Microseasons: A Slow-Living Guide to the Year Following the Traditional Japanese Calendar

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Tiffany Francis-Baker Tamae Mizukami

Microseasons

A Slow-Living Guide to the Year Following the Traditional Japanese Calendar

Tiffany Francis-Baker, Tamae Mizukami

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Hardie Grant Books
29 April 2025

Psychology; Self-help & personal development; Mind, Body, Spirit: thought & practice; Gift books

Discover 72 Japanese microseasons in this beautifully illustrated book.

Each lasting five or six days, these traditional Japanese microseasons prompt you to notice the world around you and can help you to live in harmony with nature’s rhythms.

Tiffany Francis-Baker introduces you to this beautiful and poetic ancient calendar and what each microseason represents, with practical and simple ideas for how to slow down and make positive, seasonally-minded changes throughout the year.

By: Tiffany Francis-Baker
Illustrated by: Tamae Mizukami
Imprint: Hardie Grant Books
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 195mm, Width: 145mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 406g
ISBN: 9781958417959
ISBN 10: 1958417955
Pages: 160
Publication Date: 29 April 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Tiffany Francis-Baker is an award-winning writer and illustrator from Hampshire, UK. She has written and illustrated a number of books about the natural world, seasonal living, and rural heritage. She also runs her own stationery brand Papaver, inspired by the natural world and analog creativity. Tamae Mizukami is a Tokyo-based artist specializing in illustration and copper-plate engraving. A graduate of Chuo University and Setsu Mode Seminar art school, and a member of the Tokyo Illustrators Society, Tamae's work can be seen on book covers, in magazines, and on advertising campaigns, and in many exhibitions across Japan.