{"title":"お風呂・温泉・銭湯","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"前川千帆","title":"Official exhibition catalogue for the exhibition \"Chiho Maekawa: From the Hiraki Collection\"","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eAn exhibition catalogue that explores the full scope of Maekawa Chiho, one of modern Japan's leading creative printmakers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Maekawa Chiho is an important artist in modern creative printmaking, known as one of the \"Big Three of Creative Printmaking\" along with Onchi Koshiro and Hiratsuka Unichi.\u003cbr\u003e In particular, the landscape paintings of hot spring resorts, which were Maekawa's life work, are a must-see.\u003cbr\u003e The exhibition is centered around the high-quality collection of \u003cspan\u003ethe Hiraki Ukiyo-e Foundation, a public interest incorporated foundation known for its large collection of ukiyo-e prints. It\u003c\/span\u003e does not simply introduce the works, but also delves deeply into the background of their creations and the lifelong path they took.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e This is a valuable book for learning about the diversity and depth of printmaking expression.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e [Title] \u003cspan\u003eOfficial Catalogue\u003c\/span\u003e of the Maekawa Chiho Exhibition from the Hiraki Collection\u003cbr\u003e [Publisher] Chiba City Museum of Art\u003cbr\u003e [Publication date] July 13, 2021\u003cbr\u003e [Number of pages] 256 pages\u003cbr\u003e [Size] Approx. 23.1 x 18.5 x 2.0 cm, 658 g\u003cbr\u003e [Format] Softcover\u003cbr\u003e [Title reading] Hiraki Collection Niyu Maekawasen Panten\u003cbr\u003e [Author\/Editor] Junko Nishiyama (Chiba City Museum of Art)\/Editor\u003cbr\u003e [Printing] Nissha Printing Communications\u003cbr\u003e [ISBN] None\u003cbr\u003e [Condition] Used \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e[9] Good condition\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e [Accessories] None\u003cbr\u003e [Featured books]\u003cbr\u003e [Related Exhibition] July 13th - September 20th, 2021 China City Art Museum (Chiba Prefecture)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\n\n \u003cspan\u003eMaekawa Senpan (\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003e1888-1960\u003c\/span\u003e )\n\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Born on October 5, 1988 in Kyoto City.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e A creative printmaker and manga artist active from the Taisho to Showa periods.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e He was known as one of the \"Big Three of Creative Printmakers\" along with Onchi Koshiro and Hiratsuka Unichi. He was also active as a manga artist, and made hot spring-themed works his life's work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e He created a unique world of prints with clear engravings and humorous shapes, and is known for depicting the everyday lives and landscapes of ordinary people with a warm gaze.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e He died in Tokyo on November 17, 1960.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"まえかわせんぱん｜前川千帆 \/ MAEKAWA Senpan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43071415320618,"sku":"BB-000351","price":3000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/4280\/0938\/files\/c42202be4a60346f3017104880dfac87.png?v=1771346066"},{"product_id":"hashimoto-shoko_nishiyama-onsen","title":"Nishiyama Hot Spring (Autographed)","description":"\u003cp\u003eA photobook by Shoko Hashimoto, featuring photographs taken in 1974 at \"Nishiyama Onsen,\" a hot spring cure resort nestled deep in the mountains of Hayakawa Town, Yamanashi Prefecture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSoaking in the hot springs, singing, eating, sleeping—a long stay. This book densely records Japan's hot spring cure culture and the atmosphere of its communities, which still existed even during the era of rapid economic growth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA three-story wooden inn, a bathhouse enveloped in steam, banquets filled with singing, bodies floating in the hot water, and people relaxing. Hashimoto spent several days with them, not merely observing from the outside, but immersing himself in the scene, laughing with them as he continued to photograph.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs mentioned in his own text, the women singing \"Oyoge! Taiyaki-kun\" and \"Onna no Michi,\" people sunbathing in the hot spring, and the space where naked people conversed and laughed all reveal a dense, unique time specific to hot spring cure resorts, which is rarely seen today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat is striking is how Hashimoto's nuanced gaze captures not just a mere documentary record, but also people's physical sensations and even the scent of the land.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is one of the hidden works of Shoko Hashimoto, who has continuously photographed post-war Japanese folklore, communities, travel, and cultures remaining in the land.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[Title] Nishiyama Onsen\u003cbr\u003e[Publisher] Zen Foto Gallery\u003cbr\u003e[Publication Date] 2014\u003cbr\u003e[Pages] 104 pages\u003cbr\u003e[Size] Approx. 283\u003cem\u003e217\u003c\/em\u003e13mm \/ 554g\u003cbr\u003e[Format] Softcover, with dust jacket\u003cbr\u003e[Language] Japanese, English\u003cbr\u003e[Title Reading] Nishiyama Onsen\u003cbr\u003e[Author\/Editor] Shoko Hashimoto \/ Author, Editor; Ling-Ning Lo \/ Editor, Design\u003cbr\u003e[Printing] Honglang Caiyi Printing \/ Printing\u003cbr\u003e[ISBN] None\u003cbr\u003e[Condition] Used, signed [10] Excellent\u003cbr\u003e[Accessories] Dust jacket\u003cbr\u003e[Featured In] -\u003cbr\u003e[Related Exhibitions] 2014 \"Nishiyama Onsen\" (Zen Foto Gallery)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eShoko Hashimoto (Hashimoto Shoko) 1939-\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBorn in Ishinomaki City, Miyagi Prefecture. Photographer.\u003cbr\u003eIn 1963, graduated from Nihon University College of Art, Department of Photography. From the early 1970s, he extensively photographed the touring lives of blind itinerant performers called \"Goze,\" and received the Photographic Society of Japan Newcomer's Award for his photobook \"Goze,\" published in 1974. In the same year, he participated in \"15 Photographers\" (The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo) alongside Nobuyoshi Araki, Takuma Nakahira, and Daido Moriyama, and his works were acquired by the museum.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe continues to create works with themes of indigenous landscapes, folklore, itinerant performers, hot spring resorts, and disaster-stricken areas, focusing on the land and people remaining throughout Japan. As Ihei Kimura once remarked, his works \"reek,\" known for their strong physical sensation that evokes the humidity and scent of the land, and even the presence of people.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis representative works include \"Goze,\" \"Kitakami River,\" \"Nishiyama Onsen,\" \"San'ya 1968.8.1-8.20,\" and \"Ishinomaki.\" Since 2011, he has continuously photographed his hometown of Ishinomaki after the Great East Japan Earthquake.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMajor awards include the Photographic Society of Japan Newcomer's Award. His works are housed at The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u0026lt; Related Figures \u0026gt;\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bunbuku.tokyo\/collections\/vendors?q=%E3%81%8D%E3%82%80%E3%82%89%E3%81%84%E3%81%B8%E3%81%88%EF%BD%9C%E6%9C%A8%E6%9D%91%E4%BC%8A%E5%85%B5%E8%A1%9B+%2F+KIMURA+Ihei\"\u003eIhei Kimura\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bunbuku.tokyo\/collections\/vendors?q=%E3%81%8D%E3%81%9F%E3%81%84%E3%81%8B%E3%81%9A%E3%81%8A%EF%BD%9C%E5%8C%97%E4%BA%95%E4%B8%80%E5%A4%AB+%2F+KITAI+Kazuo\"\u003eKazuo Kitai\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bunbuku.tokyo\/collections\/vendors?q=%E3%82%80%E3%82%89%E3%81%8B%E3%81%BF%E3%81%BE%E3%81%95%E3%81%8B%E3%81%9A%EF%BD%9C%E6%9D%91%E4%B8%8A%E4%BB%81%E4%B8%80+%2F+MURAKAMI+Masakazu\"\u003eMasakazu Murakami\u003c\/a\u003e, Yusuke Yamaya\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"はしもとしょうこう｜橋本照嵩 \/ HASHIMOTO Shoko","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44404432535594,"sku":"BB-000105","price":6050.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/4280\/0938\/files\/3437D7D3-CED6-4800-B8BF-89A080CC92F2.jpg?v=1779931757"},{"product_id":"murakami-masakazu_kumogakure-onsenyuki","title":"Journey to Kumogakure Hot Spring (signed)","description":"\u003cp\u003eMasakazu Murakami's first photobook, featuring photographs taken while he toured various hot spring resorts as if escaping reality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRising steam, eroded rock faces, dimly lit baths, drunkards, alleyways, the presence of night ── scenes where pleasure and exhaustion, solitude and intimacy, and the presence of life and death intermingle in rustic hot spring resorts across Japan are captured in grainy monochrome.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn his late twenties, Murakami distanced himself from photography for a time, then began to return to it through his travels to hot spring resorts. This work doesn't focus on touristy hot spring landscapes, but rather deeply imprints the humidity and human element permeating the land, along with a sense of escapism and ecstasy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDaido Moriyama described it in the obi as \"a fugitive who settled down and became a repeat offender,\" while Kotaro Iizawa remarked on its \"transcendent 'Japan' atmosphere.\" Masato Seto's words, \"The Japan I love so much permeates here,\" are also striking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThrough rough grain and strong contrast, this book brings to life the atmosphere of hot spring towns that seem to have been left behind by time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e⚫︎\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eWinner of the 5th Visual Arts Photo Award Grand Prize\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[Title] Kumogakure Onsen-yuki (Hidden Hot Spring Journey)\u003cbr\u003e[Publisher] Visual Arts College\u003cbr\u003e[Publication Date] 2007\u003cbr\u003e[Number of Pages] 112 pages\u003cbr\u003e[Size] Approx. 220\u003cem\u003e290\u003c\/em\u003e15mm\u003cbr\u003e[Format] Softcover\u003cbr\u003e[Language] Japanese\u003cbr\u003e[Title Reading] KUMOGAKURE ONSEN YUKI\u003cbr\u003e[Author\/Editor] Masakazu Murakami\/Author\u003cbr\u003e[Printing]\u003cbr\u003e[ISBN] 9784861521300\u003cbr\u003e[Condition] Used, signed [6] Good to Very Good\u003cbr\u003e[Accessories] Obi (belly band)\u003cbr\u003e[Featured in] -\u003cbr\u003e[Related Exhibitions] -\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMasakazu Murakami (Murakami Masakazu) 1977-\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBorn in Tokyo. Photographer, editor.\u003cbr\u003eAfter graduating from university, he studied photography at Tokyo Visual Arts. In 2000, while still a student, he won the Grand Prix at the 16th Hitotsubo Exhibition and the Grand Prize at the 5th Visual Arts Photo Award.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe compiled a series of photographs taken during his travels to various hot spring resorts across Japan, as if escaping reality, and published the photobook \"Kumogakure Onsen-yuki\" in 2008. He gained attention for his works that captured rough monochrome and the humidity and human element permeating the land.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom 2008, he worked in the editorial department of \"Nippon Camera\" and was involved in editing photobooks and books by photographers. In 2021, he established PCT LLC and operates the website \"Photo\u0026amp;Culture, Tokyo.\" He also serves as the editor-in-chief of the photography magazine \"Sha Shin\" (Fugen-sha), launched in 2022, thus actively contributing as an editor supporting photography culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis representative works include \"Kumogakure Onsen-yuki,\" \"Chikatetsu Nikki\" (Subway Diary), and \"Yume no Mata Yume\" (Another Dream within a Dream).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis major awards include the Grand Prix at the 16th Hitotsubo Exhibition and the Grand Prize at the 5th Visual Arts Photo Award.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026lt; Related Figures \u0026gt;\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDaido Moriyama, Masato Seto, Kotaro Iizawa, Osamu Kanemura\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"むらかみまさかず｜村上仁一 \/ MURAKAMI Masakazu","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44404439908394,"sku":"BB-000104","price":4500.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/4280\/0938\/files\/92D7E941-D359-4486-B525-6C3179C5AE32.jpg?v=1779933318"},{"product_id":"enyahonami-sentozukai","title":"Public Bathhouse Illustrations","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"89\" data-end=\"206\"\u003eHonami Enya, who worked as a receptionist at Kosugiyu, a public bathhouse in Koenji, Tokyo, has continued to illustrate the charm of bathhouses as architectural structures from her unique perspective. Based on this experience, she created \"Sento Zukai,\" a book that accurately and warmly visualizes everything from the structure of the bathing area and the mechanics of its facilities to the flow of movement and the detailed designs, all through hand-drawn illustrations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"208\" data-end=\"322\"\u003eThe precision of architectural drawings and the keen observational eye cultivated through daily work at the bathhouse intersect, bringing the interior of the sento to life in three dimensions. The mechanisms and innovations beyond the steam are organized, allowing readers to truly appreciate how meticulously designed these spaces are and how they have supported people's lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"324\" data-end=\"415\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eBeyond its captivating explanations, the book also holds high value as an archive documenting a disappearing urban landscape. It is a book that quietly resonates with anyone who loves public bathhouses, is interested in architecture, or follows urban culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[Title] Sento Zukai\u003cbr\u003e[Publisher] Chuo Koron Shinsha\u003cbr\u003e[Publication Date] February 25, 2019 (First Edition)\u003cbr\u003e[Page Count] 128 pages\u003cbr\u003e[Size] Approx. 21 x 15 x 1.3 cm, 0.25 kg\u003cbr\u003e[Format] Softcover\u003cbr\u003e[Title Reading] SENTO ZUKAI\u003cbr\u003e[Author\/Editor] Honami Enya (えんや ほなみ) \/ Author\u003cbr\u003e[Printing] Dai Nippon Printing\u003cbr\u003e[ISBN] 978-4-12-005169-2\u003cbr\u003e[Condition] Used 【5】Good (Cover: slight dirt, slight water damage on bottom edge)\u003cbr\u003e[Accessories] Obi\u003cbr\u003e[Featured in] \u003cbr\u003e[Related Exhibitions] \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHonami Enya\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"70\" data-end=\"258\"\u003eAfter working at an architectural design office and then at \"Kosugiyu,\" a public bathhouse in Koenji, she became active as an artist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"70\" data-end=\"258\"\u003eShe gained widespread attention by posting her \"Sento Zukai\" series on social media, in which she illustrates the internal structure of public bathhouses using isometric projection, an architectural drawing method, and transparent watercolors. After publishing a book compiling this series with Chuo Koron Shinsha, she expanded her theme beyond public bathhouses to create illustrated works of other buildings such as restaurants, galleries, and tea rooms.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"260\" data-end=\"382\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eShe has been featured in numerous media outlets, including TBS \"Jounetsu Tairiku\" and NHK \"Jinsei Design U-29,\" and in 2022, a drama based on her life, \"Yuagari Sketch,\" was broadcast. Her books include \"Sento Zukai\" and \"Yuagari Mitai ni, Hotto Shite.\" Her preferred bath water temperature is 43 degrees Celsius.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-start=\"463\" data-end=\"516\"\u003e\u0026lt; Related Figures \u0026gt;\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"えんやほなみ｜塩谷歩波 \/ ENYA Honami","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44411536310314,"sku":"BB-000101","price":700.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/4280\/0938\/files\/product-9813865.jpg?v=1774421555"},{"product_id":"francoise-de-bonneville_the-book-of-the-bath","title":"THE BOOK OF THE BATH","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"THE BOOK OF THE BATH\" is a book that introduces bathing culture and bathing spaces from ancient times to the present day with abundant illustrations. 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In addition to a collection of works set in various locations across Japan, such as Kinosaki Onsen, Kusatsu Onsen, and Dogo Onsen, tourist posters and prints were also presented. Visitors could enjoy Tadanori Yokoo's unique world where travel and hot springs, humor and art history, memories and fantasies intertwine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book is recommended for hot spring enthusiasts and anyone wishing to experience the world of Tadanori Yokoo's art. It resembles both a collection of travel essays about hot spring regions and an anthology of works gathering fragments of memories etched into the land of Japan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[Title] Welcome! 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Published by Wise Publishing in 2007.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt covers hot spring towns from Hokkaido to Kyushu, introducing their current townscapes and facilities, using old photographs and historical materials as a guide. Beyond the hot springs themselves, it focuses on various elements that shape hot spring towns, such as local history, customs, climate, environment, transportation, and communal baths.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt the time of publication, Maruo was living in Kusatsu Onsen for atopic dermatitis treatment. He used 18 communal baths and began his research for this book after hearing the question, \"What should the townscape of a hot spring town be like?\" in conversations with local residents, tourists, and therapeutic bathers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a record that not only reminisces about past hot spring towns but also examines their present state based on their history, and encourages thought about the future of hot spring towns. 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This material conveys not only the hot spring destinations themselves but also how the appeal of travel was presented through paper, shaping people's expectations. 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It is a practical guide for choosing travel destinations, and at the same time, a travelogue that allows readers to understand Kozaburo Arashiyama's view on hot springs and his philosophy of travel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[Title] Definitive Edition (My Favorite) Pleasure Onsen 201\u003cbr\u003e[Publisher] Kodansha\u003cbr\u003e[Publication Date] May 1999\u003cbr\u003e[Pages] 191 pages\u003cbr\u003e[Size] Approx. 260mm \/ 558g\u003cbr\u003e[Format] Softcover\u003cbr\u003e[Language] Japanese\u003cbr\u003e[Title Reading] Ketteiban Totteoki Kairaku Onsen 201\u003cbr\u003e[Author\/Editor, etc.] Arashiyama Kozaburo \/ Author\u003cbr\u003e[Printing] -\u003cbr\u003e[ISBN] 9784063389548\u003cbr\u003e[Condition] Used [5] Good (Average for its age)\u003cbr\u003e[Accessories] Obi\u003cbr\u003e[Featured Book] -\u003cbr\u003e[Related Exhibition] -\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eKozaburo Arashiyama (1942–)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBorn in Shizuoka Prefecture. Writer, essayist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter working as a magazine editor, he began his career as a writer, publishing numerous works on subjects such as travel, hot springs, food, literature, and publishing culture. In 1988, he received the Kodansha Essay Award for \"Shirōto Hōchōki.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 2000, he received the JTB Travel Literature Grand Prize for \"Bashō no Yūwaku,\" which was later retitled \"Bashō Kikō.\" In 2006, he received the Izumi Kyōka Literary Award for \"Akutō Bashō,\" and the Yomiuri Prize for Literature the following year in 2007.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis works include \"Bunjin Akushoku,\" \"Bunjin Bōshoku,\" \"Bunjin Akusai,\" \"Nihon Isshū Local Sen Onsen Tabi,\" \"Shōwa Shuppan Zankyōden,\" and \"Bashō to Iu Shura.\" He has also written many works about hot springs, conveying the charm of baths and travel by weaving together local history, literature, and people's lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u0026lt; Related Figures \u0026gt;\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMakoto Shiina\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"あらしやまこうざぶろう｜嵐山光三郎 \/ ARASHIYAMA Kozaburo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44650745561130,"sku":"BB-000001","price":1500.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/4280\/0938\/files\/arashiyama-kozaburo-kairaku-onsen-201-01.jpg?v=1785815832"},{"product_id":"iwanami-shashin-bunko_wasurerareta-shima","title":"The Forgotten Island","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Forgotten Islands\u003c\/em\u003e, edited by Iwanami Shoten Publishing and featuring photographs by Iwanami Productions. This is a 1988 republication of a book originally released in 1955 as No. 148 in the \"Iwanami Shashin Bunko\" (Iwanami Photo Library) series, reissued as No. 66 of the \"Iwanami Shashin Bunko \u003cfukoku wide-ban\u003e\" (Iwanami Photo Library \u003creprint wide edition\u003e). Yonosuke Natori also participated in the photography, visiting Kuroshima, Iwo Jima, and Takeshima in Kagoshima Prefecture, documenting the island life of the mid-1950s through photos and text.\u003c\/reprint\u003e\u003c\/fukoku\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt explores the three islands located off the southern tip of Kyushu, tracing boat landings, villages, dwellings, work, diet, transportation, beliefs, and legends. It captures images of people traversing cliffs, carrying heavy loads along paths, tools and homes used on the islands, and the appearance of Higashi Onsen on Satsuma Iwo Jima at that time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the time, these islands had infrequent boat services and lacked telegraph and telephone infrastructure. The book records the life preserved in these remote areas, not as exotic scenery, but as the daily lives of the people who resided there.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne volume from the \"Iwanami Shashin Bunko,\" which documented various parts of post-war Japan through photographs and text. This reprint wide edition was published approximately 30 years after the original 1955 version.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e[Title] The Forgotten Islands\u003cbr\u003e[Series] Iwanami Photo Library \u003creprint wide edition\u003e 66\u003cbr\u003e[Publisher] Iwanami Shoten\u003cbr\u003e[Publication Date] February 18, 1988\u003cbr\u003e[Page Count] 64 pages\u003cbr\u003e[Size] Approx. 151 x 210 x 6mm \/ 150g\u003cbr\u003e[Format] Softcover\u003cbr\u003e[Language] Japanese\u003cbr\u003e[Title Reading] Wasure rareta Shima\u003cbr\u003e[Author\/Editor, etc.] Iwanami Shoten Editorial Department \/ Editor, Iwanami Productions \/ Photographs, Yonosuke Natori \/ Photographs\u003cbr\u003e[Printing\/Binding] Hanshichi Shashin Insatsu \/ Printing, Bunyudo Seihon \/ Binding\u003cbr\u003e[ISBN] 9784000035361\u003cbr\u003e[Condition] Used [6] Good to Very Good (slight fold\/damage on cover corners, slight foxing on top edge)\u003cbr\u003e[Accessories] -\u003cbr\u003e[Featured In] -\u003cbr\u003e[Related Exhibitions] -\u003c\/reprint\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003e\u0026lt; Related Figures \u0026gt;\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eNatori Yonosuke\u003cbr\u003eIwanami Productions\u003cbr\u003eIwanami Photo Library\u003cbr\u003eMishima Village, Kagoshima Prefecture\u003cbr\u003eHigashi Onsen\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"いわなみしょてん｜岩波書店 \/ IWANAMI SHOTEN","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44681596698666,"sku":null,"price":2100.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/4280\/0938\/files\/iwanami-shashin-bunko_wasurerareta-shima_01.jpg?v=1786341157"},{"product_id":"lucille-reyboz_source-2007","title":"Source","description":"\u003cp\u003eLucille Reyboz's photo book \"Source\" collects a series of photographs taken in Japanese hot springs and bathhouses, depicting scenes where human bodies, hot water, rocks, trees, and steam intertwine. It was published in 2007 by Éditions de La Martinière \/ Abrams.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHaving spent her childhood in Bamako, Mali, and experienced animism in Africa, Reyboz found a common sensibility between Japanese Shintoism and its view of nature after her first visit to Japan in 1999. In this work, she captures hot springs as places where the connection between people and nature is directly manifested. Bodies immersed in the water, rocks and forests, flowing water, and rising steam are placed within the same frame, blurring the boundaries between humans and their surrounding nature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReyboz herself describes hot springs not only as a connection with nature but also as a place related to \"birth\" and \"death,\" purification, and rituals. She interprets the circulation of hot water, gushing from the earth and returning to it, as an image of life and death, and photographed hot springs as a place where body and mind return to nature. Filming also took place at Hoshi Onsen in Gunma Prefecture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe foreword is by Hitonari Tsuji. Tsuji connects Japanese hot springs with ancient animism, noting that Reyboz finds \"prayer and healing\" of the Japanese within these landscapes. He also perceives not only the Japanese view of nature but also the coexistence of modern technological society and primitive sensibility through the quiet blue colors and calculated compositions that repeatedly appear in the photographs. The haiku is by Madoka Mayuzumi, and the manga is by Anna Tsubaki. Combining French, English, and Japanese, the book compiles Reyboz's discoveries in Japan regarding the relationship between nature, body, and spirit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[Title] Source\u003cbr\u003e[Publisher] Éditions de La Martinière \/ Abrams\u003cbr\u003e[Publication Date] 2007\u003cbr\u003e[Number of Pages] -\u003cbr\u003e[Size] Approx. 260 x 330 x 15mm \/ 1065g\u003cbr\u003e[Format] Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e[Languages] French, English, Japanese\u003cbr\u003e[Title Reading] Source\u003cbr\u003e[Author\/Editor, etc.] Lucille Reyboz \/ Author, Hitonari Tsuji \/ Foreword, Madoka Mayuzumi \/ Haiku, Anna Tsubaki \/ Manga, Jérôme Witz・Gilles Guerlet (element-s.net) \/ Graphic Design\u003cbr\u003e[Printing and Binding] Printed and bound in Italy\u003cbr\u003e[ISBN] 9780810994232\u003cbr\u003e[Condition] Used [7] Very Good (Obi: small tear)\u003cbr\u003e[Accessories] Obi\u003cbr\u003e[Featured In] -\u003cbr\u003e[Related Exhibitions] \"OVERSEAS 2011 - Photographers Who Chose the World - Part II,\" Ricoh Photo Gallery RING CUBE, Tokyo, 2011\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eLucille Reyboz (Lucille Reyboz) 1973–\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBorn in Lyon, France, in 1973. Photographer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShe spent her childhood in Bamako, Mali, and began photography during a trip to Senegal in her teens. Initially, she focused on portraiture, photographing musicians such as Salif Keita and Ben Harper. She also worked for record labels such as Blue Note and Verve.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSubsequently, her photographs appeared in National Geographic, Elle, Le Monde, Air France Magazine, and other publications. In 2001, she received the Fondation Hachette Award and participated in Visa pour l'image the same year. In 2002, with Boris Van Gils, she produced \"Tata,\" a documentary about the Tamberma people of Togo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 2004, her first photobook, \"Batammaba, bâtisseurs d'univers,\" was published by Gallimard. She then joined the Rapho agency. Traveling between Africa and Japan, she continued to create works on themes such as the relationship between humans and nature, animism, the body, and prayer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHer first visit to Japan was in 1999, prompted by Ryuichi Sakamoto's \"LIFE\" opera. She subsequently expanded her activities in Japan, basing herself in Tokyo from 2007 and Kyoto from 2011. Her main photobooks include \"BELLES DE BAMAKO,\" \"Source,\" and \"Impressions du Japon,\" co-authored with Keiichiro Hirano.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 2008, she presented \"Chroniques Japonaises,\" a series on Japan, at Paris Photo. 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The first edition was published by Fukuinkan Shoten in 1983, and the copy for sale here is the 27th printing, issued on April 1, 2020.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAside from a brief introductory text, this book is composed almost entirely of illustrations. The detailed drawings capture the gestures and the atmosphere of conversations among children, adults, and the elderly gathered in both the men's and women's baths. A mural of Mount Fuji and a pine forest adorns the wall behind the bathtub, and even the advertisements in the changing room and the overall appearance of the building are meticulously depicted.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnother characteristic feature is the ability to follow multiple events unfolding simultaneously within the bathhouse, such as children getting excited in the tub and being reprimanded, or family voices heard from the women's bath. 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He has created many works that meticulously depict people, buildings, and cityscapes, layering the lives of the people who live there within a single frame.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis major picture books include \"Ofuroya-san,\" \"Yako Ressha\" (The Night Train), \"Mousugu Oshogatsu\" (New Year's Day is Coming Soon), and \"E de Miru Nihon no Rekishi\" (Japanese History in Pictures). He portrays everyday scenes and people's lives in a way that allows for close examination of every detail within the frame.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u0026lt; Related Figures \u0026gt;\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFukuinkan Shoten\u003cbr\u003eSeikosha\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"にしむらしげお｜西村繁男 \/ NISHIMURA Shigeo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44771631628330,"sku":null,"price":700.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/4280\/0938\/files\/nishimura-shigeo_ofuroyasan.jpg?v=1788233244"},{"product_id":"osaki-norio_tojiba-1979","title":"Hot spring cure resort","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTōjiba\u003c\/i\u003e (Hot Spring Cures) by Norio Osaki. 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It captures people staying for extended periods for therapeutic purposes, cooking for themselves while visiting the baths, as well as inns, public baths, and the surrounding hamlets.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn his afterword, Osaki connects the \"nostalgia\" he feels for hot spring cures with the fading memory of villages. He also notes that, during his取材, he witnessed many hot spring cures rapidly transforming into tourist hot spring resorts. This book preserves the image of hot spring cures in the late 1970s, a period of such change.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePhotographs by Matao Ogata, Shinichi Owada, Akihiko Okada, Eizo Toshikage, Kazunari Higuchi, and Shoko Hashimoto. Book design by Fumio Shibaike and Takayoshi Nakasone. 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It was published in 1993 as the 70th volume in the Kodansha Culture Books series.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFocusing on bathing culture during the Edo period, the book covers various scenes and customs that originated in bathhouses, such as built-in bathtubs, women's baths, baths in brothels, the structure of public bathhouses, and quarrels. The text frequently quotes Edo senryu (short, humorous poems) that convey the atmosphere of the time, allowing readers to trace the role of baths in daily life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn addition to visual materials centered on ukiyo-e, modern public bathhouses are also introduced. The book not only views public bathhouses as places for washing the body but also as living spaces where local people gather, converse, and exchange gossip. The structure of the book allows readers to observe Japanese bathing customs alongside changes in lifestyle culture and customs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe text is by Kazuo Hanasaki, a researcher of Edo customs, and the photographs are by Shinobu Machida. The cover and page layout are by Masaru Hirono. As part of the Kodansha Culture Books series, it is a compact cultural history that compiles Japanese bath culture with illustrations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e[Title] \u003cem\u003eNyuyoku Hadaka no Fuzokushi Ukiyo-e de Miru Ofuro no Rekishi to Bunka\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[Publisher] Kodansha\u003cbr\u003e[Publication Date] February 20, 1993 (First Printing)\u003cbr\u003e[Number of Pages] 127 pages\u003cbr\u003e[Size] Approx. 151 x 211 x 8mm \/ 255g\u003cbr\u003e[Format] Softcover\u003cbr\u003e[Language] Japanese\u003cbr\u003e[Title Reading] NYUYOKU HADAKA NO FUZOKUSHI\u003cbr\u003e[Author\/Editor, etc.] Kazuo Hanasaki \/ Text, Shinobu Machida \/ Photographs, Masaru Hirono \/ Cover design and layout\u003cbr\u003e[Printing and Binding] Dainippon Printing \/ Printing, Kokuhosha \/ Binding\u003cbr\u003e[ISBN] 9784061980709\u003cbr\u003e[Condition] Used [5] Good (Slight stains on edges, cover: slight fading on spine)\u003cbr\u003e[Accessories] Obi (book band)\u003cbr\u003e[Featured in] -\u003cbr\u003e[Related Exhibitions] -\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eKazuo Hanasaki (1916–)\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn in Nihonbashi, Tokyo in 1916. 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