Source: Peatix

SPBS Main Store will be holding a talk event on the theme of "local culture" to coincide with the fair at Morioka's popular bookstore BOOKNERD, which will start on Saturday, August 9, 2025.

Where does culture come from and how does it spread?

Owner Hayasaka Daisuke founded the independent bookstore BOOKNERD in the regional city of Morioka and has nurtured the community through his daily operations.

Morita Fukui, the representative of SHIBUYA PUBLISHING & BOOKSELLERS, has been editorially creating a local cultural sphere known as "Oku-Shibuya" in Shibuya, an area in the western part of the metropolis of Tokyo.

Naoko Naku is a book designer originally from Morioka who has translated the land and culture from the perspective of designing the "outside of the book" - the binding.

We will welcome three people who have each developed their own culture through different approaches, and ask ourselves the questions, "What is culture?" and "What is local?"

Bookstores, coffee shops, record shops - why small places can become cultural hubs.

How do the unique local climate and the atmosphere that attracts young people coexist?

What is the boundary between high culture and low culture (subculture)?

--And who is nurturing these "seeds of culture," where, and how?

Regions and individuals, places and books, perspectives and design.

Please join us for a quiet yet passionate conversation between three practitioners.

Recommended for:

・People who want to start a bookstore or create a space in the community
・Those interested in small business and cultural projects
・Those involved in regional editing, local media, magazines, and zines
-Those who are exploring the cultural possibilities between urban and rural areas, and between the center and the periphery

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■ Date and time: Saturday, August 9, 2025, 19:30-21:00
■ Venue: SPBS Main Store (Terrace Kamiyama 1F, 17-3 Kamiyamacho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo) / Online
■ Participation fee:
① Venue participation (souvenir included): 2,200 yen (tax included)
② Online viewing: 1,650 yen (tax included)

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Daisuke Hayasaka
Born in 1975. After many twists and turns, including working as an office worker and starting a business, he opened a bookstore called "BOOKNERD" in Morioka, Iwate Prefecture in 2017. In addition to running the bookstore, he is also involved in publishing. Publications include Nikudo Rain's "You Shouldn't Make Me Hungry" and "Sakamiki Yumika Fable Collection." His books include "All I Had" (Kirakusha).

Naoko Nakui
Born in 1976. After graduating from Musashino Art University, he worked at an advertising agency before going independent in 2005. He works mainly on book design and other paper-related work. He received the Book Design Award at the 45th Kodansha Publishing Culture Awards. He has designed the cover art for many tanka collections, including "Syndicate New Edition" (Homura Hiroshi, Kodansha), "I get letters almost every day, but they're from people other than you: Complete Tanka Collection of Masuno Koichi" (Masuno Koichi, Sososha), and "Happy Recent Situation" (Okano Daiji, Ohta Publishing).

Seita Fukui
Born in 1967. Representative partner of SHIBUYA PUBLISHING & BOOKSELLERS LLC. Started his career as an editor in the editorial department of President in 1993. Left President Inc. in 2003 to establish the editorial production company EDIT_. Established SHIBUYA PUBLISHING & BOOKSELLERS in 2007. While involved in company management, he also served as editor of ROCKS, a magazine published by SPBS, and publisher of the SPBS ZINE series Made in Shibuya.

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▷ Precautions
・Recording or recording the event is prohibited. Thank you for your cooperation.
・As a general rule, we do not accept cancellations due to customer convenience.
・We will send an archived video to all ticket purchasers at a later date. The viewing link will be sent within one week after the event ends (excluding weekends and holidays), and the viewing period will be one month.
・If you are participating online, please watch the webinar via Zoom URL.

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