In Kicks Japan, author Manami Okazaki and photographer Geoff Johnson step out of their Reebok Classics and into the new sneaker revolution, exposing brightly colored kicks,hi-tech sneakers and handmade, wearable works of art. These stories trace the rise and fall of the Japanese sneaker scene, enlivening the streets with a brazen swagger rooted in American hip-hop, graffiti,. DIY, and skate culture. Lushly illustrated with photos of sneaks,treads, tennies, trainers, and the peeps who make ' em, Kicks Japan is for Japanophiles and sneaker freaks everywhere.