Tokyo Hotel Sketch (東京ホテル図鑑) is a collection of stunning architectural style watercolor illustrations showcasing numerous hotels located in and around the Tokyo area, including both smaller, more boutique establishments to high end luxury locations. The are illustrated by architect/color coordinator Kei Endo(遠藤 慧), a graduate of the prestigious Tokyo University Of The Arts, or Tokyo Geidai in short ( 東京藝術大學 ).

The illustrations for each featured hotel includes meticulously laid out top-down floor plans as well as cross-sectional views, not to mention mouth-watering drawings of delicacies offered at each location. Also included are some photographs of the hotel as well as color swatches of the deco.

I’m a sucker for watercolor illustrations as well as detailed, cross-sectional drawings accompanied with scribbled notes and captions, so this book checks all the boxes. There is also a small section at the end of the book where the artist showcases the tools and medium that she uses for her illustrations, as well as some step by step techniques.

The hotels showcased in this book might just give you some good ideas how where you can lodge in style for your next trip to Tokyo, and if you one can still live vicariously through these beautiful illustrations. Recommended.

If you enjoy detailed and meticulously drawn cross-sectional art, I also suggest checking Enya Honami’s Japanese Bathhouses Illustrated Guide.

Tokyo Hotel Sketch – Kei Endo 東京ホテル図鑑 遠藤 慧 アートブック details :

– Dimensions – 9.65 x 7.17 x 0.39 inches
– soft cover, 128 pages
– full color, in Japanese

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