365 Days of Inspiration from Japan

Embrace the beauty and wisdom of Japan with stunning images and inspiring quotes for each day of the year. What best expresses Japan's landscape and culture: the pretty pink petals of a cherry blossom, the harmony of a Zen garden, the antique wooden torii gateways marking the entrance to shrines, the elaborately made-up geishas or kabuki actors, or a raku pottery tea service? The answer is, all of this and much more. From breathtaking mountains and lakes to charming statues and elaborate origami, 365 Days of Inspiration from Japan presents the country's unique nature, architecture, traditional costumes, and people in a series of extraordinary images, all accompanied by thoughtful quotations.

MARIA GRAZIA FORTINO is an expert in communications and regional marketing as well as a freelance journalist and TV writer. She was born in Foggia, lives in Bari, and speaks the dialect of Gallipoli. She is an explorer by nature and an art buff. She knows almost all of Puglia's churches, beaches, and culinary specialties.
SERENA ROLLO was born in Salento and moved to Bologna to study. In 2008, she returned to Puglia, to Bari, to get her Master's Degree in Editorial Information and Systems. In 2018, she left the regional capital to move to Santa Maria di Leuca.
ROBERTA COSIMO earned her degree in Medieval Art History at the University of Lecce. She was born in Puglia and moved to Milan, where she works in publishing and teaches History of Costumes at the Higher Institute of Religious Science.
CATERINA PUCCI was born in Altamura and earned her degree in Foreign Languages at the University of Bari. She later moved to Milan to specialize in International Relations. Whenever she can, she goes home to her "rugged" Murgia to explore all the corners of Puglia that she has yet to discover.