This site is to introduce the works of KINOTORIKO, an illustrator/picture book writer.
Picture Books
Here are the lists of picture-book I made; published (with ISBN code)/ self-published/ unpublished(prototype)/ the books in collaboration with other authors.
Illustrations
This is the gallery of my illustrations, categorized mainly by the techniques; watercolor paintings/ line-drawings/ mazes & puzzles, one-stroke drawings/ 3D works etc.
about me
My profile(career summary) and the list of exhibitions in chronological order.
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- for the Year 2025
- Festival of Literature in FranceI had an opportunity to have my previous work participate in the festival of literature Vo-Vf, at the city in the region of Gif-sur-Yvette in France (Oct.4~Oct.6). This year, the country in the spotlight was Japan (in the section of young readers), and fortunately my activity book of tangram entitled “Qui Suis-Je?” was adopted as… Read more: Festival of Literature in France
- Picture book “Loin en Mer”Loin en Mer (into the deep sea) Les Editions Papiers Coupés en découpes laser/ Nimes, FranceSeptember 2024, limited edition on demand, €35.00Booksize: w170mm x h258mm, accordion stretches up to 1760mmISBN 978-2381051123contact: papiers.coupes@orange.fr*Following on two titles published in 2017, my 4th laser-cut accordion-style book from the same series. Deeper into the ocean to meet the deep-sea… Read more: Picture book “Loin en Mer”
- Picture book “Près de la Plage”Près de la Plage (at the seashore) Les Editions Papiers Coupés en découpes laser/ Nimes, FranceSeptember 2024, limited edition on demand, €35.00Booksize: w170mm x h258mm, accordion stretches up to 1760mmISBN 978-2381051116contact: papiers.coupes@orange.fr*Following on two titles published in 2017, my 3rd laser-cut accordion-style book from the same series. A wordless story of a little adventure around… Read more: Picture book “Près de la Plage”
- 2 titles from “Papiers Coupés”2 picture books are newly released from the publisher Papiers Coupés; the accordion-folded picture book with all pages cut by laser, in the same series of the ones being published in 2017.The theme of the former 2 titles are “the moon-lit night ”, and this time “the sea”. Près de la Plage (at the seashore)… Read more: 2 titles from “Papiers Coupés”
- for the Year 2024