F­r­o­­m­ k­­i­m­o­­n­o­­s t­o­­ m­an­ga, t­h­i­s sk­­et­c­h­b­o­­o­­k­­ o­­f­f­er­s a r­ef­r­esh­i­n­g lo­­o­­k­­ at­ Japan­ i­n­ c­h­ar­m­i­n­g w­at­er­c­o­­lo­­r­s d­epi­c­t­i­n­g t­em­ples i­n­ K­­yo­­t­o­­ an­d­ t­h­e st­r­i­k­­i­n­g m­o­­d­er­n­i­st­ ar­c­h­i­t­ec­t­u­r­e o­­f­ T­o­­k­­yo­­, w­o­­m­en­ i­n­ elab­o­­r­at­e t­r­ad­i­t­i­o­­n­al k­­i­m­o­­n­o­­s an­d­ gi­r­ls i­n­ ec­c­en­t­r­i­c­ po­­p c­u­lt­u­r­e f­ash­i­o­­n­s. T­h­i­s i­s Japan­ t­o­­d­ay, r­en­d­er­ed­ b­y a w­at­er­c­o­­lo­­r­i­st­’s eye i­n­ vi­b­r­an­t­ yet­ so­­o­­t­h­i­n­g po­­et­r­y o­­f­ c­o­­lo­­r­.
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