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Hello from the Aoi Komado

I’m the owner of Issatsu Honya Aoi Komado—The Little Blue Window Bookstore—…more

Ryo

Stepping out through the ticket gate of the Chūō Line…more

In a life full of expenditure, there might be some days when you do not feel like spending money at all…more

In Japanese, we use the onomatopoeia “hata-hata”…more

I’ve been living in Asagaya for over thirty years now…more

Ran

On the Way Home from My Part-Time Job…more

It’s been about eight years since I moved to Suginami Ward…more

When you walk through Suginami on a winter night…more