A small bookstore located a 5-minute walk west of Nagoya Station, featuring books related to Nagoya (novels, poetry, tanka, history books, guides, etc.). It offers books and zines by authors who live in, are from, or have lived in Nagoya. It shares the same premises as the Kissa River cafe. The second floor is a gallery.
Let's Talk About Not 'Normal' — A Reading Group Reweaving Society
CreationWhat exactly does 'normal' mean? This zine unravels the oddness of what is considered 'normal' in everyday life through six books discussed in a reading group and 19 keywords. A... Read more Show less
What exactly does 'normal' mean?
This zine unravels the oddness of what is considered 'normal' in everyday life through six books discussed in a reading group and 19 keywords.
A zine that tentatively searches for clues to escape a society that makes life hard.
[Contents]
Conversations about society that began in Kyoto
Ground rules
Chapter 1: Unraveling discrimination
— Kim Ji-hye 'Discrimination Is Mostly Done by People Who Mean No Harm'
Chapter 2: To See Invisible Wounds
— Tami Kamikawa 'Is There Such a Thing as a 'Sleeping Child'?'
Chapter 3: Questioning Existing Social Standards
— Chae Seung-bom 'I Am a Man and a Feminist'
Chapter 4: Is Meritocracy Fair?
— Asa Ito 'How Do Blind People See the World?'
Chapter 5: Who Is That Kindness For?
— Takeshi Nakajima 'Unexpected Altruism'
Chapter 6: Living Together While Remaining Different
— Marika Konosu 'I Am Me. You Are Not.'
Extra: The 'Human Rights Ordinance' Established in Kyoto
Afterword
Index
(Published under the name Hate Isn't Cool)
Places
We are "Saibundo", a bookstore on the Shin-Omiya Shopping Street in Kyoto handling new and used books 📚
Opened in December 2025
We plan to open a cafe and a gallery sequentially in the near future