VOLUME 35
YAMAGUCHI
Kintaikyo Bridge, Motonosumi Shrine & Tsunoshima Bridge
Honshu thins to a tongue of land at its western tip, narrowing between the Seto Inland Sea and the Sea of Japan until it meets Kyushu across the Kanmon Strait. This book follows that taper from coast to coast. Begin at Iwakuni on the inland-sea flank, where the five wooden arches of Kintaikyo settle on stone piers above the Nishiki River, the joinery still dark with morning damp. Move inland through Yamaguchi City, where the five-storied pagoda at Rurikoji stands among cedars, its weathered wood holding centuries of mountain rain. Climb to the karst plateau of Akiyoshidai, limestone outcrops in long grass, then drop underground into Akiyoshido's slow chambers, where rimstone terraces step through the dark. North brings the Sea of Japan, the white plaster lanes and namako-kabe walls of Hagi's samurai district, the rough hagi-de glaze of a Hagi-yaki tea bowl, the small red torii of Motonosumi marching down a cliff to the water. Then west to Shimonoseki at the strait itself, where Karato market opens at dawn with a rosette of fugu sashimi laid like a chrysanthemum, and ferries cross the Kanmon channel toward Kyushu. Forty pages, west to east and sea to sea. What holds them together is the edge: a prefecture lived along the thinning end of an island.
“A thin coast of pottery, pagodas and pale limestone.”
- 40 original Yamaguchi 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 Yamaguchi
- Anyone with an interest in Japan, its culture, and its coastal landscapes
- Adults who use coloring for relaxation and quiet focus
- A considered gift for friends and family with a love of Japan
The Yamaguchi coloring book is Volume 35 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 Yamaguchi. It draws on Kintaikyo Bridge, Motonosumi Shrine, and Tsunoshima Bridge, alongside the everyday scenes Yamaguchi considers its own.
You will find Kintaikyo Bridge, Motonosumi Shrine, and Tsunoshima Bridge, together with the landmarks, food, and quiet corners that give Yamaguchi 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 35 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. Yamaguchi sits in the Chugoku region of Japan.
