Peace Cats (Japanese Version): The Art of Jimmy Tsutomu Mirikitani Hardcover

Artwork and words by Jimmy Tsutomu Mirikitani. Edited by Masa Yoshikawa.

Peace Cats is a Japanese-language collection of artwork and personal reflections by Japanese American artist Jimmy Tsutomu Mirikitani, whose life was featured in the documentary the Cats of Mirikitani. Born in California and raised in Hiroshima, Mirikitani experienced incarceration at Tule Lake during World War II and later lived as a homeless artist in New York City.

Through colorful illustrations, including his distinctive cat drawings, and his own words, the book explores themes of war, peace, memory, survival, and artistic expression. It also includes material about the documentary and the artist's life.