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May23Sat
13th BOOK DAY Toyama (Day 1) Unofficial Soon
10:00–18:00A book event held at Toyama Station. Over two days, a market brings together used-book dealers, new releases and little presses, record sellers, food and drink vendors, and artist booths from the Hokuriku region and from Tokai, Kansai, and Tokyo. Free admission. -
May23Sat
Hishigata ZINE Market — Where creators and small books meet at the local bookstore Unofficial Soon
11:00–16:00A market where ZINE (small books) creators and readers meet. This inaugural event sells and exhibits ZINEs filled with individuals' passions and questions—words, drawings, photographs, and more. Food trucks will also be on site. -
May23Sat
ZINE Festival Tokyo Unofficial Soon
12:00–17:001 participants -
May24Sun
13th BOOK DAY Toyama (Day 2) Unofficial Soon
10:00–17:00A book event held at Toyama Station. Over two days, a market brings together secondhand bookstores, new releases and little presses, records, food & drink, and artist booths from mainly the Hokuriku region as well as Tokai, Kansai, and Tokyo. Free admission. -
May24Sun
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May24Sun
Talk Event Celebrating the Publication of 'Can Lives Be Saved by "What If"? — Introduction to Causal Inference'
16:00–17:00To commemorate the publication on May 20, 2026 of the book 'Can Lives Be Saved by "What If"? — Introduction to Causal Inference' (Kobunsha Shinsho), we will hold a talk event with the author, Professor Kousuke Inoue (Professor, Department of Health Promotion and Behavioral Science, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University). How can the wisdom to discern 'truth' from data support people's health and lives? For a general audience, he will explain clearly using everyday examples. Would you like to join us to think together about future 'what ifs' with intellectual excitement? ▼ Register at the URL below https://forms.gle/TCyZaL678DBqYnTv7 -
May28Thu
Two Book Nerds Talk Big! A Talk on the Love of Reading with Henri Ohara and Ruko & Book Signing
19:00–20:30This is a talk event where book lovers Henri Ohara and Ruko talk at length about their love of reading. Enjoy the conversation between the two, who read widely across genres. After the event there will be a signing session with both of them.11 participants -
May30Sat
Paper Summit 2026 Unofficial
10:00–18:00Announcement of the confirmed holding of Paper Summit 2026. The event will take place on Saturday, May 30, 2026, at the Osaka Merchandise Mart Building (OMM Building), Grand Hall B. Please note that the date and venue have been significantly changed from last year. -
May30Sat
Private Creative Writing Lesson
We hold regular creative writing workshops in Nagoya. The group critique classes are currently full (two classes), but private lessons will be held on May 12 and 30. These are 1-day lessons; each session is 45 minutes. There are three slots per day; some have already been booked, but there are still openings. ○ If you have a manuscript for a ZINE or for a public call and would like someone to give you feedback. ○ If you prefer a private lesson rather than a group critique. ○ If you need the motivation of a deadline. If any of the above applies to you, please consider joining 🙏 -
May30Sat
［MARKET］by DRUNK on PAGES Unofficial
A market event themed "Learn about ZINE," featuring sales booths from around 20 groups, a papercraft workshop using ZINE layout diagrams by POLYFIG, talks by ZINE creators, and behind-the-scenes stories from the organizer, 藤れれれ.1 participants -
May30Sat
Inaugural Talk Event for the Culture & Health Magazine '(un)cured'
18:00–19:00We will hold an inaugural talk event to celebrate the launch of the culture and health magazine '(un)cured', which debuts on March 31, 2025! We will welcome Yoshihito Tokuda (徳田嘉仁), the publisher of (un)cured and a general practitioner, who will speak about the background of publishing (un)cured and discuss initiatives such as the work of kuwakuwa kikaku (くわくわ企画), which operates under the theme “a clinic you'll want to stop by”. ▼To register, please use the URL below https://forms.gle/wuorm8BZN6BY6YbG6 -
May30Sat
Talk & Signing with Tanka Poet Kozue Arakawa — Tanka and Work
19:00–20:30To commemorate the publication of Kozue Arakawa's first tanka collection 'Hi o Yoseru' (Bringing the Fire Closer), we will hold a talk and signing event.3 participants -
May31Sun
ZINE Fest Kagoshima Unofficial
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Jun5Fri
Literary Festival Mie #02 (Day 1) Unofficial
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Jun6Sat
Mie Literary Festival #02 (Day 2) Unofficial
10:00–17:001 participants -
Jun6Sat
The 3rd Nishiyama BOOK Arcade Unofficial
11:00–16:00A flea-market–style book event held at Nishiyama Shopping Street where bookstores, zine creators, and general participants set up stalls. Booths are limited to approximately 25 groups on a first-come, first-served basis. There are two types of booth spaces, and items sold are primarily books (other goods are allowed if roughly half of a stall's offerings are books). The event will go ahead in light rain; it will be canceled in severe weather. -
Jun7Sun
Literary Fest Mie #02 (day 3) Unofficial
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Jun7Sun
Setomachi Book Marche Vol.4 Unofficial
Announcement calling for vendors for “Setomachi Book Marche Vol.4,” to be held at multiple venues in Seto City. The event will include a bookstore market featuring bookstores, second-hand bookshops and independent sellers; a Hitohako small bookstore market; and a ZINE market. The event date is June 7, 2026. Information is provided on vendor slots (including 13 slots for ZINE creators / general slots, etc.), booth sizes, and participation fees. First-come, first-served. -
Jun13Sat
ZINE STATION in TOME (Jinsute) Unofficial
10:00–15:00A zine festival starting in Tome: "ZINE STATION in TOME (Jinsute)". A small cultural festival where people who draw, write, make, talk, and view will gather is scheduled to be held at Hoshikuzudo on June 13. Further updates to follow. -
Jun20Sat
ZINE Fest: Travel & Food - Western Japan Unofficial
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Jun20Sat
Didn't Know Nagoya! We'll Tell You — Publication Talk & Signing for 'Nagoya Shiranakatta Gaya Travelogue'
19:00–20:30Covered streams, kappa, water-distribution towers and water-supply towers, roof deities — introducing the slightly unusual scenes and endearing things hidden in everyday life in and around Nagoya.2 participants -
Jun21Sun
ZINE Fest Okinawa Unofficial
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Jun21Sun
Literary Flea Market Iwate 11 Unofficial
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Jun21Sun
Japan Junior High School Newspaper — Daiji Kawanaka Talk & Signing Session: How Can Politics Become a Personal Matter?
14:00–16:00We will welcome Daiji Kawanaka, a reporter who has attracted attention as a journalist for the Japan Junior High School Newspaper, and hear his thoughts on citizens and politics.6 participants -
Jun27Sat
Stationery Market (11th) Unofficial
11:00–16:30The 11th market event focused on stationery. Held on June 27, 2026 at the Large Exhibition Hall of Ota City Industrial Plaza PiO in Tokyo. Features many exhibitors, workshops, a venue-wide puzzle orienteering, a sticker exchange event, and more. Multiple advance and same-day ticket types are available. -
Jun27Sat
ZINE Festival: Travel and Food Unofficial
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Jun27Sat
Setouchi Dou ZINE Festival #1
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Jun28Sun
ZINE Fest Sendai Unofficial
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Jun28Sun
Omoshiro Doujinshi Bazaar @ Osaka Unofficial
The first Osaka edition of "Omoshiro Doujinshi Bazaar", an exhibition and sales event specializing in indie books and information-oriented doujinshi. Date and time: June 28, 2026, 11:00–15:30. Venue: Nishi-Umeda, Mainichi Building Umeda M Hall. Free admission. Secondary exhibitor recruitment is full (additional openings may be possible from the cancellation waiting list). -
Jul3Fri
What Were Bookstores? — Chasing Booksellers Across the Sea — Winner of the 38th Tetsuro Watsuji Cultural Award (General Category)
19:00–20:30"The Bookstores of the Empire" — To commemorate winning the 38th Tetsuro Watsuji Cultural Award (General Category), Nagoya University will hold a talk and signing event with Professor Yoshitaka Hibi!2 participants -
Jul4Sat
ZINE Fest Tochigi Unofficial
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Jul5Sun
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Jul8Wed
Toward a society where books reach the people who will need them even 10 years from now
19:00–20:30Hiroshi Tanaka, who has had a wide-ranging career at Bungeishunju—from a weekly magazine reporter to marketing—will investigate the current state of bookstores and discuss with participants the future of bookstores that emerges from that investigation.4 participants -
Jul10Fri
Ekinishi Evening Calm Tanka Meeting
19:00–20:30This is a tanka gathering for those who want to start writing tanka or have just begun. Why not try composing tanka together? Please feel free to join us. The organizer is tanka poet Miyako Asai, who received the Mahiruno Prize. If you wish to participate, please compose one tanka and email it to [email protected] by July 1. Don't forget to include your name. Beginners are welcome to try composing in the 5-7-5-7-7 rhythm.1 participants -
Jul18Sat
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Jul19Sun
Town ZINE Fest & INDIE MARKET in Kobe Futaba (day1) Unofficial
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Jul20Mon
Literature Flea Market Sapporo 11 Unofficial
Event time being adjusted1 participants -
Jul20Mon
Town ZINE Fest & INDIE MARKET in Kobe Futaba (day 2) Unofficial
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Jul20Mon
ZINE Fest Matsuyama Unofficial
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Jul25Sat
What the author wanted to convey in writing 'A Biographical Study of Fusae Ichikawa' — Lecture by Professor Kumiko Shindo
14:00–15:30We will welcome Kumiko Shindo, the leading authority on Fusae Ichikawa studies who recently published 'A Biographical Study of Fusae Ichikawa', and ask her about what she wanted to convey to readers through her research on Fusae Ichikawa, the most prominent postwar politician to come from Aichi Prefecture. The interviewer will be journalist Keiko Yamamoto, a former NHK commentator.3 participants -
Aug1Sat
The 4th Nagoya Ekinishi Literary Marche
12:00–17:30This is the 4th Nagoya Ekinishi Literary Marche. The exhibitors this time are as follows (in no particular order): ハミング研究所 今夜はここで栞を 本の海める サラバ道徳 koboshiyasan 海月舎 静謐堂 名古屋SFアンソロジー That's all. The venue is NAgoyaBOOKCENTER, 2nd floor, Gallery N2. -
Aug1Sat
【Sign language interpretation available】 Let's talk about libraries and bookstores — 野口武悟✖︎藤坂康司 — This is a library that's more than just a place to borrow books; making reading barrier-free can save bookstores
18:30–20:30Professor 野口武悟 (Aoyama Gakuin University, Library and Information Science), a leading researcher in reading accessibility, and 藤坂康司, a former library director and now bookstore staff who helped realize a library that's more than just a place to borrow books together with citizens and librarians, will have an in-depth conversation about the possibilities of libraries that can only be understood through practice and about the potential for books that reading accessibility brings.3 participants -
Aug2Sun
Literature Flea Market Kagawa 3 Unofficial
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Aug2Sun
ZINE Fest Literature: Poetry and Diaries Unofficial
11:00–16:00Held jointly with ZINE Fest Photography1 participants -
Aug2Sun
ZINE Fest Photography Unofficial
11:00–16:00Held at the same venue as ZINE Fest Literature – Poetry and Diaries. https://note.com/bookcultureclub/n/n77dd4363d56d -
Aug8Sat
Birth of Poet Noriko Ibaraki: The Girl from Nishio — Commemorative Lecture for the Publication by Makoto Kumagai
14:00–15:30This year marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Nishio-born poet Noriko Ibaraki. We will welcome Makoto Kumagai, principal of Anjo Gakuen High School, who has published "Poet Noriko Ibaraki: The Girl from Nishio" (Fubaisha), and hear him speak about the book. The interviewer will be Keiko Yamamoto, a former NHK commentator and journalist. -
Aug22Sat
ZINE Festival Saitama @ Urawa PARCO Unofficial
10:00–18:00 -
Aug23Sun
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Aug29Sat
ZINE Festival Ibaraki Unofficial
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Sep5Sat
ZINE Fest: Animals Unofficial
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Sep6Sun
ZINE Festival Yamanashi Unofficial
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Sep13Sun
Bungaku Flea Market Osaka 14 Unofficial
3 participants -
Sep27Sun
ZINE Fest Kyoto Unofficial
11:00–16:001 participants -
Oct4Sun
Fukuoka Literature Flea Market 12 Unofficial
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Oct4Sun
ZINE Fest Iwate Unofficial
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Oct10Sat
ZINE Fest Kumamoto Unofficial
11:00–16:00ZINE Fest to be held in Kumamoto on October 10, 2026. The venue is the Kumamoto City International Exchange Hall, 6th floor. General admission is 11:00–16:00; admission fee is 500 yen. Approximately 100 exhibitors are planned, and exhibitor applications are being accepted (fees vary by exhibition plan). Exhibitors are required to cooperate with event operations, and payments are non-refundable. There are rules regarding load-in and sales. -
Oct17Sat
Komikawa Unofficial
This is the first comic convention held in the Mikawa region in October 2025. Comic convention + Mikawa = 'Komikawa'. The event is scheduled to be held in October 2026. More details will be provided later. -
Oct31Sat
ZINE Fest Fukuoka Unofficial
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Nov1Sun
Interesting Doujinshi Bazaar @ Jimbocho Unofficial
11:00–16:00A sales event focused on information-themed doujinshi and indie publications. It will be held on November 1, 2026 from 11:00 to 16:00 at Bellesalle Jimbocho (entire building) and the Annex. We are recruiting 310 exhibitor spaces. Each space measures 90 cm (W) × 45 cm (D). The participation fee is "at least ¥7,000 per space as a gesture" (any amount is acceptable). Items for sale will mainly be all-ages information/commentary doujinshi. -
Nov1Sun
ZINE Fest Hiroshima Unofficial
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Nov14Sat
ZINE Fest Shizuoka Unofficial
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Nov15Sun
ZINE Fest Nagano Unofficial
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Nov21Sat
ZINE Fest Chigasaki Unofficial
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Nov23Mon
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Nov29Sun
ZINE Festival Kochi Unofficial
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Dec12Sat
ZINE Fest Nagasaki Unofficial
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Jan11Mon
ZINE Fest Nagoya Unofficial
11:00–16:00A ZINE event held in Nagoya. January 11, 2027, 11:00–16:00 at Fukiage Hall, 2nd Floor, 1st Fashion Exhibition Hall. Admission fee: 500 yen. Exhibitors are being recruited; tables and chairs are provided. Information about exhibitor plans and fees, move-in and prohibited items, and requests for operational assistance (help on the day) is posted. -
Jan16Sat
ZINE Fest Yokohama Unofficial
12:00–17:00ZINE Fest Yokohama is a zine market held at Yokohama Ōsanbashi Hall on Saturday, January 16, 2027. Doors are open from 12:00–17:00; admission is ¥500. Exhibitors are being recruited (tables and chairs provided; booth sizes listed; exhibitor fee plans available). There are exhibitor rules, requirements for load-in and operational cooperation, and prohibited items (sexually explicit or grotesque content, political or religious advocacy, consignment sales, etc.).