Hon no Machi June 2025 Issue (Vol. 2) — Now Available Free at Member Shops from May 10

Thank you, as always, for reading Hon no Machi. Fresh green leaves are dazzling, and it’s the perfect season for strolling around town.

The June issue (No. 2) of the monthly Hon no Machi was published on May 10.

Highlights of This Issue

New Series “Jimbocho and Me” Begins

Ryosuke Sakota, owner of Keyaki Shoten, begins a new series recalling the days when he first joined Isseido Bookstore.

Photographer ELLI’s Town Walks, #1

The first installment of this series, which visits the town’s beloved shops in photos and text, features Luncheon, a long-established Western-style restaurant.

The Famous Restaurant Hachimaki and Edogawa Rampo

Mystery researcher Tadashi Koyama traces the ties between a renowned tempura restaurant and the writer Edogawa Rampo (Part 1).

▶ Read “Photographer ELLI’s Town Walks” #1: Luncheon on the web
▶ Read this issue’s installment of Ryosuke Sakota’s “Jimbocho and Me” on the web

Contents of This Issue

• When I Joined Isseido Bookstore / Ryosuke Sakota
• The Famous Restaurant Hachimaki and Edogawa Rampo (Part 1) / Tadashi Koyama
• The Formidable Fast Eating of Publishing Folk / Hideaki Hayashi
• The Changing Jimbocho Old-Book District (2) / Hiroshi Tarumi
• New Whimsical Journal of Art (History) (2) / Hiroaki Goto
• My Golden Age of Cinema (2) / Yasutaka Tarumi
• Chinomishiri: The Gaze and Cosmos of Michio Iwata / Yumi Yokota
• Photographer ELLI’s Town Walks (1) / Eri Ito
• Soseki, Shiki and Ogai: The Intriguing Relationship of Three Writers / Naoko Nishiguchi
• There’s No Hobby as Wonderful as Jazz! (66) / Kazuyuki Iida
• A Short Biography of Shuhei Fujisawa (2) / Katsuo Sawada
• Easter at Nikolai-do Cathedral / Tetsuya Sudo
• Early Photographs of Edo Castle and Its Surroundings (69) / Atsushi Shimizu

Publication Details

• Issue: Monthly Hon no Machi, June 2025 issue (Vol. 2)
• Publication date: May 10, 2025
• Cover price: ¥150 (tax incl.) — distributed free at member shops
• Publisher: Hon no Machi Editorial Office
• Where to find it: Member shops and other locations in Kanda, Jimbocho and Ochanomizu (list of member shops and pickup points)

The PDF of this issue is available on note.

Earlier issues can be read on our Back Issues page. *Exhibitions, events, shop information, advertisements and other details are as of the original publication date.

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