Junkudo proves people are compelled to read books.
September 28th, 2014, 5pm
It was 24°C with few clouds. The breeze was gentle.
Once a month, right after the payday, tons of people stand in line at Junkudo, my trusty bookstore in Ikebukuro. They have to wait at least 15 minutes.
This isn’t a weird ritual. They just want books.
Despite of cool ubiquitous technologies, people still read real books.
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