Abstract

The first book in Oizumi Shoten's new coloring series is the "Botanical Edition." It features mainly spring-blooming plants that help to ease the damp atmosphere of the rain. You can enjoy just looking at the line drawings of the 20 works, including "Anemone," "Cymbidium," "Mimosa," and "Iris." The knowledge page in the first half of the book has been supervised by Dr. Hideho Arita, a brain science expert. Dr. Arita's main works include "Techniques to Eliminate Stress from the Brain" (Sunmark Publishing), "Stress Relief! Brain Activity Habits" (Tokuma Shoten), and "Serotonin-Deficient Brain" (NHK Seikatsujin Shinsho).

Author’s Information

Medical Supervision: Hideho Arita Representative of Serotonin Dojo. After graduating from the University of Tokyo Faculty of Medicine, he engaged in research at Tokai University Hospital and the Department of Basic Medical Sciences at Tsukuba University. After studying abroad at New York State University in the US, he researched Zen meditation, serotonin nerves, and the prefrontal cortex at the Department of Integrative Physiology at Toho University School of Medicine, and became a professor emeritus in 2013. / Illustration: Shiho Sakurai After graduating from the Sculpture Department of the Faculty of Fine Arts at Tokyo University of the Arts, he worked as an art teacher at a private junior and senior high school and in product development for baby products before going independent as a freelancer. He provides works to various companies and works on a wide range of projects including product packaging and textile design. He also presides over his own original brand "brush brush".