Japan Pop-Up Book: The Comic Adventures of Neko the Cat, Hardcover

Take an exciting manga pop-up journey across Japan with Chico and Neko the Cat

Pick up where Tokyo Pop-Up Book left off, as Chico and his cat Neko visit Japan's most famous landmarks. The chase is on as naughty Neko slips away yet again--this time becoming a stowaway on a Japanese bullet train Using his phone to track his mischievous cat, Chico follows Neko to some of Japan's most iconic places:

• Mt. Fuji and the Big Buddha at Kamakura, seen from the window of Neko's speeding train
• Serene Kinkaku-ji, the Temple of the Golden Pavilion
• Himeji Castle, an ancient Samurai fortress with its formidable stone ramparts
• A sushi train restaurant, where an endless parade of fish is truly a cat's dream
• The Children's Peace Memorial in Hiroshima, where Chico pauses to reflect
• The famous "floating" Torii gate at Itsukushima
• Japan's notorious "Cat Island" (Tashirojima), where Neko finds a few new friends and the adventure comes to a happy conclusion

Educational and entertaining in equal measure, this manga pop-up book will be treasured by readers of all ages. It makes a fantastic gift for anyone planning a trip to Japan.

About author(s):Sam Ita studied graphic design at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn before following his passion for paper engineering. He got his start as a production assistant for renowned paper engineers Robert Sabuda and Matthew Reinhart, and worked on many bestselling pop-up books, including America the Beautiful and Encyclopedia Prehistorica, and on Christmas cards for the Museum of Modern Art. Ita draws inspiration from comics, origami and machines, applying his craft to publishing, advertising, animation, display and toy design. His 3D paper creations include Christmas Tree In-a-Box, Van Gogh's Sunflowers In-a-Box, The Odyssey, Moby Dick, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Frankenstein and the Tokyo Pop-Up Book. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.