I went to the big Kinokuniya in Shinjuku and bought the biggest, handsomest cookbook I could find (Norwegian Wood, Ch.4) At the Kinokuniya bookstore in Shinjuku, 1984 tee shirts are on sale whilst Murakami tee is for display only. He bought a few books at the Kinokuniya bookstore, and then headed for the Nakamuraya Café. […]
The beloved bookshop posted the 19th-century font styled letter-only notice that Murakami’s new book “First-person Singular” will be on sale on July 18. Sanyodo bookstore3 Chome-5-22 Kitaaoyama, Minato City, Tokyo 107-0061http://sanyodo-shoten.co.jp/
I tried calling Nutmeg’s Akasaka office just before one, but there was no answer. (The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle, Book 3, Ch.29) These days under the state of emergency, many people try to refrain from going to the offices in the business district, whilst a number of the buildings’ windows are lit up in a heart […]
“To the Takashimaya department store restaurant in Nihonbashi.” …Midori and I went to the basement restaurant and, after a close inspection of the plastic food in the window, both decided to have an old-fashioned cold lunch assortment with rice and pickles and grilled fish and tempura and teriyaki chicken. ( Norwegian Wood Ch.10) This is […]
“This one’s kind of wild,”Midori said with obvious disappointment.“Anyhow, why are we going to Ochanomizu?”(Norwegian Wood, Ch.7) This time of the year, Ochanomizu looks like this on Sunday morning
Pilgrimage on Norwegian Wood locations guided by literary critic Professor and two students of Waseda University
Last night, attended the pre-opening event of the Waseda International House of Literature (The Haruki Murakami Library). The symposium by the experts including Mieko Kawakami, David Karashima and Michael Emmerich was impressive and enlightened unique aspects of Murakami’s works from international literature perspective. The Haruki Murakami Library will open in April 2021 and exhibits a […]
Anyway, I decided to go to J’s Bar. A cold beer was calling me… (Hear the Wind Sing, Ch.9) At nine o’clock, J’s Bar was starting to get crowded… (A Wild Sheep Chase, Ch.15) Wishing you a happy Friday. J’s Bar AkasakaAkasaka 2-14 Plaza Bldg, 2-14-35 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-0052
Frog amulet for “come-back-safe” can be purchased at Kanda Myojin, the shrine for the tutelary deity of Tokyo. “You said before that you have come here to save Tokyo from destruction?” “That is what I said.” “What kind of destruction?” “Earthquake,” Frog said with the utmost gravity. (Super-Frog Saves Tokyo, 1999) As both toads and […]
The interview on the recent Mainichi Shimbun Newspaper is displayed in the window at this beautiful bookshop beloved by the author.