This is a hand-sewn map journal with views from Japan on the covers. It is sewn with red and yellow linen thread in the coptic stitch. The inside covers are covered with red paper. The outside front cover says Tokyo and shows a street map and the back also has a street map and places of interest. The 112 pages inside are lined and ready for your journal entries. The book opens completely flat for easy use. Size is 5.5" x 8.5". Great gift for travels to the Far East.