Special displays, sales, and even book fortunes commemorate Sanseido moving on to its next chapter.
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Tokyo losing landmark bookstore, giant bookmark created to mark its place【Photos】
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Krista Rogers
May 3, 2022 - Tweet
A bookstore called Sanseido, in the Jinbo book selling district of Tokyo, on 1 April announced that they would be selling custom-made notebooks, and it wasn’t a joke. In fact, they have been flying off the shelves, which is good because these books are ready to take away moments after ordering them.
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