Cozy Japan Vol. 24

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Cozy Japan Vol. 24: Ryokan, Inns & Cozy Stays — Bold & Easy Coloring Book

Created in Japan, by a Japanese author and a Japanese publisher — spend one cozy night in a Japanese inn: the noren curtain and wooden sign at the entrance, the welcome tea on its tray; a tatami room with a fluffy futon, a yukata by the window and a tokonoma alcove; a dinner tray of little dishes, a sashimi boat and a bright breakfast tray; the garden, the long wooden corridor, the souvenir shelf, the foot bath and the ping pong table; and a quiet night, a paper lamp, and a farewell under the key tag flag. One whole inn stay, one page at a time!

This twenty-fourth volume belongs to the stay itself. Guidebooks show you an inn from the outside; here you live inside it for one night — checking in, sleeping on the futon, eating the inn's dinner, wandering the garden, and saying goodbye in the morning. (Unlike heavy, detailed adult coloring books, every page here is bold and easy.)

All 100 pictures are brand new — nothing is repeated from Vol. 1 through Vol. 23. Every picture is drawn with bold, thick lines and big, simple shapes — no tiny details, no stress. Even the evening and night scenes are drawn bright on white paper, so you can color them in any colors you love. Perfect for beginners, kids, seniors, Japan travel lovers, and anyone who colors to relax and unwind.

Learn Japanese while you color! Every picture shows its English name, its Japanese name, and how to pronounce it. By the last page you will know 100 inn words — ryokan, noren, yukata, futon, tatami, ozen and more — the very words you will meet on a real trip to Japan.

Find the tiny wooden key tag! One tiny wooden key tag — the key tag of your inn room — keeps appearing all through the book: smiling in a sunbeam, hanging on your room door, resting on the dinner tray, waiting at the front desk, hanging on the garden gate, shining under the moon, and waving on a flag above the inn at the end. It appears on 7 pages (pages 24, 44, 64, 76, 84, 101 and 104). Can you spot it every time?

Why this book? 100 pictures — 2.5 times the 40 pages of standard coloring books, all in one connected cozy inn stay Bold & easy: thick lines, large areas, friendly faces — plus small background motifs for a little extra coloring joy Japanese + English names on every page (a feature cozy coloring books usually don't have) Five chapters = one overnight stay: Arrival & Welcome / The Guest Room / Dinner & Breakfast at the Inn / Around the Inn / Night, Morning & Farewell Color test page included — try your pens before you start Made in Japan: written and published in Japan by Takikawa TOKOTOKO Kids LLC, author Aki Wakamatsu

Print your favorite pages again and again, color at your own pace, and enjoy a warm, cozy night at a Japanese inn.