Cultivate Your Sensibility and Find Inspiration for Daily Life and Creative Activities! "A Dictionary of Words for Scenery to Refine Sensibility" to be Released on May 18th
Natsume Publishing Co., Ltd. will release "A Dictionary of Words for Scenery to Refine Sensibility" on May 18th, offering 576 words related to everyday scenes across seven themes, with beautiful illustrations by popular artist Nodoka Miyashita, to inspire communication and creative endeavors.
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Natsume Publishing Co., Ltd. (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director: Masataka Tamura), a publisher of practical books, children's books, and educational books, will release "A Dictionary of Words for Scenery to Refine Sensibility" (https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4816378766/) on May 18th.
■ Introducing 576 words related to scenery that everyone encounters in their daily lives.
The book introduces words related to scenery across seven themes: "Time," "Sky," "Water," "Green," "Season," "Sensation," and "Daily Life." It is a special book where you are sure to encounter beautiful words you didn't know before. It also serves as a hint for communication and creative activities!
■ Wonderful illustrations by popular illustrator Nodoka Miyashita.
The image illustrations associated with the words are created by popular illustrator Nodoka Miyashita. Please enjoy reading and gazing at the many beautiful words.
■ Expand your ideas and refine your sensibility through the beauty of words.
The book also includes enjoyable columns related to the words introduced, such as episodes about constellations and the effects of forest bathing. It also introduces tanka poems about time and the sky. This is a book that will make the ordinary scenery you see every day feel a little special, refining your sensibility.
[Table of Contents]
Words of Time (Morning / Day / Evening / Night)
Words of Sky (Clear / Cloudy/Clouds / Rain / Wind / Sun / Moon / Stars)
Words of Water (Sea / Beach / Waves / River / Lake/Pond)
Words of Green (Grassland / Earth / Grove / Forest / Mountain / Grass and Flowers)
Words of Season (Spring / Summer / Autumn / Winter)
Words of Sensation (Sound / Scent / Light / Touch / Feeling)
Words of Daily Life (Living / City / Travel / Heart)
[Supervisor Profile]
Mikako Umenai
Tanka poet. Member of the "Karin" Tanka Society. Born in Hachinohe City, Aomori Prefecture. Graduated from Doshisha University, Faculty of Letters. In 1991, awarded the 37th Kadokawa Tanka Prize for "Zebra Zone" (50 tanka poems). In 2001, awarded the 1st Contemporary Tanka Newcomer Award for "Wakatsukisai." In 2012, awarded the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology's New Artist Award of the Art Encouragement Prizes and the Kuzuhara Tayoko Prize for "Equus." Her works include "Gendai Kakura Uta ga Umareru Basho" and "Tanka Utakotoba Jiten" (both published by NHK Publishing).
[Illustrator Profile]
Nodoka Miyashita
Born in Tokyo. After graduating from Tama Art University, Department of Oil Painting in 2017, she began working as a freelance illustrator in 2020. She mainly creates illustrations for advertisements, books, and stationery, depicting plants and landscapes with rich colors in a bright and warm atmosphere.
[Book Information]
"A Dictionary of Words for Scenery to Refine Sensibility"
Supervisor: Mikako Umenai
Illustrator: Nodoka Miyashita
Publisher: Natsume Publishing Co., Ltd.
Price: 1,760 yen (tax included)
Specifications: Shishu-ban size / 192 pages / Full color
Release Date: May 18, 2026
Amazon ⇒ https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4816378766/
[Inquiries regarding this press release]
Natsume Shuppan Kikaku Co., Ltd. Editorial Department
TEL: 03-3295-3921 FAX: 03-3291-1305
E-mail: info@natsume.co.jp
1-52 Kanda-Jimbocho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0051 Natsume Building 3F
https://www.natsume.co.jp/
■ Introducing 576 words related to scenery that everyone encounters in their daily lives.
The book introduces words related to scenery across seven themes: "Time," "Sky," "Water," "Green," "Season," "Sensation," and "Daily Life." It is a special book where you are sure to encounter beautiful words you didn't know before. It also serves as a hint for communication and creative activities!
■ Wonderful illustrations by popular illustrator Nodoka Miyashita.
The image illustrations associated with the words are created by popular illustrator Nodoka Miyashita. Please enjoy reading and gazing at the many beautiful words.
■ Expand your ideas and refine your sensibility through the beauty of words.
The book also includes enjoyable columns related to the words introduced, such as episodes about constellations and the effects of forest bathing. It also introduces tanka poems about time and the sky. This is a book that will make the ordinary scenery you see every day feel a little special, refining your sensibility.
[Table of Contents]
Words of Time (Morning / Day / Evening / Night)
Words of Sky (Clear / Cloudy/Clouds / Rain / Wind / Sun / Moon / Stars)
Words of Water (Sea / Beach / Waves / River / Lake/Pond)
Words of Green (Grassland / Earth / Grove / Forest / Mountain / Grass and Flowers)
Words of Season (Spring / Summer / Autumn / Winter)
Words of Sensation (Sound / Scent / Light / Touch / Feeling)
Words of Daily Life (Living / City / Travel / Heart)
[Supervisor Profile]
Mikako Umenai
Tanka poet. Member of the "Karin" Tanka Society. Born in Hachinohe City, Aomori Prefecture. Graduated from Doshisha University, Faculty of Letters. In 1991, awarded the 37th Kadokawa Tanka Prize for "Zebra Zone" (50 tanka poems). In 2001, awarded the 1st Contemporary Tanka Newcomer Award for "Wakatsukisai." In 2012, awarded the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology's New Artist Award of the Art Encouragement Prizes and the Kuzuhara Tayoko Prize for "Equus." Her works include "Gendai Kakura Uta ga Umareru Basho" and "Tanka Utakotoba Jiten" (both published by NHK Publishing).
[Illustrator Profile]
Nodoka Miyashita
Born in Tokyo. After graduating from Tama Art University, Department of Oil Painting in 2017, she began working as a freelance illustrator in 2020. She mainly creates illustrations for advertisements, books, and stationery, depicting plants and landscapes with rich colors in a bright and warm atmosphere.
[Book Information]
"A Dictionary of Words for Scenery to Refine Sensibility"
Supervisor: Mikako Umenai
Illustrator: Nodoka Miyashita
Publisher: Natsume Publishing Co., Ltd.
Price: 1,760 yen (tax included)
Specifications: Shishu-ban size / 192 pages / Full color
Release Date: May 18, 2026
Amazon ⇒ https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4816378766/
[Inquiries regarding this press release]
Natsume Shuppan Kikaku Co., Ltd. Editorial Department
TEL: 03-3295-3921 FAX: 03-3291-1305
E-mail: info@natsume.co.jp
1-52 Kanda-Jimbocho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0051 Natsume Building 3F
https://www.natsume.co.jp/