obálka
Fujume gašódan
Tadao Tominari, Toru Mogi, Šinta Čó
Kagaku no tomo, 1986


i
translation
What unexpected things can be found in a sleeping forest? This poetic picture book is composed of photographs of winter buds that resemble all manner of faces. Eyes and mouths are formed by the remnants of the tiny tubes through which the now-fallen leaves were once fed; buds waiting to sprout create curious hairstyles and other facial arrangements. The text was written by the celebrated painter and illustrator Cho Shinta, and the book has gone through 36 editions in Japan. They are, they are — buds!

A Chorus of Winter Buds 

Tadao Tominari, Toru Mogi — photography
Cho Shinta — text

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Fujume gašódan
Tadao Tominari, Toru Mogi, Šinta Čó
Kagaku no tomo, 1986


i
translation
What unexpected things can be found in a sleeping forest? This poetic picture book is composed of photographs of winter buds that resemble all manner of faces. Eyes and mouths are formed by the remnants of the tiny tubes through which the now-fallen leaves were once fed; buds waiting to sprout create curious hairstyles and other facial arrangements. The text was written by the celebrated painter and illustrator Cho Shinta, and the book has gone through 36 editions in Japan. They are, they are — buds!

A Chorus of Winter Buds 

Tadao Tominari, Toru Mogi — photography
Cho Shinta — text

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Fujume gašódan
Tadao Tominari, Toru Mogi, Šinta Čó
Kagaku no tomo, 1986


i
translation
What unexpected things can be found in a sleeping forest? This poetic picture book is composed of photographs of winter buds that resemble all manner of faces. Eyes and mouths are formed by the remnants of the tiny tubes through which the now-fallen leaves were once fed; buds waiting to sprout create curious hairstyles and other facial arrangements. The text was written by the celebrated painter and illustrator Cho Shinta, and the book has gone through 36 editions in Japan. They are, they are — buds!

A leaf will sprout, a flower will bloom — puff, puff, puff

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Fujume gašódan
Tadao Tominari, Toru Mogi, Šinta Čó
Kagaku no tomo, 1986


i
translation
What unexpected things can be found in a sleeping forest? This poetic picture book is composed of photographs of winter buds that resemble all manner of faces. Eyes and mouths are formed by the remnants of the tiny tubes through which the now-fallen leaves were once fed; buds waiting to sprout create curious hairstyles and other facial arrangements. The text was written by the celebrated painter and illustrator Cho Shinta, and the book has gone through 36 editions in Japan. They are, they are — buds!

And the sun, and the wind

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Fujume gašódan
Tadao Tominari, Toru Mogi, Šinta Čó
Kagaku no tomo, 1986


i
translation
What unexpected things can be found in a sleeping forest? This poetic picture book is composed of photographs of winter buds that resemble all manner of faces. Eyes and mouths are formed by the remnants of the tiny tubes through which the now-fallen leaves were once fed; buds waiting to sprout create curious hairstyles and other facial arrangements. The text was written by the celebrated painter and illustrator Cho Shinta, and the book has gone through 36 editions in Japan. They are, they are — buds!

They are so wonderful they say, laughing

Fujume gašódan
Tadao Tominari, Toru Mogi, Šinta Čó
Kagaku no tomo
1986
obalka
Jama ga aruita jo
Šinta Čó
Aki Šobo Co., 2018


i
translation
One morning, an elderly raccoon dog discovers an enormous footprint in front of the mountain where he lives. How strange! Soon, eerie sounds begin to echo through the air. What kind of monster could be making them? It must be close — he trembles with fear. It turns out, however, that it is the mountain itself that has been going on walks — and in this story, the mountain is very much a second protagonist, with its own sovereignty and its own agenda. Such a walk, it turns out, feels rather like an earthquake. And what chaos ensues when a mountain decides to wrestle another mountain — or worse, develops a taste for it... Terrible! At least for the humans.

The Mountain Goes for a Walk 
Cho Shinta

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Jama ga aruita jo
Šinta Čó
Aki Šobo Co., 2018


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translation
One morning, an elderly raccoon dog discovers an enormous footprint in front of the mountain where he lives. How strange! Soon, eerie sounds begin to echo through the air. What kind of monster could be making them? It must be close — he trembles with fear. It turns out, however, that it is the mountain itself that has been going on walks — and in this story, the mountain is very much a second protagonist, with its own sovereignty and its own agenda. Such a walk, it turns out, feels rather like an earthquake. And what chaos ensues when a mountain decides to wrestle another mountain — or worse, develops a taste for it... Terrible! At least for the humans.

4/ Uncle Raccoon went out for a walk. He lives on this mountain.
5/ This place is called Raccoon Mountain.

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Jama ga aruita jo
Šinta Čó
Aki Šobo Co., 2018


i
translation
One morning, an elderly raccoon dog discovers an enormous footprint in front of the mountain where he lives. How strange! Soon, eerie sounds begin to echo through the air. What kind of monster could be making them? It must be close — he trembles with fear. It turns out, however, that it is the mountain itself that has been going on walks — and in this story, the mountain is very much a second protagonist, with its own sovereignty and its own agenda. Such a walk, it turns out, feels rather like an earthquake. And what chaos ensues when a mountain decides to wrestle another mountain — or worse, develops a taste for it... Terrible! At least for the humans.

8/ There must be a monster somewhere nearby. Uncle was shaking like in Antarctica. And that disgusting laughter kept getting closer. “chi chi chi chi chi”

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Jama ga aruita jo
Šinta Čó
Aki Šobo Co., 2018


i
translation
One morning, an elderly raccoon dog discovers an enormous footprint in front of the mountain where he lives. How strange! Soon, eerie sounds begin to echo through the air. What kind of monster could be making them? It must be close — he trembles with fear. It turns out, however, that it is the mountain itself that has been going on walks — and in this story, the mountain is very much a second protagonist, with its own sovereignty and its own agenda. Such a walk, it turns out, feels rather like an earthquake. And what chaos ensues when a mountain decides to wrestle another mountain — or worse, develops a taste for it... Terrible! At least for the humans.

10/
1/ chi chi chi chi
does that laughter belong to the monster?

2/ chi chi chi chi
Uncle thought the monster was already here

3/ this is how he imagined it:
they call me Pigsty

4/ chi chi chi chi
I am Věchálka

11/
5/ chi chi chi chi
my name is Skull

6/ chi chi chi chi
I am Chewie

7/ chi chi chi chi
they call me Little-Stabber

8/ chi chi chi chi
I am Sludge

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Jama ga aruita jo
Šinta Čó
Aki Šobo Co., 2018


i
translation
One morning, an elderly raccoon dog discovers an enormous footprint in front of the mountain where he lives. How strange! Soon, eerie sounds begin to echo through the air. What kind of monster could be making them? It must be close — he trembles with fear. It turns out, however, that it is the mountain itself that has been going on walks — and in this story, the mountain is very much a second protagonist, with its own sovereignty and its own agenda. Such a walk, it turns out, feels rather like an earthquake. And what chaos ensues when a mountain decides to wrestle another mountain — or worse, develops a taste for it... Terrible! At least for the humans.

20/ It looks like an earthquake. Uncle can barely walk and is staggering.

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Jama ga aruita jo
Šinta Čó
Aki Šobo Co., 2018


i
translation
One morning, an elderly raccoon dog discovers an enormous footprint in front of the mountain where he lives. How strange! Soon, eerie sounds begin to echo through the air. What kind of monster could be making them? It must be close — he trembles with fear. It turns out, however, that it is the mountain itself that has been going on walks — and in this story, the mountain is very much a second protagonist, with its own sovereignty and its own agenda. Such a walk, it turns out, feels rather like an earthquake. And what chaos ensues when a mountain decides to wrestle another mountain — or worse, develops a taste for it... Terrible! At least for the humans.

48/ Aha! Aha! The mountains are trying to wrestle each other!
The other mountain is called Pointy Mountain. “Come on.”

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Jama ga aruita jo
Šinta Čó
Aki Šobo Co., 2018


i
translation
One morning, an elderly raccoon dog discovers an enormous footprint in front of the mountain where he lives. How strange! Soon, eerie sounds begin to echo through the air. What kind of monster could be making them? It must be close — he trembles with fear. It turns out, however, that it is the mountain itself that has been going on walks — and in this story, the mountain is very much a second protagonist, with its own sovereignty and its own agenda. Such a walk, it turns out, feels rather like an earthquake. And what chaos ensues when a mountain decides to wrestle another mountain — or worse, develops a taste for it... Terrible! At least for the humans.

Uncle is the referee. Raccoon Mountain won.

SQUISH! CRUSH! WRIIING!!!

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Jama ga aruita jo
Šinta Čó
Aki Šobo Co., 2018


i
translation
One morning, an elderly raccoon dog discovers an enormous footprint in front of the mountain where he lives. How strange! Soon, eerie sounds begin to echo through the air. What kind of monster could be making them? It must be close — he trembles with fear. It turns out, however, that it is the mountain itself that has been going on walks — and in this story, the mountain is very much a second protagonist, with its own sovereignty and its own agenda. Such a walk, it turns out, feels rather like an earthquake. And what chaos ensues when a mountain decides to wrestle another mountain — or worse, develops a taste for it... Terrible! At least for the humans.

The mountain says: "I want to wrestle a tall, tall building." If that were ever to happen, humans would really have a terrible time of it!

Jama ga aruita jo
Šinta Čó
Aki Šobo Co.
2018
obalka
Boku wa isu
Cho Shinta
Aki Shobo, Co., 2016


i
translation
"Chairs quietly endure the situation beneath people's bottoms. Thanks to this, people are able to live peaceful days without falling." — Yoshimoto Imae One day, a chair decides that since it has four legs just like a cat, it can set off into the world. Outside, it tries out various seating options — a stone, a mountain... until it gets entangled with a terrifying lava man and barely escapes. An action-packed picture book with comic elements, bearing witness to the fate of chairs.

I'm a Chair
Shinta Cho

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Boku wa isu
Cho Shinta
Aki Shobo, Co., 2016


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translation
"Chairs quietly endure the situation beneath people's bottoms. Thanks to this, people are able to live peaceful days without falling." — Yoshimoto Imae One day, a chair decides that since it has four legs just like a cat, it can set off into the world. Outside, it tries out various seating options — a stone, a mountain... until it gets entangled with a terrifying lava man and barely escapes. An action-packed picture book with comic elements, bearing witness to the fate of chairs.

I'm a chair

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Boku wa isu
Cho Shinta
Aki Shobo, Co., 2016


i
translation
"Chairs quietly endure the situation beneath people's bottoms. Thanks to this, people are able to live peaceful days without falling." — Yoshimoto Imae One day, a chair decides that since it has four legs just like a cat, it can set off into the world. Outside, it tries out various seating options — a stone, a mountain... until it gets entangled with a terrifying lava man and barely escapes. An action-packed picture book with comic elements, bearing witness to the fate of chairs.

I am a chair. Everyone sits on my back.

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Boku wa isu
Cho Shinta
Aki Shobo, Co., 2016


i
translation
"Chairs quietly endure the situation beneath people's bottoms. Thanks to this, people are able to live peaceful days without falling." — Yoshimoto Imae One day, a chair decides that since it has four legs just like a cat, it can set off into the world. Outside, it tries out various seating options — a stone, a mountain... until it gets entangled with a terrifying lava man and barely escapes. An action-packed picture book with comic elements, bearing witness to the fate of chairs.

This time it looks like it's going to sit on a stone. But my bottom hurts. Sitting down is harder than it seems.

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Boku wa isu
Cho Shinta
Aki Shobo, Co., 2016


i
translation
"Chairs quietly endure the situation beneath people's bottoms. Thanks to this, people are able to live peaceful days without falling." — Yoshimoto Imae One day, a chair decides that since it has four legs just like a cat, it can set off into the world. Outside, it tries out various seating options — a stone, a mountain... until it gets entangled with a terrifying lava man and barely escapes. An action-packed picture book with comic elements, bearing witness to the fate of chairs.

Hey, can you see me? I'm doing my best. I've climbed all the way up here.

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Boku wa isu
Cho Shinta
Aki Shobo, Co., 2016


i
translation
"Chairs quietly endure the situation beneath people's bottoms. Thanks to this, people are able to live peaceful days without falling." — Yoshimoto Imae One day, a chair decides that since it has four legs just like a cat, it can set off into the world. Outside, it tries out various seating options — a stone, a mountain... until it gets entangled with a terrifying lava man and barely escapes. An action-packed picture book with comic elements, bearing witness to the fate of chairs.

The rock melted into a thick liquid and began to flow. If you touched it, you would burn and die. (sounds:) Dun dun dun dun Huuuu (roaring) Waaah!

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Boku wa isu
Cho Shinta
Aki Shobo, Co., 2016


i
translation
"Chairs quietly endure the situation beneath people's bottoms. Thanks to this, people are able to live peaceful days without falling." — Yoshimoto Imae One day, a chair decides that since it has four legs just like a cat, it can set off into the world. Outside, it tries out various seating options — a stone, a mountain... until it gets entangled with a terrifying lava man and barely escapes. An action-packed picture book with comic elements, bearing witness to the fate of chairs.
  1. Hot rattling rocks are streaming this way
  2. Streaming toward me
  3. They're chasing me! Help!
  4. Boom boom, they're following me. (What? What?)
  5. Boom boom they're following me! (Fire, fire!)
  6. Boom boom boom
  7. boom boom boom
  8. boom boom boooom
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Boku wa isu
Cho Shinta
Aki Shobo, Co., 2016


i
translation
"Chairs quietly endure the situation beneath people's bottoms. Thanks to this, people are able to live peaceful days without falling." — Yoshimoto Imae One day, a chair decides that since it has four legs just like a cat, it can set off into the world. Outside, it tries out various seating options — a stone, a mountain... until it gets entangled with a terrifying lava man and barely escapes. An action-packed picture book with comic elements, bearing witness to the fate of chairs.

Huuuu (roaring) I'll run for it

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Boku wa isu
Cho Shinta
Aki Shobo, Co., 2016


i
translation
"Chairs quietly endure the situation beneath people's bottoms. Thanks to this, people are able to live peaceful days without falling." — Yoshimoto Imae One day, a chair decides that since it has four legs just like a cat, it can set off into the world. Outside, it tries out various seating options — a stone, a mountain... until it gets entangled with a terrifying lava man and barely escapes. An action-packed picture book with comic elements, bearing witness to the fate of chairs.

I ran like mad. My legs are getting so tangled up that I can't run any further.

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Boku wa isu
Cho Shinta
Aki Shobo, Co., 2016


i
translation
"Chairs quietly endure the situation beneath people's bottoms. Thanks to this, people are able to live peaceful days without falling." — Yoshimoto Imae One day, a chair decides that since it has four legs just like a cat, it can set off into the world. Outside, it tries out various seating options — a stone, a mountain... until it gets entangled with a terrifying lava man and barely escapes. An action-packed picture book with comic elements, bearing witness to the fate of chairs.

This is tough! The thundering man is sitting down on me. I get it! I get it! He came to sit on me.

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Boku wa isu
Cho Shinta
Aki Shobo, Co., 2016


i
translation
"Chairs quietly endure the situation beneath people's bottoms. Thanks to this, people are able to live peaceful days without falling." — Yoshimoto Imae One day, a chair decides that since it has four legs just like a cat, it can set off into the world. Outside, it tries out various seating options — a stone, a mountain... until it gets entangled with a terrifying lava man and barely escapes. An action-packed picture book with comic elements, bearing witness to the fate of chairs.

Good night.

Boku wa isu
Cho Shinta
Aki Shobo, Co.
2016