Zindies

　Yesterday I went to ImaZINE held in Nagoya with Fujisaka from NAgoya BOOK CENTER. We went casually as attendees to look around, not as exhibitors. I had also been to ZINE Station that was held in Kyoto a little while ago; both were first-time events and each room felt about the same size. (ImaZINE had two rooms, so there were roughly twice as many exhibitors.) 　Sugita from Be Nice, a publisher/mobile-bookstore(?) style group I've known for a while, was also exhibiting; I bought a ZINE that felt like "Be Nice's exhibition history" while saying hello. I was able to talk with Ruko, who is a labor enthusiast, and Saki Shiori (team!) who was next to her, and it was nice to chat with several people who are close to Fujisaka. 　Before going to ImaZINE I actually visited Iruka Shorin near my parents' home. They knew about Librize and had several ZINEs. I found a "delusion ZINE" by someone called Yumetsuna interesting and tried to buy it, but they told me, "They're exhibiting at ImaZINE today too—please buy it there," so I found it at ImaZINE and got it safely. Iruka Shorin later registered with Zindies, so please try contacting the author as well. 　After ImaZINE we took the subway to Nakamura Park and had a meal with Fujisaka and others. We gathered at "Kushikatsu Taikō", where the yakitori and skewers are delicious, chatted a lot about ZINEs and libraries, and then broke up. 　I was pretty exhausted, but talking with people is fun. Hearing and sharing various ideas made me think that this is how things start to move. 　My next visit to Nagoya is on 9/5. I'll attend an event for Iida Kazufumi's new book, "An Introduction to 'Relaxed Reading' for 90% of Japanese." I'm really looking forward to it.