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Three books that BOOK × SHIBUYA Shibuya bookstores is to recommend

Toward the people who work in Shibuya, a bookseller to set up a shop "Now, this should read" in monthly in Shibuya will introduce.

The theme

Iizawa Kotaro's pick
"Tightly condensed Photos Shibuya"

In the Ebisu "Photos cafeteria Megutama". While looking at the photo album in the store, it is a nice cafe that can enjoy the delicious rice and fun event. About 5000 books of photo collection of all, is a photograph critic Iizawa Kotaro Mr. Fine what is in here. Widely from the thought that I want to enjoy to you, placed in the shop two-thirds or more of a photo collection at home until then. "Without a photo collection of words, from children to adults, and is also enjoy foreign people" door to the world ", attractive tool to warp to the world in an instant if you open the page," said Tama's when the spokesman .

"Shibuya × Books" of this time, Iizawa Kotaro's become a book selector, from the bookshelf of "photo book cafeteria Megutama", and three books pick up the photo collection relating to Shibuya, were asked to introduce. Three books of photo book Shibuya of charm has been tightly condensed. Such as there is also a photo, such as amazing Jack Robinson, just interesting work to rediscover the Shibuya. Certainly once, I want you to try to take in hand.

This month's book selector

Iizawa Kotaro's (photo critic. "Photos cafeteria Megutama" photo album in charge)

1954, Miyagi Prefecture, was born. Photo critic. Mushroom literature researcher. 1977, Nihon University College of Art Photography Department graduation. In 1984, University of Tsukuba Graduate School of Arts and Sciences doctoral graduates. "Welcome to the Museum of Photography" in major book (Kodansha), "Contemporary Japanese Photography Archive" (blue bow, Inc.), "mushrooms comic masterpiece election" (P Vine) and many others.


店　名:
"Photos cafeteria Megutama"
住　所:
Shibuya-ku, Higashi 3-2-7 1F
電　話:
03-6805-1838
営　業:
Weekdays 11:30 to 23:00
(L.O22: 00)
Saturday and Sunday national holiday 12:00 to 22:00
(L.O21: 00)
定　休:
Monday
(In the case of a national holiday, the next Tuesday off)

Recommended from the book selector

"Shibuya of Past and Present time trip photo Pledge of album upheaval was Shibuya"

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title
"Shibuya of Past and Present time trip photo Pledge of album upheaval was Shibuya"
the publisher
Irodoriryusha
Release date
2013/5
Price
1,620 yen (tax included)
size
29.4 cm
page
63P

Vehicles essayist Miyoshi Kosan (Yoshizo Miyoshi) of the columnist and his maker of Makoto Ikuta local historians, a book that introduced the old and new street corner landscape, including the peripheral Shibuya Station.

<Iizawa's Recommended point of>
This book has become a made to show in contrast to the old days of photography and now photos. Now instead just Shibuya is larger in the past two to three years in the midst of re-development, but will change in the future, compared to the initial and early Showa, the time in 2013 that this book has been published also it looks, the upheaval the first time has tremendous thing. The fact that the first surprised to see this book, the gondola to put the children in between the fourth floor rooftop of the seventh floor rooftop and Tokyu Toyoko shops West Wing of 1951 to the current Tokyu Toyoko shop was running. And very cute (laughs). Although it existed is so it was only just two years. Nishiguchi with Hachiko is also a long time ago was running the line is there is ball power. Cultural village street in the Bunkamura is past elementary school. The Shrine as there is a greengrocer, appearance, such as if it were the Ebisu station house. Look at this photo, to would think nostalgic people who live in Shibuya from a long time ago, or would not receive the young generation of people is no small shock that do not know a long time ago.

"Tokyo Story"

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title
"Tokyo Story"
the publisher
Heibonsha
Release date
1989/5
Price
:3,030円
size
29.2 cm
page
120P

Photographer representative of Japan, one of the things Araki 惟氏 masterpiece Araki. This photo collection of photographs taken in two to three years can be traced back from 1989, of the publication year.


<Iizawa's Recommended point of>
Showa of Tokyo collection of photographs taken of the city of the time of the end. Shibuya 109 just cover can. It is impressive painting of Marilyn Monroe. Shibuya, such as "Miyashita park", "Koen-dori Shibuya" There are a few photos on the stage. For example, standing in the parking lot of the hotel district, Maruyama-cho, couples and, Shibuya hand-painted mural that was next to the Parco. In addition, the girl with the Japan national flag I have a photo that go to celebrate the Emperor's Birthday on the train, that she disappears in the next page, and finally end in the figure of the old man sit small toward the back you. This old man which was likened to the Emperor Showa, to represent the end of the Showa. It is also interesting to have such a small story. It is very wonderful work. In addition, Yoko this photograph collection is the wife of Araki's the following year that have been published have been died. While an air of end and Yoko's death of one of the era, hooking to the movie "Tokyo Story" of Yasujiro Ozu, is an ambitious book that created a "Tokyo Story" Araki said.

"Shibuya, Shibuya"

title
"Shibuya, Shibuya"
the publisher
Heibonsha
Release date
2007/6
Price
¥ 4,104 (tax included)
size
26 cm
page
198P

Photo book Yasuhiro Mr. Ishimoto of veteran photographer took the Shibuya on the stage.


<Iizawa's Recommended point of>
Is a career photographer, is Yasuhiro Ishimoto (Ishimoto, Yasuhiro) Mr. of the last collection of photographs, which is known for having brought the modern photo of the style of the United States to Japan. 1921 was born in the United States he has the United States and Japan of dual citizenship, was active in both countries. In Japan, Ishimoto, who was taking the Katsura Imperial Villa and Buddha statues. Such he is, suddenly the Shibuya to the stage beyond the 80-year-old, I began to take the fashion of young people. Of course the "Why, the Shibuya?", Everyone was surprised. Ambitious I think that I've been thinking and let's create your own world as the last until the photographer. As can be seen and get a look at the photo, it has taken quite close to the subject. 80 years of age or older of old photographer is not he had taken the shirt and pants in this short distance, is so many times been mistaken for a truly suspicious person has been suspicious questioning by the police. "Shibuya, Shibuya" of the title is his is a career masterpiece masterpiece "Chicago, Chicago," which was subjected to (1969). It is a book to feel the tenacity of old photographer.

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