by Studio Cochae

A new kind of folding with colorful design and preprinted lines to make origami fun for everyone! OriGrafix Fun showcases designs to play with airplanes, sumo wrestlers, tops, pinwheels, balls, butterflies, cameras, and many more.

Schodt is the author of several acclaimed works on Japan and Japaneseculture. In 2009, he was awarded the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette, by the Japanese Government for his work in helping to promote Japan's popular culture overseas. Look for Mobile Suit Gundam, Schodt's translation of Yoshiyuki Tomino's famous trilogy, out now!

Andy will be at Santa Cruz Zen Center, Saturday, June 9, 7--8:30pm and at Book Passage in Corte Madera on Saturday, June 30, 7pm. Come and hear about approaches to life and work that foster a healthy mind and planet.
 

From the book Cherry Blossoms. Drawing on the archives of the Shikosha Publishing Company in Kyoto, Japan, books in the Shikosha Design Library feature full-color images from modern kimono designs, traditional Japanese stencil and textile patterns, and traditional Persian rugs. Many of these images are available for download from our website!

by Judith Clancy

Richly detailed and small enough to fit in a jacket pocket, Exploring Kyoto is an essential guide to becoming an enlightened pedestrian in the area once known as Yamashiro ("the back of the mountains").

"Exploring Kyoto by long-term resident Judith Clancy is an excellent guide to exploring Kyoto on foot" —Lonely Planet Japan