The Coloring Book of Lucky Japanese Patterns

A total of 35 Japanese patterns of fortune were carefully selected that include the Fenghuang, cherry blossoms, butterflies, cranes, goldfish, bells, plovers, folding fans, ocean waves, and various treasures.

Since ancient times, Japanese people have shown respect for everything from the mountains, rivers, plains, flowers, plants and animals in nature, to everyday objects, seeing all things as containing a spirit, or deity, residing within them. All such things have been used for patterns on kimonos and various personal effects in order to invite good fortune into the users’ lives.

This book brings such meaningful Japanese patterns together in the form of a coloring book. These patterns were taken directly from real kimonos, meaning they’re rich in history and fortune.

The author was born into a long-established textile shop, later becoming a highly sought-after fortune-teller with a one-year waiting list. She also works as a voice actress for various popular works. Having been surrounded by Japanese patterns since a very young age, she put into this book her experience and knowledge of their beauty and power to provide good fortune.

Enjoy coloring your favorite patterns with your favorite colors, and experience your life open up in a whole new way.

How to use the book

・Viewing

Turn and view all of the pages.

Check to see which patterns you like the best.

Then compare them to the colored front pages.

Just doing this already boosts your fortune.

・Reading

Read the explanations that accompany the front pages and each coloring piece.

Reading about the origins of each design, along with the type of fortune each provides, boosts your fortune.

・Coloring

Use your preferred coloring tools (colored pencils, paints, or crayons), and your preferred colors.

You don’t have to do it perfectly or “beautifully.”

Referring to the explanations, choose a color that represents the energy you want to take in.

Tracing is an good idea, too. Just having fun coloring will boost your fortune.

・Decorating

Patterns that were colored in your favorite color, or even uncolored patterns of your choice are good to use for decorating.

Taking pictures of your colored patterns and setting them to your cell phone’s display screen will bring great results.

Making a habit of looking at them regularly will boost your fortune.

・Taking in good fortune

Use patterns you like for your personal belongings.

Utilizing the benefits of each pattern well will boost your fortune.

・Sharing

Tell those around you about your newfound knowledge of these designs.

Sharing happiness and having an altruistic heart boosts your own fortune as well as that of others.

Perhaps it’s not a thing for me to say this as the editor, but I truly feel we made an extremely “instagrammable” book. It can used as a decoration as it is, since it looks great even uncolored. The abundance of lucky Japanese patterns inside immediately raises your spirits. The amazing thing is that it also invites fortune, whether you color in the pictures or not. Read the explanations, color, decorate, take pictures of the artwork with your smartphone, share the book and the artwork with your friends, and increase the fortune of those around you as well as your own. Invite more fortune into your life today!