The bookstore “MARUZEN & Junkudo Bookstore Shibuya” on the 7th floor of Tokyu Department Store Main Store (2 Dogenzaka, Shibuya-ku, hereinafter referred to as “Tokyu Main Store”) will close its business on January 31st next year. Maruzen Junkudo Bookstore (Chuo-ku), which operates the store, announced on November 1st.
The store opened on September 2, 2010 (Heisei 22). We have dealt with about 1 million Japanese books, foreign books, comics, and stationery. The end of business is due to the demolition of the Tokyu Main Store by the large-scale redevelopment “Dogenzaka 2-24 Land Development Plan” (Shibuya Upper West Project) integrated with the adjacent Bunkmaura, and the department store is also on January 31st. close the business.
On the official website, along with the announcement of the closing date of the bookstore, “I would like to express my deepest gratitude for the warm support of everyone who has been able to continue the business at this location for more than 12 years in the midst of the bookstore situation that is getting tougher year by year.” Original text mom) and words of gratitude are posted. In the future, we plan to hold a “thank you campaign” and various fairs.
Regarding the Shibuya area, where the company has been operating for more than 10 years, the company said, “Shibuya is a city where trends and cutting-edge movements of information appear, and it is also a very attractive area as a bookstore. It is also a terminal station with many routes. Therefore, we need a large-scale bookstore that can be used by a wide range of customers.” He said, “The current store will be closed, but if there is a new location, we would like to continue operating in Shibuya.” We are also considering selection.
“At the moment, we haven’t come across any good deals. If you have a good property, please let us know,” said the company’s sales division.
In the Shibuya area, large-scale bookstores closed one after another, such as the closing of “Taiseido Bookstore” near the station in 2005 (Heisei 17). In 2007 (Heisei 19), the only general bookstore “Book First Shibuya” closed, and after that, due to redevelopment, the bookstore “Yamashita Shoten Shibuya South Exit” at the east exit of Shibuya Station opened in 2018 (Heisei 30). In April 2014, Sakuragaoka’s “Aoi Bookstore” closed in October of the same year.