Shibui

Shibui The Japanese art of finding beauty in aging

Sanae Ishida

Book - 2025

"Discover "shibui" -- the Japanese philosophy of finding the simple, subtle beauty that emerges with time. Through watercolor illustrations, personal stories, and mindfulness reflections, this book offers Eastern wisdom to help readers embrace healthy aging with joy and grace. SHIBUI introduces readers to a transformative Japanese approach to aging that celebrates the subtle beauty, wisdom, and joy that emerge with time. Through engaging personal essays, watercolor illustrations, and practical activities, Japanese-American author Sanae Ishida presents a refreshing alternative to Western anti-aging messages. Each chapter explores a different dimension of aging beautifully: beauty (bi), health (kenkou), purpose (mokuteki), weal...th (tomi), connection (tsunagari), and approaching life's end (owari)."--

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2nd Floor New Shelf 155.67/Ishida (NEW SHELF) Due Feb 20, 2026
Subjects
Aging > Psychological aspects.
Aesthetics, Japanese.
Conduct of life.
Mindfulness (Psychology)
Self-actualization (Psychology)
Vieillissement > Aspect psychologique.
Esthétique japonaise.
Morale pratique.
Pleine conscience (Psychologie)
ethics (philosophical concept)
Published
Seattle : Sasquatch Books [2025]
Language
English
Main Author
Sanae Ishida (author)
Physical Description
xii, 145 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
ISBN
9781632175755
  • Introduction
  • Bi / Beauty
  • On Beauty
  • Imperfect Beauty
  • How Long Until a Beautiful Place?
  • Winsome Wisdom
  • First (In) Sight
  • Wrinkle Reading
  • Kenko / Health
  • On Vitality
  • The Joy of Menopause
  • The Benefits of Restraint
  • Put Your Hands Together
  • Nourishing the Whole Self
  • How Are You?
  • Mokuteki / Purpose
  • On Purpose
  • The Loop
  • From Nothing to Something
  • Retirement: Redefining Purpose in Later Years
  • Tantanto and the Middle Way
  • White Envy and Urayamashii
  • Shigoto Hard, Play Hard
  • Tomi / Wealth
  • On Measuring Wealth
  • A Very, Very Rich Life
  • Keeping Up with the Joneses and Shibuis
  • Supporting Roles
  • Bountiful Leftovers
  • Wanting What I Have
  • Tsunagari / Connection
  • On Connecting
  • Wizened and Intertwined
  • Lost
  • Universal Interconnectedness: Serendipity
  • Even the Yakuza Respect the Elderly
  • The Loneliness Dis-Ease
  • Carless in Seattle
  • Owari / The Ending
  • On Dying
  • The White Mustard Seed
  • Ichigo Ichie (and a Story About Tigers and Strawberries)
  • The Aftermath (Afterlife) and Quirming
  • The Crows
  • Kireizuki
  • Conclusion
  • Glossary of Japanese Terms
  • Acknowledgments

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