VOLUME 31
TOTTORI
Tottori Sand Dunes, Mount Daisen & Mizuki Shigeru Road
Tottori is not just the dunes. The dunes are the photograph, the postcard, the one fact people carry across the country, and they are real, the Sakyu does run in pale slow waves down to the Sea of Japan. But the prefecture is the least populous in Japan and behaves accordingly: quieter, slower to introduce itself, content to be misread. Reoriented, it looks like this. Mt. Daisen lifts its long volcanic shoulder above beech forest on the west, the San'in coast's own Fuji, walked by pilgrims to Daisen-ji and grazed by wagyu in the pasture below. At Hakuto, a small crescent of white sand keeps the story of the white hare of Inaba, tricked, skinned, healed in fresh water. In Sakaiminato, on the Yumigahama spit, Mizuki Shigeru's long shopping street is lined with bronze yokai, a one-eyed boy, a lantern creature, more than a hundred in all. Nashi pears travel in their netted bags from orchards under pergolas of white spring blossom. In winter, matsuba snow crab come in bound at the harbour. Forty pages here, drawn from a place that does not advertise itself. Begin anywhere.
“One long coast, forty quiet pages, drawn for you.”
- 40 original Tottori 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 Tottori
- Anyone with an interest in Japan, its culture, and its quieter coastal landscapes
- Adults who use coloring for relaxation and quiet focus, in the tradition of detailed line art
- A considered gift for friends and family with a love of Japan
The Tottori coloring book is Volume 31 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 Tottori. It draws on Tottori Sand Dunes, Mount Daisen, and Mizuki Shigeru Road, alongside the everyday scenes Tottori considers its own.
You will find Tottori Sand Dunes, Mount Daisen, and Mizuki Shigeru Road, together with the landmarks, food, and quiet corners that give Tottori 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 31 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. Tottori sits in the Chugoku region of Japan.
