Tatsuya Tanaka

Sushi and his friends are back in the sequel to Tatsuya Tanaka's bestselling picture book Sushi Came to Buy Some Clothes with his new Sushi picture book Sushi Decides to Go on a Trip. On his way to Osushity ("osushi" and "city"-get it?), Sushi finds himself caught up in all sorts of trouble and adventures, from climbing a mountain of potatoes to fighting peanut mummies Brendan Fraser-style during a search for hidden treasure. WIll he ever find his way to Osushity, where his family is waiting for him? With his unique Mitate art and one-of-a-kind sense of humor, Tanaka Tatsuya cannot help but make the reader giggle at the jokes and delight at his touch of reimagining everyday objects as something completely new.

Join Tatsuya Tanaka and his miniatures on a world tour - from Mount Fuji, the Sydney Opera House, to the Pyramids of Egypt - reimagined through Tatsuya Tanaka's original art style, Mitate. Mitate is the unique art form of reimaging well-know scenes and objects through simple, everyday objects. In this one-of-a-kind photography book, this playful artform reaches its imaginative heights as the best-known sightseeing spots are recreated using bookends, cocktails, souffle dishes, and even ramen. In a time when travel is expensive and journeying across the world seems like a choice for the select few, why not see what these countries have to offer through the eyes of one of Japan's most unique artists? There are sure to be more than a few laughs to be found along the way

The second picture book by Tatsuya Tanaka, Miniature artist and author of SMALL WONDERS. Sushi has arrived at the store, looking for some new clothes. Will he try Salmon? Or maybe he'll go with Toro this time. Ice Cream arrives looking for a new flavor, and Sausage comes to the car dealers looking for a new ride. At first glance a humorous ride through the world of minatures, each page is filled with Mitate, Tatsuya Tanaka's unique art of reimagining everyday objects as something else.

The first picture book by Tatsuya Tanaka, Miniature artist and author of SMALL WONDERS. Miniature workers are busy at work, disassembling and reassembling familiar everyday objects. At first, they just look like discarded parts of something we may or may not recognize. But how about when the workers have put everything together? Don't the reassembled parts resemble something else you know? Join the miniature workers in this trip through the familiar yet new world of Tatsuya Tanaka's miniatures.

You can row a boat made of chili. You can enjoy an easy morning stroll among asparagus trees. You will be excited alongside the racetrack, which is actually the surface of a vinyl record. In this miniature world life looks ordinary--yet from a different perspective. Japanese photographer Tatsuya Tanaka started posting miniature pictures every day in in 2011, calling it "Miniature Calendar." Since then more than 2,000 images have been posted on his website, and he now has 950,000+ followers on Instagram and gets 170,000+ likes on Facebook. In this book you can find more than 100 works created by utilizing everyday objects, tiny figures, and an immense amount of imagination. You will be amazed by the ideas found in the ordinary things around you that bring back the curiosity you used to have in childhood.