Music-related shops and live house, also compared to enhance the first time in the movie theater, you might person often find it "Shibuya is a small bookstore." But, if you walk a little town, in addition to the large stores that including the book first, shops dealing with a personality full of old book stores and art books can be found in one after another. So, while Tour of the "Shibuya to homecoming" and in the series writer Yukihisa Yamamoto and Shibuya bookstore on the homepage of NHK publication, Dealing and of Yamamoto's book, I heard the talk about the work.
Yukihisa's interview Yamamoto is here
Major bookstores map of Shibuya is here
Yamamoto called the Shibuya from student days are visiting Shigeku foot. "I think there is a change because the slope is often in the scenery. That point, flat city'm I would be a little boring," and, says the appeal to explore the Shibuya. When walking with the aim of bookstore, it was passed in front of a variety of mini-theater. Yamamoto, who is also a movie fan, said, "become interested opportunity to various culture but it is a city" a wide frontage ". From incoming ones always anxious in a corner of the field of view, do not get tired to walk." you. As "a little more, if the rich theater and theater is, how still happy."
In the book Fast Shibuya that such Yamamoto is stop by frequently, first it was first headed, underground first floor of movie-related corner. Mr. Yamamoto says, "movie-related books, so unexpectedly would soon run out, what was worrisome buy immediately," said the thing. Did things that there was a book that decided to buy today, "basically the title is a faint memory" for, after all, Flip Mai not find. We moved to the second floor of the novel corner to give up. Place took to hand the book that caught the eye, took in hand among repeating the ..., how to find the book's Yamamoto to buy a book you want to read. Once the visit to the bookstore, two hours is referred to as too well over. Even today, in the novel corner, from the new book book, until the paperback, evenly Tour of the bookshelf, "Now, you want a book to read," I picked up the two books as. The following is the fifth floor to the cartoon corner. Indeed because of the long experience as a manga editor, we will continue to check the work in a familiar tone. Even we were to choose two books here.
Two books of Yamamoto's novels that chose the "sunset over the Chocolate Mountain" (Susan Elder Kin Author), and "Winky" (Clifford Chase Author). When asked as "the chosen point?", That of the "because the cover was good." There is that I saw in a different bookstore previously, seems to have been with the eye. It should be noted that work of either of the writer, Read was that for the first time. Also talk that it is fun of looking for this for so the "Jacquet buying". In addition, "This is Recommended!" And, manga Yamamoto makes one push "Karasuyasatoshi" (Karasuyasatoshi Author). "Four authors are drawn in the story their own lives is a comic." How can rests in a corner of the reader page of monthly afternoon ", interesting feeling blurred is, I would read about." Yamamoto-san is another book of comics chosen "anime is your job" (Author Atsuko Ishida). "And" interesting "from a previous, because it was recommended to the people. Some of them I read because I Do with the vaguely want to draw a cartoon in which the animator to hero".
In addition, we went to book store First Shibuya store and visited an old book store Flying Book located behind SHIBUYA MARKCITY . This is a unique old book store doubling as a cafe and event space, books selected by beatnik, hippie, drag, travel, shopkeeper Yamahido Kazuhiro fill the bookshelf. It was the first time to visit this shop, but it seems that Yamamoto liked that deep selection. At the cafe counter, I got a scenty coffee and I took a close talk with Mr. Yamamoto.>>山本さんのインタビューはこちら
This time, Mr. Yamamoto visited two stores here. A large bookstore with a number of books of Shibuya's premier "book Fast Shibuya", a reputation for antiquarian bookshop in book selection of counter-culture-based "Flying Books".
In June 1998, it was open to the entire renovated fashion building "ONE-OH-NINE 30s". As "Entertainment comprehensive bookstore" with a sales floor area of Shibuya maximum of 930 square meters, boasts a 6 floor, 70 million books in the assortment. From indie magazines to Town magazine and corporate PR magazine, characteristic is "TOKYO Magazine Center" of 1F to align the magazine of 5000 items. Such as Art Business Science and Engineering, medical book, assortment of technical books on the concept of "living like a bookstore at the beginning" is one of the leading adequacy in Tokyo not limited to Shibuya.
>>ブックファースト渋谷店の地図はこちら
March 2003, opened with renewed 2F of Shibuya old book center. Origin of the shop name from "Like flying from abroad" this was collected, "feeling that would flew to the book of the world" actually customers who have purchased the book. Including the literary works of the Beat Generation is in the store, old books and Hiroshi magazine with a focus on, such as New Age and Eastern thought Drug journey and contemporary thought lined Zurarito. Alcohol also drink counter is provided, and poetry recital in irregular, also has held events such as concerts.
>>Flying Booksの地図はこちらIn Shibuya unique bookstore gather, have also opened a new bookstore. Art book is rich, with support from the creators high "Aoyama Book Center HMV Shibuya", whatever about the "food" gather "Cook Co-op", both were opened at the end of last year.
Aoyama Book Center HMV Shibuya
In November 2006, open to the HMV Shibuya 6F in the center city. The keywords ", reading play feel", and has a configuration that was conscious of, such as "four seasons in Some continue to live in color and shape-eternity to stimulate the imagination of word-city hustle and bustle." The assortment of graphic creative-based book has a reputation, enhance the first time of the photograph collection and design book at HMV Shibuya store stand out. In addition, the gallery space of the hotel have also been used, such as in the combined photo exhibition and book sale in the publication of the photo book.
>>青山ブックセンターHMV渋谷店の地図はこちら
It opened in November 2006. Store name street, which means "union of food", books and magazines, such as cooking recipes, essays, picture books, of course, miscellaneous goods such as tableware and apron, until the coffee beans and Italian Suites, the various things that the "food" to the theme bookstore dealing. "Edo and the sum" select also fun to meet the seasonal theme, such as "chocolate". In the cozy and store of about 6 square meters, in addition to can coffee tasting, the lunch is also sells lunch box that uses a friendly ingredients to the body.
>>COOKCOOPの地図はこちらYukihisa's interview Yamamoto is here
Major bookstores map of Shibuya is here
