Let's read books at Ginza Sony Park. Let's think about books.
If you find a book you like, pack it in our tote bag and take it home.
Ginza Sony Park has transformed into the "HON - NO KOEN"
for a limited time in collaboration with the podcast program "HON - NO WAKUSEI."
Feel free to pick up a book and enjoy reading.
Additionally, if you purchase a tote bag available at the reception,
you can take home the books you like.
"HON - NO WAKUSEI" is a popular podcast hosted
by book coordinator Shintaro Uchinuma,
where he discusses various topics revolving around books every week.
The books displayed in the park are collected
as part of the "Books We Don't Want to Throw Away" project,
led by Value Books, a company based in Ueda City, Nagano Prefecture,
specializing in buying and selling second-hand books.
Value Books receives approximately 30,000 books daily from across Japan.
About half of these books are assigned a purchase price and delivered
to new readers through online sales.
However, the remaining half, regardless of their content,
are often left without a price due to the balance of supply
and demand in the second-hand book market and many are inevitably recycled.
Yet, the appeal of a book should not be determined by its price.
If a book gains meaning when it catches someone's attention and is picked up,
it can always become a "new release" for that person.
At Value Books, some of the books initially destined
for recycle are carefully selected
by hand and given a chance for new encounters as
"Books We Don't Want to Throw Away."
During the event period, there will also be live recordings of "HON - NO WAKUSEI."
In an era where everyone scrolls through social media and uses AI,
what significance does a physical book hold?
Thoughts and dialogues about the future of media will unfold
as part of the scenery of this park.
Let' s explore these ideas together.
