Kuramae Chikuma Bookstore

Chikuma Shobo will hold "Kuramae Chikuma Bookstore," a two-day-only bookstore that opens the 1st and 4th floors of its Kuramae office building, on November 28 and 29.

This event is a bookstore project that sells almost every item Chikuma Shobo currently has in print. On the day, Chikuma Shobo employees will welcome visitors as booksellers. It is also a rare chance to step inside a publisher's office building, and this year marks the 4th time it has been held. When it was held in 2024, more than 600 people visited.

Highlights

• This year's main attraction is a "limited reissue," and books with very few copies left in stock will also be on sale
• A project in which employees select books and create POP displays to convey the appeal of each book
• A book selection project by authors closely connected with Chikuma Shobo, including Riku Onda
• Original goods, including goods themed on Osamu Dazai's No Longer Human (Ningen Shikkaku), whose first edition Chikuma Shobo published
• Collaboration products with cafes in Kuramae and a gacha (capsule toy) corner

Bunko, shinsho, and tankobon books will also be on sale. The event is also intended to help liven up the Kuramae area, a town of craftsmanship lined with variety shops and cafes, so it looks like a fun event to enjoy along with a stroll around the neighborhood.