TOKYO RAMEN is the ultimate, most up-to-date guide book for Ramen lovers all over the world. Out of 3,700 shops in Tokyo, this new guide book introduces 20 never-to-be-missed places which were carefully handpicked by media team who is absolutely crazy about Ramen. More than a typical comprehensive guide, TOKYO RAMEN includes practical tips and exclusive information of every shop such as detailed explanation about the seasonings on the table and the background story of the shop owner. If you are planning to visit Japan, don't miss these highly recommended Ramen shops!

TOKYO RAMEN

Cookbooks, Food & Wine

…yes! Japan Ramen Magazine

Regional & International

Nippan IPS

Garden, the creator of the bestselling garden Coloring Book, is a renowned paper cutting artist; her delicate designs are highly acclaimed and loved by many. This book presents more than 150 of her original cutting designs, mainly featuring flowers and animals, but also incluide letters and numbers. It also provides detailed step-by-step paper cutting techniques, from copying the design to framing the completed work, which makes this the perfect introduction for beginners. Once you see the beautiful pages showcasing her works displayed in various settings, you won't be able to resist trying this by yourself!

Paper Cutting by garden: Flowers, Animals and Other Decorating Ideas

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Kurihara, Mihoko "garden"

Crafts & Hobbies

Illustrator Kameichido is unique in mixing huggable animal illustrations in a cute and huggable touch with intricate and somewhat magical patterns. This new coloring book presents more than 60 new animal drawings as they live in a zoo.You can enjoy this book in various ways: Your eyes cannot avoid being drawn into the mix of cute animals with mandala-like patterns, even before you start coloring them. And of course you can surely have a lot of fun from coloring them. Also recommended is to add patterns on the original drawings and make your own zentangle-like illustrations.This unique title will surely too good to be missed by all the coloring book fans.

Fantastic Zoo: Adult Coloring Book (NIPPAN IPS)

Arts & Photography

Kameichido

Graphic Design

Just a few days after her birthday, Amanda Collado found an abandoned cat sitting next to her Manhattan apartment building. He had beautiful white fur, a black tail, kind amber eyes, and strange markings on the forehead. She fostered him, and then decided to keep him because he had become such a large part of her family. She posted a few photos of him on Instagram, and since then Sam has racked up more than 250,000 followers there as well as nearly 500,000 likes on Facebook. He has been featured in newspapers and magazines all over the world, and has put a lot of smiles on people's faces. This captivating book features more than 85 photograophs and presents them with a letter from Amanda to Sam, which shows the emotional bond between the abandoned cat and the human who found and sheltered him.

Sam, the Cat with Eyebrows

Collado, Amanda

Photography & Video

You can row a boat made of chili. You can enjoy an easy morning stroll among asparagus trees. You will be excited alongside the racetrack, which is actually the surface of a vinyl record. In this miniature world life looks ordinary--yet from a different perspective. Japanese photographer Tatsuya Tanaka started posting miniature pictures every day in in 2011, calling it "Miniature Calendar." Since then more than 2,000 images have been posted on his website, and he now has 950,000+ followers on Instagram and gets 170,000+ likes on Facebook. In this book you can find more than 100 works created by utilizing everyday objects, tiny figures, and an immense amount of imagination. You will be amazed by the ideas found in the ordinary things around you that bring back the curiosity you used to have in childhood.

Small Wonders - Life Portrait in Miniature (NIPPAN IPS)

Tanaka, Tatsuya

A definitive guide for anyone who wants to sew at an advanced level. There are a lot of books on sewing basics, but few can satisfy those who are beyond a beginner level. Learn Skills to Sew Like a Professional: Practical Tailoring Methods and Techniques explains how to get an expert finish on those difficult parts of clothes―neck, collar, sleeves, pleats and more. All of the techniques in the book are based on domestic sewing machines, so readers can follow the full-color and detailed step-by-step instructions with their own machine.

Learn Skills to Sew Like a Professional: Practical Tailoring Methods and Techniques

Domeki, Naoko

Makino, Shihoko

Cats are the true yoga masters. The way they move and stretch, how they can be playful one minute and totally relaxed the next―they are extraordinary to watch! Inspired by the movements of her own feline friend Taku, author and yogi Masako Miyakawa has created Yoga with Cats featuring simple, cat-like yoga stretches and poses. Starting with simple moves such as "Banzai! Arms Up!" and "Happy Cat", and moving on to the more challenging and cheeky "Hoist a Leg!" and "Go Upside Down", the reader moves through a full relaxing and fun yoga program of 31 moves, complete with both human and feline full-color photos as examples and how-tos. Yoga with Cats is a lighthearted yet illuminating take on a traditional yoga practice, and is a fun way to connect even further with our furry feline friends.

Yoga with Cats: 31 Yoga Stretches Inspired by Cats

Humor & Entertainment

Miyakawa, Masako

Humor

Did you notice the adorable kitten on the cover of this book? Look closer...even closer...it's hard to believe, but that it's not a real kitten, it's an incredibly detailed and lifelike needle felted creation from artist Hinali. Hinali has been creating these felt masterpieces and sharing the amazing results with her over 30k fans via social media since 2011, and now her long-awaited book shows in detail how her incredible creatures are created. Needle Felted Kittens: How to Create Cute and Lifelike Cats from Wool reveals Hinali's secrets behind crafting photorealistic Scottish Fold, Siamese, Tortoiseshell and many more cat breeds with detailed step-by-step instructions and over 300 full-color photographs and illustrations. Now everyone can learn to create this intricate and surprising art from the master herself, much to the delight of crafters and animal enthusiasts worldwide.

Needle Felted Kittens: How to Create Cute and Lifelike Cats from Wool (NIPPAN IPS)

Hinali

Pets & Animal Care

With easy-to-understand instructions and step-by-step photos, Pom Pom Animals teaches you how to make these whimsical and charming furry faces.
Included are plans to create bears, rabbits, sheep, cats, dogs, squirrels, birds, hedgehogs, sloths, and more--over 40 different kinds of cute and delightful animals that are sure to put a smile on everyone’s face!

Pom Pom Animals: 45 Easy and Adorable Projects Made from Wool

Trikotri

New photo book from award-winning photographer and scaffolder. Tsukiyo (moonlit night) features a selection of black-and-white photographs Suzuki captured in Tokyo and his hometown, Hamamatsu in 2011 following the Great East Japan Earthquake disaster. The subjects he captured are his family, friends, the people he met in town, the food he ate, and the landscape he witnessed during that chaotic time. You can glimpse both sensitivity and toughness coexisting fleetingly in his vivid photography.

TSUKIYO (English and Japanese Edition)

Suzuki, Ikuro

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