VOLUME 23
AICHI
Nagoya Castle, Inuyama Castle & Atsuta Shrine
Golden shachihoko on a black-tiled keep. A red-clay kiln chimney leaning into the Tokoname slope. Hitsumabushi served three ways in a lacquered box. The sawtooth roofs of a Toyota assembly line, north light falling at the same angle on every shift. Cedar columns at Atsuta Jingu, dark with rain. A length of Arimatsu shibori, still bound at the knots. These are the working pieces of Aichi: a prefecture that builds things and keeps building them. Nagoya holds the centre, ringed by Seto and Tokoname kilns, the haccho miso warehouses of Okazaki, the karakuri workshops of Inuyama, the shibori dyers of Arimatsu. Out on the Chita Peninsula, oyster rafts grid Ise Bay and the Noma lighthouse keeps its watch. Inland, Korankei's maples turn over the Taigetsukyo bridge, and the Yotsuya rice terraces step up the eastern mountains. Forty studies, page by page. Castle, kiln, factory, kitchen, festival, coast. Pick up a tebasaki at the joint, eat it over a paper napkin, then begin.
“Castle, kiln, factory, kitchen, page by page.”
- 40 original Aichi Prefecture illustrations
- Single-sided pages to prevent bleed-through
- 8.5 x 8.5 inch square format
- A mix of detailed and breathable compositions
- Brief editorial introduction to Aichi
- Anyone with an interest in Japan, its castles, and its craft heritage
- Adults who use coloring for relaxation and quiet focus
- A considered gift for friends and family with a love of Japan
The Aichi coloring book is Volume 23 of Sora Mikami's Prefectures of Japan series, a 47-volume collection that explores Japan one prefecture at a time. It gathers 40 original black-line illustrations of Aichi. It draws on Nagoya Castle, Inuyama Castle, and Atsuta Shrine, alongside the everyday scenes Aichi considers its own.
You will find Nagoya Castle, Inuyama Castle, and Atsuta Shrine, together with the landmarks, food, and quiet corners that give Aichi its character. The compositions move between detailed, intricate pages and calmer, more breathable ones, so there is something for every mood.
Yes. The book mixes detailed illustrations with more open, breathable designs, so beginners and experienced colorists alike can settle in. The large 8.5 x 8.5 inch square pages give you plenty of room to work, and every page is printed single-sided.
Colored pencils, markers, and gel pens all work beautifully. Because every illustration is printed single-sided on white paper, you can use heavier media without bleed-through onto another design. Slip a sheet of card behind the page if you want to be sure.
It is Volume 23 of a planned 47, one book for every Japanese prefecture. The volumes can be coloured in any order, and together they sketch the whole country one place at a time. Aichi sits in the Chubu region of Japan.
