Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Yu-Can Stay-At-Home Series)

Get into the Edo travel mood with this two-page spread on Isshuku!

I want to practice my handwriting, but simply tracing seems like a frustrating experience...

I'm interested in classics and history, but simply reading can get a little boring...

This book is a fill-in-the-blank workbook that lets you improve your handwriting by tracing beautiful examples in a fun way.

The tracing theme is "The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido."

But it's not just "Hizakurige" (The Hizakurige of the Tokaido), and it's certainly not just Hiroshige's ukiyo-e prints. The tracing topics are a rich variety, including rakugo, haiku, horseman's songs, kabuki, kyoka, and waka poetry, carefully selected from famous passages associated with each of the fifty-three stations of the Tokaido.

The practice pages on Isshuku, which open at first glance, are packed with content to get you in the Edo travel mood, including not only the famous sights and specialties of each inn, but also a map showing the distance from Edo and Edo trivia. Enjoy practicing your calligraphy as you travel from Edo to Kyoto, from Shinagawa to Kawasaki to Kanagawa...

For fun in between practice sessions, the book also includes special articles on Edo's "clothing," "food," "housing," "religion," and "customs." Columns filled with ukiyo-e prints and archival photographs add depth and breadth to your knowledge, enhancing the travel mood.

To ensure that you can apply the results of your hard work in your everyday life, the model, written by longtime U-CAN instructor Suzuki Keisui, is deliberately written in regular script. Detailed explanations are provided on character balance and spacing between strokes, so you can trace along while experiencing U-CAN's beautiful handwriting method.

- Main Features - ◎ Beautiful model calligraphy by calligrapher Suzuki Keisui. A beautiful handwriting lesson with detailed writing instructions! ◎The paper is easy to use with both ballpoint pens and pencils, and the binding opens easily. ◎Contains famous writings related to each inn from a variety of genres. ◎Includes famous places, local specialties, and maps of the surrounding area, as well as trivia to get you in the mood for your trip. ◎Includes columns brimming with illustrations on everything from Edo clothing, food, and housing to customs.