Hon no Machi August 2026 Issue (Vol. 16) — Now Available Free at Member Shops from July 10

Thank you, as always, for reading Hon no Machi. The rainy season is over, and the summer sun is dazzling.

The August issue (Vol. 16) of the monthly Hon no Machi was published on July 10.

Highlights of This Issue

Challenges Ahead for the Nibancho Redevelopment Master Plan

Looking at the redevelopment plan for Nibancho in Chiyoda-ku, Akihiko Osawa sorts out the issues, starting from why no skyscrapers have ever been built in the Bancho area.

Book Lovers of the Old-Book District (4): Chikara Shinagawa

Under the title “Old Books Ride a Bicycle,” Ken Kayahara introduces the book lover Chikara Shinagawa.

ELLI’s Town Walks Visits Daiki Shoe Store

“What the wearer touches is the inside of the shoe” — we visited a shop devoted to making shoes that truly fit.

▶ Read “Photographer ELLI’s Town Walks” #15: Daiki Shoe Store on the web

Contents of This Issue

• My Apprenticeship in Old Books (12): Grandville’s Illustrated Books / Inuhiko Yomota
• Engraved Memories (4): A Chance Encounter at Kissa Hotaka / Gen Yamanaka
• Architectural Walks Around Kanda (2): Yushima Seido / Jun Kanda
• From the Study of an International History Detective (10): Kazuo Kani, Unearthed by Hiroshi Kume on the 50th Anniversary of the War’s End / Tetsuro Kato
• Jimbocho and Me (15): Selling Beyond the Storefront / Ryosuke Sakota
• Book Lovers of the Old-Book District (4): Chikara Shinagawa / Ken Kayahara
• The Little Cake Shop in Town / Mitsuko Asai
• A Mini Theater with a Café and Bookshelves (4) / Tadashi Koyama
• Curtain Calls in Full Bloom (7): The Town as a Stage! / Hiroshi Takahagi
• Rose-Colored Frozen Treats: mio posto / Junko Honda
• Notebook of Sounds (11): Pekka Kuusisto / Marsha Lin
• ELLI’s Town Walks (15): Daiki Shoe Store / Eri Ito
• The Story of Shikoan, a Rooftop Gallery in Ginza / Fuyuhiko Yamamoto
• In Search of Yojiro Shimamura’s Paintings (11): Yojiro’s Drawings / Naoko Shimamura
• The Kunio Makino Centenary Exhibition / Toshihisa Moriyasu
• New Whimsical Journal of Art (History) (16): Shunsuke Stands in Jimbocho!? (2) / Hiroaki Goto
• There’s No Hobby as Wonderful as Jazz! (80) / Kazuyuki Iida
• Challenges Ahead for the Nibancho Redevelopment Master Plan / Akihiko Osawa
• Early Photographs of Edo Castle and Its Surroundings (83) / Atsushi Shimizu

Cover: Gen Yamanaka, “Lamp of the Stars”
This issue also includes a notice for the Shakespeare Gallery exhibition “Usaburo Ihara + Photographs of 1920s Paris” (July 8–August 6, 2026).

Publication Details

• Issue: Monthly Hon no Machi, August 2026 issue (Vol. 16)
• Publication date: July 10, 2026
• 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)

Printed copies are distributed at member shops. To find a pickup point near you, see our member shop list or area map.

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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