The area around Seibu Yanagisawa Station in West Tokyo City is attractive for its old-fashioned shopping streets and retro atmosphere.
Particularly attractive are the shop fronts of my father's favourite eel shop and a candy shop.
Yagisawa Base, the candy shop is particularly focused on activities for local children.
The candy shop opened the space behind the candy shop as a learning space for children.
There are bookshelves in the learning space, works by Osamu Tezuka and other great manga artists, and retro games in the candy shop - it really is the kind of space I'd dream of if I was a kid.
I bought and donated a manga version of Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind at, a new second-hand bookshop in the neighbourhood.
The owner has created a wonderful space for everyone, both for children and those who were once children, and I hope it will continue to grow and develop.
There are bookshelves in the learning space, works by Osamu Tezuka and other great manga artists, and retro games in the candy shop - it really is the kind of space I'd dream of if I was a kid.
I bought and donated a manga version of Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind at, a new second-hand bookshop in the neighbourhood.
The owner has created a wonderful space for everyone, both for children and those who were once children, and I hope it will continue to grow and develop.
