Crochet in Japanese

About 3 years ago, in 2009, I attended the '10th Nordic Knitting Symposium' in Japan. I came home with new experiences and more knowledge. I also came home with yarns, needles, crochet hooks, pattern books and a few materials packs with yarn and pattern for simple projects like necklaces.
I found these packs recently when I sorted up among my yarns and all needlework related stuff. It's really nice to know where everything is so now, with everthing in such a great order, I feel like crocheting in Japanese!
One of the lectures in this symposium was about reading a japanese knitting pattern. We learned that it's possible, without knowing the language, to read a japanese knitting and crochet pattern.
The Japanese people are efficient, careful and adept at simplifying and using symbols.

Clear & Simple Crochet Symbols
Amazon and yesasia have a similar book.

Yarn for a necklace, bought at Avril in Kyoto.

Nicely packed!

And here is the pattern!