Microseasons

A Slow-Living Guide to the Year Following the Traditional Japanese Calendar

By Tiffany Francis-Baker

Discover 72 Japanese microseasons in this beautifully illustrated book.

Each lasting five or six days, these traditional Japanese microseasons prompt you to notice the world around you and can help you to live in harmony with nature’s rhythms.

Tiffany Francis-Baker introduces you to this beautiful and poetic ancient calendar and what each microseason represents, with practical and simple ideas for how to slow down and make positive, seasonally-minded changes throughout the year. 
In Stock
$34.99 RRP
ISBN
9781958417959
Publish date
29 April 2025
Format
Hardback
Page count
160
Weight
406 grams
Dimensions
195 x 145 mm

About the author

Tiffany Francis-Baker is an award-winning writer and illustrator from Hampshire, UK. She has written and illustrated a number of books about the natural world, seasonal living, and rural heritage. She also runs her own stationery brand Papaver, inspired by the natural world and analog creativity. 

Tamae Mizukami is a Tokyo-based artist specializing in illustration and copper-plate engraving. A graduate of Chuo University and Setsu Mode Seminar art school, and a member of the Tokyo Illustrators Society, Tamae's work can be seen on book covers, in magazines, and on advertising campaigns, and in many exhibitions across Japan. 

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