An illustrated guide by botanist Tomitaro Makino (1862-1957) left unfinished at his death has been completed and published.
The book -- released Nov. 25 and titled "Makino's Illustrated Manyo Plants in Color" -- focuses on plants featured in the "Manyoshu," Japan's oldest anthology of poems.
Makino, known as the "father of Japanese botany," had planned for the book to be published in his later years.
