Last summer, we took a trip to Japan and then to Hong Kong, and I’m now at last getting to the backlog of blog posts that I had dreamed of writing when I was there. Of course high up on the list was visiting some stationery shops, but we also tried to pencil in some … [Read more…]
Another new item that’s perfect for starting off a new year—I think I start off every year hoping/planning to read more, or read better. We’re now carrying Page Anchors, a tool that you slide into a book to help it stay open. There are four colours: Gold, Winter Platinum (Silver), Obsidian Black, Rose Gold. I … [Read more…]
Near Chiyoda-Ku is the Jinbocho Book Town, so called because its streets are a maze of used and new bookstores, mostly in Japanese, but a little smattering of English here and there. They seem to be mostly used bookshops, smaller ones with shelves to the ceilings, but there are a number of larger, multi-floor, new … [Read more…]