| Sketches of Japan | |
| Type: | album |
| Artist: | Toshiko Akiyoshi |
| Cover: | SketchesOfJapan_ToshikoAkiyoshi.jpg |
| Released: | 1999 |
| Recorded: | 12, 13 January 1998 and 8 February 1999 (New York) 17 November 1998 (Tokyo) |
| Studio: | Studio A, Avatar Studios, New York City CRS Recording Studio No. 1, Tokyo |
| Genre: | Jazz |
| Length: | 49:32 |
| Label: | Nippon Crown |
| Prev Title: | Live at Blue Note Tokyo '97 |
| Prev Year: | 1997 |
| Next Title: | Solo Live at the Kennedy Center |
| Next Year: | 2000 |
Sketches of Japan is an album by jazz pianist Toshiko Akiyoshi. It was released in 1999 by Nippon Crown Records.
The album was recorded over three sessions: at Studio A, Avatar Studios, New York City on January 12–13 and February 8, 1999; and at CRS Recording Studio No. 1, Tokyo on November 17, 1998.[1] Most of the music is played by a trio, and five of the seven tracks were written by Akiyoshi.