Yagisawa Satoshi: An Interview with the Days at the Morisaki Bookshop Author About His International Bestseller

The interview took place at the Neko no Hondana bookstore in Jinbōchō, Tokyo, (top) where people can rent shelves as their own tiny “stores” on which to sell the books of their choice. Yagisawa’s own shelf (bottom) has translations of his books in various languages. (© Hanai Tomoko)

Yagisawa outside the café Sabouru. (© Hanai Tomoko)

A 2025 edition of the Japanese original Morisaki shoten no hibi (left) and its English translation Days at the Morisaki Bookshop. (© Shōgakukan)

In the streets of Jinbōchō. (© Hanai Tomoko)