Independent Bookstores3 From Harbor Warehouses to an Attic of Used Books: A Bookstore Tour of Takamatsu From Harbor Warehouses to an Attic of Used Books: A Bookstore Tour of TakamatsuAmong travelers bound for Japan, one city keeps coming up in conversation lately: Takamatsu, the capital of Kagawa Prefecture on the island of Shikoku. Takamatsu is best known as Japan's udon capital, and plenty of visitors come for nothing more than a bowl-by-bowl tour of its noodle shops. Others use it as a launchin.. 2026. 9. 30. read.log | This Might Actually Work Out, Nieun Bookstore: Why We Still Need Paper Books and Neighborhood Bookstores Why We Still Need Paper Books and Neighborhood BookstoresWe live in an age when almost every headline about reading is bad news. The number of people who read books at all keeps shrinking, and the rise of e-books has only accelerated the decline of print. It has also become something close to common sense that books are bought almost exclusively from large online retailers now. All of this raise.. 2026. 8. 20. spot.log | Sentimental Bookstores in Busan Gwangalli Busan is a city filled with things to see and places to enjoy. Yet today, I want to introduce a side of Busan that feels slightly different from the images most people—locals and travelers alike—tend to carry with them. Around Gwangalli Beach, restaurants, cafés, and seaside nightlife line the streets. But tucked quietly among them are spaces that gently fill an emotional gap many of us don’t re.. 2026. 2. 6. 이전 1 다음