From Cover-to-Cover – 5 Great Bookstores in Tokyo
5 awesome bookstores in Tokyo. In addition, all of these bookstores have something else to offer besides a large selection of Japanese books, whether that be English language press, a tasty cafe, an outside terrace, or an impressive children’s area.
Haruki Murakami – Japan’s Nobel Laureate in Waiting
For me, one of my “literary heroes” in this regard is Haruki Murakami. However, such is the humility of this genius, Murakami does not let such notions get to him. In fact he actually seems quite uncomfortable with the whole thing.
Words From The Past: Contemporary Japanese Philosophy In The Modern World
It amazed me how words written thousands of years ago by people long dead could come to shape our modern world on such a fundamental level. It also stunned me that so few of my fellow students seemed interested in what these ancient texts had to offer.
Read for Cheap! 2nd Hand Book Stores
Japan has a reading culture. People read silently in cafes, on trains, in front of the book rack of convenient stores. And they read all sorts of things too: novels, manga, magazines, etc. However, books aren’t necessarily cheap, and this is where the 2nd Hand Book Stores come to the rescue!
Recommended Haruki Murakami Novels
Recommended reads for this Summer. Snuggle up in bed with any one of these on a weekend where rain plays a spoilsport and it is too hot to go out and travel. Haruki Murakami will save the day!
Books, Books, and More Books at the Kanda Used Book Festival
Every autumn, the booksellers of Kanda’s Jimbocho district host a massive book sale. Rack after rack of books are set up outside Jimbocho’s bookstores to entice dedicated bibliophiles and passers by to peruse their shelves. In other words, for book lovers, for two weeks, Jimbocho is something like Paradise.
Two sides of the same coin: A look into the works of Haruki and Ryu Murakami
When people think of contemporary writers from Japan everyone`s mind turn to one man - Haruki Murakami. Haruki`s influence throughout the literary world is far-reaching.