Watanuki Sweet Shop +2

Watanuki Sweet Shop

Includes recipes for taiyaki batter (shell) and anko (sweet red bean paste) Size: A6 Pages: 19 pages Thickness: 4 mm Saddle-stitched hand-bound

Furusato Aiko Furusato Aiko
Announcement
Starting a monthly work session at a Book cafe&Bar in Sakae, Nagoya

Starting a monthly work session at a Book cafe&Bar in Sakae, Nagoya

Would you like to work together on creating ZINEs in a calm space surrounded by books? So — Book cafe&Bar Yorimichi, which just opened this February, will host a work session at the bookstore. Feel free to chat casually or work quietly on your own. Let's enjoy time creating together with others. ■ Event page on ZINEDIES https://app.zindies.co/public/events/116 ■ Event information & registration page (external) https://office-tuning.com/archives/1735

The Day Before the Birthday +2

The Day Before the Birthday

On the day before a birthday, I make the sponge that becomes the base for a shortcake. I let it rest for a day so the fluffy texture becomes moist, then spread whipped cream and arrange the fruit. Only I in my family can make that base, so I bake it with a sense of responsibility. This work records that process in detail, like a report. At the end there is a recipe for the shortcake sponge (so far, no failures!) Size: A6 Pages: 31 Thickness: 4 mm Handmade saddle-stitched binding

Drop by for ZINE: Work Session #1

Drop by for ZINE: Work Session #1

Advance registration is required to participate. Please sign up using the form at the URL. At "Stories We Create Together" — Book Cafe & Bar Yorimichi. Bookstore: we will hold a ZINE production work session in this book-filled space for book lovers. Why not work while enjoying a drink in a relaxed atmosphere? We will also offer a mini-lecture for those who are new to making ZINEs or who have made them before but want to learn more. If you're unsure where to start, we'll support you from the step of clarifying what kind of ZINE you want to make, so please feel free to join us.

Saturday, February 21, 2026 13:00〜17:30 Yorimichi Bookstore — 8th floor, Sakae Stone Building, 4-12-20 Sakae, Naka-ku, Nagoya. A 7-minute walk from Exit 12 of Sakae Station on the Nagoya Municipal Subway (Higashiyama and Meijo Lines).
Zindies Zindies
Event
Feb
23
Mon

Literary event(Unofficial)

Start and end times unknown

Monday, February 23, 2026 00:00〜23:30 Tokyo Metropolitan Industrial Trade Center, Taito Hall
Announcement: DRUNK on PAGES vol.4 in SHIBUYA

Announcement: DRUNK on PAGES vol.4 in SHIBUYA

【DRUNK on PAGES vol.4 in SHIBUYA】 Date and time: Saturday, February 28    11:30-16:00 Location: TIMES SHARING West Exit Station Front A 10-second walk from Yoyogi Station 1st floor, Watanabe Building, 1-34-5 Yoyogi, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 151-0053 On-the-day ticket: 500 yen (Advance ticket: 400 yen) DRUNK on PAGES provides a space where interactions between people naturally arise through zines and art books, aiming to become someone's special day off. At this event you can browse works by more than 20 exhibitors, pick up zines from all over the country, and create your own zine by participating in workshops. There is also a bonus stage where you can receive original goods by clearing mini-missions! You can purchase advance tickets and workshop tickets from the URL below: https://drunk-on-pages.peatix.com/ We look forward to your visit!

Feb
28
Sat

DRUNK on PAGES vol.4 in SHIBUYA

[DRUNK on PAGES vol.4 in SHIBUYA] Date: Saturday, February 28 Time: 11:30-16:00 Place: TIMES SHARING West Exit Store A 10-second walk from Yoyogi Station 1st floor, Watanabe Building, 1-34-5 Yoyogi, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 151-0053 Same-day ticket: 500 yen (Advance ticket: 400 yen) DRUNK on PAGES aims to provide a space where people naturally connect through zines and art books, hoping to become someone’s special day off. At this event, you can browse works by more than 20 exhibitors, pick up zines from across Japan, and create your own zine by participating in workshops. There is also a bonus stage where you can receive original goods by completing mini-missions! Advance tickets and workshop tickets can be purchased at the URL below: https://drunk-on-pages.peatix.com/ We look forward to your visit!

Saturday, February 28, 2026 11:30〜16:00 1st floor, Watanabe Building, 1-34-5 Yoyogi, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo (TIMES SHARING, in front of Yoyogi Station West Exit)
Fuji Rerere (DRUNK on PAGES) +2

Fuji Rerere (DRUNK on PAGES)

I founded and run a zine event called DRUNK on PAGES. Upcoming events: February 28 (Sat) — venue a 10-second walk from Yoyogi Station May 5 (Tue) — venue a 1-minute walk from Iriya Station In addition, I create and publish comic zines and write essays.

Karinko
Creation
Karinko

Karinko

This zine collects diaries I wrote, photos I took, recorded sounds and radio recordings from my study abroad on Penang Island, Malaysia, between October 2023 and August 2024. It is about 70 pages long and contains diary pages, photo pages, and project pages. The project pages compile things like records of cooking for myself during my exchange, hawker food, and 'meals I'd like to serve when Takako Matsu comes to my house'. Also, there are several QR codes in the book; scanning them lets you listen to locally recorded sounds (the azan/prayer call, sounds from the streets) and a solo radio where I talk about what happened that day. Below is part of a diary entry that inspired this zine. I wanted to include it here in the hope that it conveys a bit of what it was like. 'I feel completely down at times, fall completely in love at times, scream, run, wake up early for no reason, or can't get out of bed until evening. Nothing goes well, something always hurts, but I can't help being so happy with this life. It's similar to the feeling near the end of a long-distance run when you taste blood in your mouth and still psych yourself up and take another lap. Lately it's felt like that all the time, and it's been fun.' I hope this book can travel to many places.

夕貴 夕貴
Creation
The Day My Mother Really Died — My Mother Knew That 'Her Time' Would Come. +9

The Day My Mother Really Died — My Mother Knew That 'Her Time' Would Come.

B6 / 110 pages Only the memoir section was released on Kindle in 2014. The author's name is listed as Erika Sakura, but that is a pen name used by Yuki. 'They're going to kill me!' My mother ran away from her abusive husband with only the clothes on her back. From that day, our struggle to protect my mother began. Near-death experiences, out-of-body experiences, premonitions of life and death... This is my non-fiction memoir of staying by my mother's side in her final moments and continually reflecting on the meaning of life. A few months after the mysterious occurrences of things cracking, tearing, and breaking continued... My mother began to predict her own lifespan, suddenly saying things like, 'I won't be around much longer.' And indeed, just four days after her divorce from her abusive husband was finalized, she suddenly collapsed and passed away. But until that moment, none of us had believed her words. (From the main text)

夕貴 夕貴
Creation
Sakurado Fortune Parlor — The Soul's Story: Prologue +8

Sakurado Fortune Parlor — The Soul's Story: Prologue

◎B6 / 120 pages · Includes mini oracle cards (sample oracle cards may be shown) [Synopsis] On a rainy night, a young man was crouching under the eaves of a fortune-telling shop. His name is Kaito. No home, no job, nowhere to go. "You'll be living here," said Sakura Fujinomiya, the owner of the fortune parlor "Sakurado." Though half in doubt, Kaito ends up finding a place to belong in this fortune shop. Sakura is an experienced fortune teller. However, she does not "see spirits." While she makes full use of divination techniques, she often struggles thinking, "If only I had a stronger power." On the other hand, Kaito is a young man carrying deep wounds from his past. Having almost lost the meaning of life, he slowly begins to change as he sees the various clients who visit Sakurado. "Sensei, does fortune-telling decide the future?" "No. It helps you 'find' the future." People who are lost in life visit the fortune parlor "Sakurado." There, today as well, fate is quietly turned over —.