Causeway Bay was once the world of Japanese-owned companies. Sometimes, when "Daimaru" changed from a physical department store to a red Van water brand name, even the Japanese-style retail stores that were stationed in the era of Japanese-owned department stores ended.
Asahi House Bookstore, a 28-year-old Japanese-style bookstore located in Sogo Department Store in Causeway Bay, will close today (31st).
Many citizens seize the last day and go to bookstores to recollect memories and buy their hearts.
Some citizens who are fond of Japanese-style manga are reluctant to leave the bookstore closed, thinking that they have lost a good place to buy original Japanese books, and some people lament that Japanese culture in the area is rare to buy, and it has lost its characteristics.
Asahi House Bookstore is a Japanese-style bookstore located on the 11th floor of Sogo Department Store in Causeway Bay. The store at this location has been opened since 1993 and has witnessed the 28-year history of Hong Kong.
As Asahi House Bookstore specializes in selling local Japanese comics, popular magazines, photos, weekly magazines, light novels and various textbooks, it is very popular among Japanese in Hong Kong and those who like Japanese culture.
In addition, the bookstore also has a purchasing service, which can order Japanese publications, CDs and DVDs on behalf of customers.
Closing soon, some of the goods on site are now on sale at a discounted price.
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The staff of Asahi House Bookstore revealed that due to the company’s decision to divest its capital, the current branch of Sogo Department Store will be the last in Hong Kong and will withdraw from Hong Kong in the future. Another Japanese bookstore.
The staff of Asahi House Bookstore revealed that the current branch in Sogo Department Store will be the last one, but because the bookstore company decided to withdraw its capital, Asahi House Bookstore will withdraw from Hong Kong in the future.
(Photo by Zeng Fengting)
It used to be a place where Japanese books and magazines were stapled
Student Miss Chen is a customer of Asahi House Bookstore. She noticed that she saw the bookstore’s closing notice when she visited the bookstore last time.
Ms. Chen loves comics, and she used to spend some time in bookstores to "tap the nails" to find her heart.
"After doing this, I will feel less choice, because the area around the area is mainly selling second-hand comics."
Love Japanese original comics related to paper
The reason why Miss Chen loves Japanese-style comics is related to the paper quality: "Chinese-translation comics are convenient for viewing, but Japanese-style comics are thick on paper, so I always want to buy back the original comics."
She lamented the loss of a place to buy a handful of comics: "Although they will be available on the official website of Japan in the future, there will always be a physical store that is convenient for you and you can see the content in the face, so you don't have to buy it yourself."
Another regular guest is Miss Qian, a private tuition teacher who has taught Cantonese to Japanese for many years.
She has been patronizing bookstores for more than ten years. She used to go to bookstores to find teaching materials and learned from the Internet that the bookstore was about to close.
Ms. Qian said that in the past, she started to learn Japanese when she was in junior college. Japanese culture prevailed in Hong Kong in the 1980s. She regarded Japanese as a way out. After finishing her junior college, she went to work in a Japanese company.
Japanese department stores withdrew one by one after the 1997 financial turmoil
Later, the Japanese-owned company withdrew from Hong Kong, and Ms. Qian transformed into a private tutor who taught Cantonese to the Japanese.
"In the past, there were many Japanese-style bookstores in the district. Basically, every department store would have one at the entrance, and every family would live in one room."
She felt uncomfortable with the closing of Asahi House Bookstore: "They are all a special feature, because in the old days, the place where Japanese people were concentrated in Hong Kong was Causeway Bay. In addition, all the books are available, dictionaries and teaching materials are available."
In the 1960s and 1970s, Causeway Bay was once a concentrated area of Japanese-owned department stores. Daimaru, Mitsukoshi, Matsuzakaya, Sogo, Jusco, and Yaohan gathered in Causeway Bay, starting from Paterson Street in the east, with the name of the red minibus station and popular songs. The lyrics also retain the word "Daimaru". However, after the 1997 financial turmoil, Japanese-owned department stores began to fall, and many companies withdrew from Hong Kong. Sogo Department Store is currently owned by Life International (1212), a subsidiary of Liu Luanhong, and no longer It is a Japanese company.
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