319226 200 pages 202 x 200 mm English / Japanese Paperback June 2016 ÂŁ32.00 / $45.00

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

NOW

ISBN 9784864103848 224 pages 202 x 284 mm English / Japanese Paperback June 2016 ÂŁ32.00 / $45.00

About the Author

Illustrator Yusuke Nakamura was born in Hyogo, Japan in 1978.

After graduating from Osaka University of Arts, he started his career as a freelancer and he is wellknown for his cover designs for bestselling books and CDs. Recently he is also doing character designs for anime and TV commercials.

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Ta Bird Books series tabi suru suzuki

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

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

1. Andalucia ISBN 9784902097818

2. La Paz

ISBN 9784902097825

3. Uyuni

ISBN 9784902097832

4. Panama ISBN 9784902097849

240 pages 108 x 52 mm English / Japanese Paperback June 2016 £9.50 / $12.95

About the Authors

tabi 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.

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flora - Bones of pressed flowers Asuka Tada

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.

ISBN 9784864104159 64 pages 206 x 266 mm English / Japanese Hardback May 2016 £26.99 / $37.50

About the Author

Asuka 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 Animals Fujiyoshi Brother's

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.

ISBN 9784768306581 80 pages 225 x 250 mm Japanese Paperback May 2016 ÂŁ16.99 (including VAT) / $19.99

About the Authors

Fujiyoshi Brother's is an art team c o n s i s t i n g o f Ta ich i ro & Ko t a ro Fu j i yo s h i . T h ey c r e a t e a l l t h e i r 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 Book Lauren Roth 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.

ISBN 9784895125710 96 pages 250 x 225 mm Japanese / English Paperback July 2016 ÂŁ16.99 (including VAT) / $19.99

About the Author

Lauren 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 KITCHEN Mari Nameshida

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.

ISBN 9784835628448 80 pages 185 x 230 mm English / Japanese Paperback June 2016 ÂŁ21.99 / $29.95

About the Author

A 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.

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HIP! HIP! HIP! Ayako Hachisu 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.

ISBN 9784864103435 72 pages 148 x 140 mm English / Japanese Paperback May 2016 ÂŁ8.99 / $12.50

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 drops Miki Asai 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.

ISBN 9784594072094 96 pages 210 x 148 mm English / Japanese Paperback June 2016 £15.99 / $22.95

About the Author

Miki 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 YOU TABIPPO 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.

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ISBN 9784902097788 98 pages 297 x 210 mm English / Japanese Hardback June 2016 ÂŁ28.50 / $39.95

About the Author

TABIPPO, 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.

Gravity - Arts of Rock Balancing Michael Grab 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.

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

ISBN 9784773379532 80 pages 297 x 210 mm English / Japanese Hardback June 2016 ÂŁ26.99 / $37.50

About the Author Michael 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.

ONE OCEAN Kazashito Nakamura 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.

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

ISBN 9784990751494 96 pages 290 x 210 mm English / Japanese Paperback May 2016 ÂŁ23.99 / $32.95

About the Author Kazashito Nakamura is an ocean 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.

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Union issue 8

Union Publishing Co., Ltd.

The cover design has five variations.

There is no ordering any specific design.

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.

ISBN 9784990630676 202 pages 230 x 297 mm English Hardback April 2016 £15.50 / $22.95

About the Authors

Hiroyuki 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

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ARCHIVES

- Ten Years of Hidden Champion HIDDEN CHAMPION 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.

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

ISBN 9784434203039 328 pages 235 x 300 mm English / Japanese Paperback May 2016 ÂŁ23.99 / $34.95

About the Author Hidden 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.

01-10 SKATEBOARDING PHOTOS Nobuo Iseki 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.

*Luxurious and beautiful photo book on skateboarding.

ISBN 9784990739508 128 pages 280 x 210 mm English / Japanese Hardback May 2016 ÂŁ29.99 / $42.00

About the Author Nobuo 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 textile 1995-2005

minä perhonen 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.

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ISBN 9784579212361 424 pages 155 x 197 mm English / Japanese Hardback July 2016 £45.00 / $65.00

About the Author

minä 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.

typography today Helmut Schmid "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.

ISBN 9784416115428 200 pages 230 x 300 mm English / Japanese Hardback July 2016 ÂŁ40.00 / $57.00

About the Author Helmut 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 Idea

"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.

ISBN 9784416115275 374 pages 225 x 297 mm English / Japanese Paperback July 2016 ÂŁ32.00 / $45.00

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 1990-2015

Tide of Architectural Lighting Design Kaoru Mende + Lighting Planners Associates 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.

ISBN 9784897377964 424 pages 227 x 300 mm English Paperback July 2016 ÂŁ125.00 / $180.00

About the Author

Kaoru 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 2015 JAGDA 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 worldclass graphic designs created by Japanese designers, which also serves as a database.

ISBN 9784897377926 475 pages 210 x 290 mm English / Japanese Hardback July 2016 £82.00 / $125.00

About the Author

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

The 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 d e ve l o p m e nt , a n d t h e p r o t e c t i o n o f members’ rights and welfare.

Graphic & Space in Northern & Central Europe Alpha Books 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.

ISBN 9784568505979 280 pages 210 x 280 mm English / Japanese Hardback July 2016 £62.00 / $87.00

About the Author Alpha Books is specialized in publishing books on graphic design and sales promotion, and has published more than 30 titles.

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The Kagai in Kyoto Hiroshi 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.

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ISBN 9784838105267 304 pages 150 x 212 mm English / Japanese Paperback July 2016 £29.99 / $42.00

About the Author

Hiroshi Mizobuchi is a photographer specializing in Kyoto's entertainment qu a r t e r f o r a l o n g t i m e. He h a d e x h i b i t i o n s i n Wa s h i n g t o n D C, M i l t e n b e r g i n G e r m a ny a s we l l as various cities in Japan. He has published more than 20 books.

The Yukata Handbook Takako Yasuda 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.

ISBN 9784416715390 144 pages 130 x 210 mm English / Japanese Paperback May 2016 £12.99 / $18.95

The Furoshiki Handbook Etsuko Yamada 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.

ISBN 9784416715147 112 pages 130 x 210 mm English / Japanese Paperback May 2016 £12.99 / $18.95

Handbook on Japanese Food :

Carving Techniques for Seasonal Vegetables Munehiro Shimatani 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.

ISBN 9784416715307 160 pages 130 x 210 mm English / Japanese Paperback May 2016 £16.99 / $24.95

*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 Sites Rumiko Hotta, Stella Colucci 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/

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

ISBN 9784904402023 72 pages 257 x 182 mm English / Japanese Paperback July 2016 £14.99 / $19.95

About the Authors Rumiko 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 crosscultural 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.

Walking KYOTO

A Thousand Years of Splendor Yohtaro Tsujimoto, Stella Colucci 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.

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

ISBN 9784904402054 72 pages 182 x 257 mm English / Japanese Paperback July 2016 £14.99 / $19.95

About the Authors Yohtaro 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.

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d design travel series D&DEPARTMENT PROJECT 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.

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ISBN 9784903097169 192 pages 175 x 230 mm English / Japanese Paperback April 2016

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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 t ravel g u i d e s to re exa m i n e t h e u n i qu e n e s s o f t h e 47prefectures of Japan.

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people have achieved, for example, making rice

Setouchi) because the villagers who left the island

ing region, through the Echigo-Tsumari

We present such construction works as a form of

once before visited their home again with their chil-

Art Triennale, everyone of Tsumari

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

started understanding the fact that they

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

have been engaged in agriculture for

a closed-down school actually reopened. I know

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and water,”this has something to do with using the brain and hands for humans. This created the power of the

generations is actually their pride. Tokyo

since the olden days (Tsumari is one of the most

Setouchi is a much easier place to live. Speaking of

doesn’ t mean it is advanced, and the old

eminent areas of heavy snowfall in Japan.) Another

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

men and ladies remember such pride

thing is this, because we are putting in so much

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

especially in the times when the global

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

ding together a little while ago.

environment has become harsh.

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coming. So, various Asian foundations are added to it and Tsumari is becoming a place for many Asian

Japan Art Institute). He was also a curator of

ff o o rr

made effective use of the soil and developed rice fields, and then rice became the basis of life.“How we utilize the soil

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

ancient art, and establishing the Tokyo Fine Arts School and the Nihon Bijutsuin (the

the stones and rocks get broken and crushed by the growth of organic substances and turn into soil. That is how the soil is very rich in Japan. Japanese

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-

nels, or changed the flow of a river etc.

took place. His major achievements include revolutionizing Japanese art, preserving

A supporter’ s group of mainly young women named

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

the place, something that could show the local place and the background. Or I should say, that they have

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

oped modern Japanese art in the Meiji era, a period during which dramatic westernization

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

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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

participated in the Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale haven’ t only insisted“This is my artwork”but also

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

known government official and an artistic leader, left the great legacy of having devel-

pants where they had found attractiveness in the country town or took actions?

Japan and seasonal winds blow, and

ety of people than ever before are getting involved in

established something like a gimmick that revealed

OKAKURA Tenshin (1863-1913), a well-

Have you had any feedback from young partici-

the festival in various forms. Also, what is really important as a concept, is that the artists who have

The TENSHIN OKAKURA Memorial Room

Speaking of the land of Japan, warm and cold currents crush in both sides of

time’ s Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale?

the Departement of Chinese and Japanese

live in urban area take their pride in their culture or not, I hardly think they do.

the specific aspect this time.

Tenshin was a man of international per-

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

spective; he published“The Book of Tea”in

seas, isn’ t it?

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

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for developing an ideal art community. He

In Japan, speaking of if people who

book“Art no chikaku hendo (meaning: The Diastrophism of Art)”“ - I’ ve gotten to know how much the

bring various people together. I think such things are

Art at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

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

artists to meet each other. Art is quite difficult to understand and is laborious, but I feel that art can

elderly people in Echigo Tsumari know about the soil through the Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale.

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People who live in urban area don’ t,

Such people’ s techniques are the foundations of

do they? But young people who live in

various artworks and craftworks, and this is proba-

urban area are gradually understanding,

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

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ISBN 9784434208270 160 pages 182 x 257 mm English / Japanese Paperback April 2016

and thinking“We thought country towns

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

were left behind but actually there are

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

point and imagination power allows us to feel and

more things that we can get in return

prised know the Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale came

experience various things, for example, the time

over there”That is why, about 1,000

up in a discussion in the parliament house the other

that flows in Echigo Tsumari, the feelings of

people are coming to Tsumari to help.

talks about ECHIGO-TSUMARI ART TRIENNALE 2015 - Fram Kitagawa

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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relocated the Nihon Bijutsuin to Izura and recruited his pupils, including YOKOYAMA

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Taikan, SHIMOMURA Kanzan, HISHIDA Shunso and KIMURA Buzan, in order to develop new era of Japanese art. In the

About the Author

Okakura Tenshin Memorial Room, his achieve-

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ments in various fields are honored. We also

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introduce the historial importance of Izura, an area where Tenshin and other artists worked to create a new form of Japanese art. ─

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

We introduce here Tenshin Memorial Museum of Art, Ibaraki which does not only display the works of OKAKURA Tenshin

Tenshin Memorial Museum of Art, Ibaraki

Also Available...

岡倉天心記念室 について 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

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

美術の 優れた 価値を認め、美術行政家、美術運動

the fine arts and information about Japanese art.

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

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 。

Trip for Art - Tenshin Memorial Museum of Art, IBARAKI

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。

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

Trip for Art - Tenshin Memorial Museum of Art, IBARAKI

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