Hon no Machi July 2025 Issue (Vol. 3) — Now Available Free at Member Shops from June 10

Thank you, as always, for reading Hon no Machi. Hydrangeas are taking on color, and the rainy season is drawing near.

The July issue (No. 3) of the monthly Hon no Machi was published on June 10.

Highlights of This Issue

The Famous Restaurant Hachimaki and Edogawa Rampo (Part 2)

The second half of Tadashi Koyama’s story about the renowned tempura restaurant and Rampo.

Layers of Tokyo: A Walk Among the Treasures of Kanda

Colombian-born writer Simon Baquero describes the “layers of time” he discovered while walking the streets of Kanda.

ELLI’s Town Walks Visits The Adirondack Café

A café where you can also enjoy live music, introduced in photos and text.

▶ Read “Photographer ELLI’s Town Walks” #2: The Adirondack Café on the web

Contents of This Issue

• The Changing Jimbocho Old-Book District (3) / Hiroshi Tarumi
• The Famous Restaurant Hachimaki and Edogawa Rampo (Part 2) / Tadashi Koyama
• Jimbocho and Me (2): Things That Change / Ryosuke Sakota
• My Golden Age of Cinema (3) / Yasutaka Tarumi
• New Whimsical Journal of Art (History) (3) / Hiroaki Goto
• Yu Takasuka, a Painter Who Likens Life to a Circus / Daizo Mikoshiba
• There’s No Hobby as Wonderful as Jazz! (67) / Kazuyuki Iida
• A Short Biography of Shuhei Fujisawa (3) / Katsuo Sawada
• Photographer ELLI’s Town Walks (2) / Eri Ito
• The Film Dr. Kakizoe: The Walking Prescription / Masahiro Takase
• Early Photographs of Edo Castle and Its Surroundings (70) / Atsushi Shimizu
• Layers of Tokyo: A Walk Among the Treasures of Kanda / Simon Baquero

Publication Details

• Issue: Monthly Hon no Machi, July 2025 issue (Vol. 3)
• Publication date: June 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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