Japan is so much an island that it’s an archipelago. In the Japanese catalog, we find industrial islands, artificial islands, sacred islands, museum islands, Formol islands, atoll islands, seaside islands, blue-green islands, wild islands, ageless islands, famous islands, Shikoku, and even islands where we fish and drink. Among these crumbs of earth is Manabé Shima, an island little talked about, but where fish grows very well.
In 2009, Florent Chavouet had already delighted his readers with Tokyo Sanpo, a collection of drawings he had brought back from his stay in the Japanese metropolis. A year later, he did it again withManabé Shima, a travel diary recounting daily life on one of Japan’s many islands. Packed with delightful illustrations, this book makes you want to pack your bags and head for Manabé Shima!
