Episode 84: Eriko Kobayashi – An unfolding story

Episode 84: Eriko Kobayashi – An unfolding story

Eriko is a nature artist, illustrator, and conservationist. She is also the founder of Japan Nature Journal Club. From being an insect loving child, to growing into a wildlife artist and nature journal teacher, the natural world has always been an important part of Eriko's story.

Listen to hear more about:

  • Eriko’s experience wild foraging as a child and the different plants she encountered.
  • Eriko’s love for insects as a child.
  • How nature taught her about the delicacy of life.
  • How she came to wildlife art and then to nature journaling through the work of artists like Robert Bateman and Clare Walker Leslie.
  • The beautiful story of when Eriko met Clare Walker Leslie for the first time at the Wild Wonder Nature Journaling Conference.
  • Eriko’s experience of starting the Japan Nature Journal Club.
  • Her involvement with the translation of The Law’s Guide to Nature Drawing and Journaling into Japanese.
  • Stories and memories of sharing nature with her daughter.


Eriko’s website can be found here: https://njos-jp.teachable.com.

See Eriko’s nature journal pages on Instagram @erikokobayashi_naturejournal and Facebook.

To learn more about the Japan Nature Journal Club, click here.

Read Eriko’s blog post for International Nature Journaling Week: Why I Started a Nature Journal Club – Everything happens for a reason.

Eriko created a short video answering the question ‘What does nature journaling mean to you?’ You can watch the video here.

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