[Shogakukan Co., Ltd.] A large collection of unique convenience stores from all over Japan! A unique book introducing local convenience store gourmet food is now on sale! ! Shogakukan Co., Ltd. Press release: September 27, 2024 A large collection of unique convenience stores from all over Japan! A unique book introducing local convenience store gourmet food is now on sale! ! “Nationwide Local Convenience Store Gourmet Encyclopedia” will be released on September 27th!
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****************************************** “Nationwide Local Convenience Store Gourmet Encyclopedia” Author: Hiromichi Kato List price: 1,760 yen (tax included) Release date: September 27, 2024 ISBN code: 978-4-7780-3636-2 Released by: Shogakukan Publisher: Shogakukan Creative https://www.shogakukan-cr.co.jp/book/b10085954.html ****************************************** ●A definitive book that introduces over 100 convenience stores, perfect for traveling companions! In addition to major convenience stores that operate nationwide, there are regional convenience stores that are expanding their market share mainly in rural areas. There are many convenience stores that are more familiar to locals than convenience stores nationwide, due to their product lineups that are rich in regional characteristics and their ingenious services. This book introduces over 100 local convenience stores across the country. In Hokkaido, we will feature a number of unique convenience stores, such as Seicomart, which is a chain more famous than 7-Eleven, and Tateyama Thunderbird, which sells bear meat and rabbit meat rice balls. ●At the beginning of the book, we feature exquisite convenience store gourmet food by department! On the first page, the author introduces delicious and impactful convenience store gourmet food that he has eaten all over the country, divided into 10 categories such as bento boxes, rice balls, noodles, curry, and sweets. It is full of gourmet foods that are familiar to locals, such as the “Yakitori Bento” (Hasegawa Store), which is “Yakitori” but uses pork skewers, and the “Mega Burger” (Orange Heart), which is large enough to hide your face and weighs over 1 kg. .
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/13640/2848/13640-2848-e8a65004d4e9bfbe2af10a44ecf7450b-1279×909.png ● A large collection of convenience stores with unique
characteristics, both chain and individual stores! The main text page introduces local convenience stores store by store. OHSAKAYA, which is a convenience store but is very popular for its handmade crepes baked in-store, and La Mu Mart, where you can buy bento boxes for less than 300 yen, are local businesses that are hard to find in national chains. Let’s talk about charm.
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/13640/2848/13640-2848-d2580799ae7769aff4424b5a1b125b76-1091×776.png ● There are also plenty of columns and special features pages! There are also a wide variety of columns and feature pages, such as “Railway Convenience Stores for Commuting to Work and School”, “Nostalgic Convenience Store Chains that Once Existed”, and “Local Convenience Store Signboard Collection”.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/13640/2848/13640-2848-a97ed5e3f25bc4a33ae2ff4c70f17f46-1090×774.png ●Author’s comment In order to include as many local convenience stores as possible in the preparation of this book, we visited stores from Hokkaido to Okinawa and listened to their stories. (omitted) When you travel or go out, please visit the store with this book in hand. If you were able to find your favorite local convenience store, nothing would make me happier. (Excerpt from the book’s “Introduction”) [Author profile] Hironori Kato
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/13640/2848/13640-2848-9b2bd669bccf692124771e01521d246e-2075×2056.jpg Born in Kanagawa Prefecture in 1983. Originally a collector of canned corn potage, he became such a fanatic that he visited over 2,000 local convenience stores while traveling around the country. Appeared on the episode “The World of Local Convenience Stores” on TBS’s “Matsuko’s Unknown World”. The local convenience store was introduced on TV Tokyo’s “Kamizu no Eguii Chain Store.”
