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Jun16Tue
Private Creative Writing Lessons
We regularly hold literary creative writing workshops in Nagoya. Currently, the group critique-style classes (two classes) are full, but we are offering private lessons. Some slots are already taken, but there are still openings. ○ You’ve written a manuscript for a ZINE or for submissions to open calls and would like someone to give you feedback. ○ You prefer one-on-one lessons rather than group critique sessions. ○ You want the motivation that a deadline provides. If any of the above applies to you, please consider joining 🙏 -
Jun19Fri
Tanka Class for Everyone
19:00–20:30This is a tanka class for beginners — from people trying tanka for the first time to those who have tried composing a few poems. The instructor is Miyako Asai, a tanka poet who has received the Mahiru-no Prize. Please feel free to join us. -
Jun20Sat
Create an original notebook with handmade bookbinding and collage
Would you like to make an original notebook using handmade bookbinding? [For children] Preschool (senior) and elementary school and up A5 vertical, 24 pages. Inner pages: two types—blank or lined. You can choose the color of the thread and the cover paper! We bind by threading the string without using needles, so it’s safe for children to make 🍀 [For adults] A6 vertical, 32–40 pages. Inner pages: three types—blank, lined, or grid. You can choose the color of the thread and the cover paper material and color! We bind using needles and thread. For the cover design, you may follow the sample design, arrange it your way, or create a completely original design! ✔︎ For people who love paper ✔︎ For people who enjoy making things ✔︎ For people who want to try making a handbound ZINE This workshop is recommended for those people! We look forward to your participation 😌 ……………… 🗓️2026.6.20 (Sat) 13:30–15:30 📍 ユメツナベース(@yumetuna_b ) 名古屋市北区柳原４丁目４−４ 中杉ビル 2F-D 👥 Capacity: 6 💰 Fee (materials included, tools provided) Adults: ¥1,800 Children: ¥1,300 -
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.5 participants -
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.11 participants -
Jun24Wed
Let's make an original notebook with hand-binding and collage
Would you like to make an original notebook with hand-binding? A6 size (vertical), 32–40 pages We will bind using needle and thread! The inside paper comes in three types: blank, lined, and grid. You can also choose the color of the thread and the paper type/color for the cover! For the cover design, you can follow the reference design, arrange it your way, or make a completely original one! ✔︎ For those who love paper ✔︎ For those who enjoy making things ✔︎ For those who want to try making a handmade book/zine This workshop is recommended for such people! We look forward to your participation 😌 ……………… 🗓️ Wed, June 24, 2026 10:00–12:00 📍Bookbridge Lbio (@lbio_books) Opposite the Kita Library, Nagoya 👥 Capacity: 4 people 💰 Fee: ¥1,800 (materials included, tools provided) zine -
Jun27Sat
Creative Writing Class — Private Lesson
Same as June 16. -
Jun27Sat
ZINE-Making Workshop Together — "Ichigo no Techō vol.4"
Workshop announcement 📢 A workshop to create a ZINE together ＼ Ichigo no Techō vol.4 ／ A one-time ZINE made by newcomers We'll get together and each person will create one handwritten page! So far we've published vol.0–3, and after receiving requests to join, we're holding vol.4! This time's theme is “My Recommendation” Recommended books, snacks, meals, places… You can dig deep into one thing, make a ranking, or use illustrations or text — all are OK! Feel free to express yourself on one page 📝 ✔︎ I'm interested in ZINEs but don't really know much about them ✔︎ I want to try making a ZINE but making a whole book feels like a high hurdle ✔︎ I like writing diaries or planners This workshop is recommended for people like that! The experience of having your own writing actually sold lets you feel like an author — it's a popular project. We look forward to your participation 🌸 …………………… 🗓️ Sat, Jun 27, 2026 10:30–12:00 📍 Butakoya Books (@books_butakoya) 2-minute walk from Honkasadera Station (Meitetsu), Minami-ku, Nagoya 💰 Participation fee: ¥1,500 👥 Capacity: About 5 people 🎒 What to bring: Ballpoint pen, writing tools, colored pens or colored pencils, etc. 🎁 Participants will receive one completed ZINE as a gift! Additional copies are ¥100 off! Reserve via Zinedies or by Instagram DM * The participation fee has been revised. It covers editing, materials, printing, venue fees, etc. for producing the ZINE, so we appreciate your understanding and cooperation. ………………… This workshop date is also the final day of Yukoro's solo exhibition!! Please enjoy that as well 🐥🍮✨ -
Jun27Sat
【Sold out】Introduction to Yūkaku for Beginners — Focusing on the history of Nakamura Yūkaku — Session 1: Nagoya Yūkaku History ① From the Early Modern to the Modern Period
19:00–20:30An easy-to-understand talk on how Nagoya's yūkaku changed over time, including explanations of terminology. Lecturer: Tokai Pleasure-Quarter History Study Group -
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!3 participants -
Jul7Tue
Casual Reading Group
19:00–20:30Host: Tete Co-host: NAgoyaBOOKCENTER Tete works in sales and is a book lover who reads about 200 books a year. She reads novels, essays, non-fiction, and whatever books catch her interest at the time. This reading group warmly welcomes book lovers, of course, as well as those who have just started reading but are unsure what to choose, or people who don't have fellow book lovers around to talk about books with. Would you like to have a relaxed chat about books? Please feel free to join us. ＊NAgoyaBOOKCENTER does not tolerate any form of discrimination or violent behavior/language＊3 participants -
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.7 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. -
Jul17Fri
Kenji Kuroda Talk & Signing — Nagoya, Japan's Largest Puzzle-Solving City — New release 'Perfect Locked-Room Matryoshka: Mystery in the Mystery
18:00–19:30This is a talk and signing event with Kenji Kuroda, who will publish his new book 'Perfect Locked-Room Matryoshka: Mystery in the Mystery' with 星海社FICTIONS in June.\nHe will speak at length about his latest work and about Nagoya as a puzzle-solving city.1 participants -
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. -
Aug6Thu
A Veteran Shinchosha Editor Speaks: How to Enjoy Mysteries More — A Mystery Primer for Readers and Aspiring Writers
19:00–20:30Reading and writing are two sides of the same coin. Knowing the writer's perspective makes reading even more enjoyable. From what viewpoint does an editor read a work? Behind-the-scenes stories that are a must-listen even for those aiming for newcomer prizes. Instructor profile: Hisayuki Arai (新井久幸) Born in Tokyo in 1969 and raised in Chiba Prefecture. Graduated from the Faculty of Law at Kyoto University. While at university he belonged to the Detective Fiction Research Society (Kyoto University Mystery Club). He joined Shinchosha in 1993. After editing magazines and books, he served as editor-in-chief of the magazine "Shōsetsu Shincho" for six years from 2010. He is currently head of the publishing department. Major works he has handled include 『夜のピクニック』（恩田陸）、『重力ピエロ』（伊坂幸太郎）、『ボトルネック』（米澤穂信）、『向日葵の咲かない夏』（道尾秀介） and the anthology "Story Seller." Last year he edited 『失われた貌』（櫻田智也）, which won a triple crown in mystery rankings.2 participants -
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. -
Aug15Sat
Noran Nijino Talk & Signing — Publication Celebration for Newest Work 'Akari no Tomoru Hello' (Sakurayama-sha)
14:00–15:30Noran Nijino, who made a striking major debut with 'Sono Humming wa 7' at KADOKAWA. Her new book, 'Akari no Tomoru Hello', which the author says is her favorite work, has been published by her local Nagoya publisher Sakurayama-sha. To commemorate the publication, we will hold an author talk and signing event. On the day there will be a reading by Tomoko Shio. Please look forward to it.3 participants -
Sep5Sat
10 Things People Involved with Books Should Consider in a World Where 90% Don’t Read Many Books
19:00–20:30Isn't today's publishing world becoming a kind of “print macho”? Reading only in printed characters—difficult words and kanji—is not the only form of reading. By expanding ways of reading beyond the conventional frame of “reading”—comics, graphic works, audiobooks, etc.—we can lower the barriers to reading and increase readership. We will hold a talk and signing event to celebrate the publication of publishing journalist Kazufumi Iida's latest book, "An Introduction to 'Yuru Reading' for 90% of Japanese." -
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. -
Nov14Sat
ZINE Fest Shizuoka 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.