FROM JAPAN, WITH ROOM TO GROW
Time to find the words. Space to make a choice.
Books to open together, at your own pace.
An English guide to our Japanese-language books.
Wait. Choose. Listen.
PICTURE BOOKS BY HARUNO MOKONE
Gentle animal stories about listening, choosing, and respecting each other’s pace.
Meet the author (Japanese)
PICTURE BOOK · JAPANESE EDITION
きょうは、てをふるね
After the rain, Hana the bear and Sou the rabbit set out to float leaf boats. Small choices about waving, holding, and sharing open up a gentle conversation about feelings, personal space, and listening to one another.
PICTURE BOOK · JAPANESE EDITION
こもれびの森の まっててね
Moko the little bear has an idea for the forest festival, but the words are hard to find. With Mimi the rabbit, Moko discovers the comfort of being given time and the joy of finding another way to share an idea.
*Ages are a guide. Follow the reader’s interests and pace. Both stories are fiction. Generative AI was used in creating their text and illustrations, as disclosed on the official book pages.
A SHARED MOMENT
Start with a picture, a gesture, or a favorite page.
A quiet moment can be part of the story, too.
Pause, go back, or stop for the day. Enjoy it together.
MORE FROM OUR BOOKSHELF
Activities, fiction, and ideas for everyday life.
All books shown here are in Japanese.
FAMILY ACTIVITY BOOK
きもちのぼうけん
６つの島をめぐる 親子の冒険ワーク
Choose a path with Riko and Nagi across six islands, exploring feelings, rest, and ways to communicate.
Ages 5–7* · 64 pages · Full color
Amazon Japan Book details (Japanese)
COLORING BOOK
じぶんでえらぶ やさしいぬりえ
たべもの編
Sixteen familiar foods, bold outlines, and the freedom to choose a page and a color of your own.
Ages 3–6* · 40 pages · B&W interior
Amazon Japan Book details (Japanese)
FICTION
雨の日は音が多すぎる
A letter found inside a returned book leads Mio to question a familiar story and listen more closely to its author’s wishes.
General readers · 216 pages
Amazon Japan Book details (Japanese)
SOCIAL CARE & EDUCATION
「できない」を、ひとりに背負わせない。
人の可能性をひらく 居場所・仕事・AIのつくり方
Taishi Wakimoto explores belonging, work, and AI through the relationships and conditions that can help people thrive.
General readers · 280 pages
Amazon Japan Book details (Japanese)*Suggested ages, with an adult for the family activity book. Generative AI was used in creating the text and illustrations of An Adventure Through Feelings. It is not a diagnostic or treatment resource and does not guarantee developmental outcomes. See the official pages for title-specific notes.
FOR READERS OUTSIDE JAPAN
This page introduces Japanese-language editions in English. The books themselves are in Japanese. No English edition is currently published.
Purchase links lead to Amazon.co.jp. Prices, stock, shipping costs, and international delivery eligibility depend on Amazon’s terms and your destination. Please confirm them on the product page before ordering.
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Email the publishing teamOUR ROOTS
ENTOKAKU BOOKS is the publishing division of ENTOKAKU, a Japanese nonprofit organization based in Toyoake, Aichi. Connected to its work in social care and support for children and families, the imprint creates books for curious readers of different ages.
Our collection spans picture books, coloring and activity books, fiction, and writing on social care and education.
About the publisher (Japanese)LET’S START WITH A BOOK