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Japan sketches

Explore sketches, drawings, and illustrations that simplify ideas related to Japan.

Calm like a duck quote showing a duck who's calm on the surface, but under the water, I'm paddling like hell. Also, a Michael Caine quoteCalm Like a DuckList of common sushi types, explained with names and pictures — a visual guide including nigiri, sashimi, maki rolls (hosomaki, futomaki, uramaki, temaki), inari, chirashi, and temari.Types of Sushi: Decoding a Sushi MenuKawaii examples - the Japanese culture of cute explained with lots of cute sushi with adorable facesKawaiiHara Hachi Bu meaning summary showing a person, perhaps in Okinawa Japan, declining food at 80% fullHara Hachi BuMa sketch: a kayaker glides through a calm lake with a shoreline reflection on a moody grey dayMaTwo houses showing different approaches to heating: heating people and heating spacesHeating people, heating spacesKintsugi: A bowl repaired with kintsugi with bright gold seams visible next to a flowerKintsugiAn old bonsai tree with just a few green leaves in a bowl together with fallen maple leaves and a short definition of Wabi SabiWabi sabiChindogu example: A t-shirt with a labelled grid on the back could be a useful tool to guide someone to the exact coordinates you'd like your back scratched. ChindoguWhat is Tsundoku meaning and example: the act of collecting books without reading them shown by a person snoozing happily on their bed surrounded by books, books and booksTsundokuOrigins of mandarins world map: including Tangerine from Tangiers, Morocco, Mandarin from China, Clementine from Oman and Satsuma from JapanOrigins of mandarinsChindogu: unuseless inventions
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