An Illustrated Japan
Every prefecture drawn four ways — the views it is famous for, the streets people walk, the traditions it keeps alive, and the small things that make up a day.
47prefectures
1,880illustrations
4themes
Four ways to see a prefecture
Famous Views
The sights a prefecture is known for — the ones on the postcards, and a few that should be.
Townscape & Scenery
Streets, harbours, hillsides: the places that give a prefecture its face.
Culture & Tradition
Crafts, festivals, temples and the traditions still practised today.
Life & Daily
Food, bathhouses, morning routines — what an ordinary day tastes like.
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These illustrations are drawn for Explore Japan - Picture Puzzle, a travel-puzzle journey across the map of Japan.
