The Worst and Best Bookstore | By Yataro Matsuura, translated by AP

The Hong Kong Traditional Chinese Version of the original Japanese book "The Lowest and the Best Honya" of "The Worst and Best Bookstore" ! New translation! [Hong Kong Traditional Chinese Version｜The first authorized collection] Matsuura Yataro's Six Free Travels <GO! The map came out by itself> {London. New York. Los Angeles. Paris. Taiwan. Nakameguro} Title: "The Worst and Best Bookstore" Author: Yataro Matsuura Translator: AP Category: Urban Humanities, Spiritual Growth, Biography Price: HK$148 Book width: 130 mm (w) x 200 mm (h) Binding: paperback Content pages: 232 pages ISBN: 978-988-75725-1-0 Publisher: Lattice Box Studio A collection of autobiographical essays by Yataro Matsuura. Practice a no-work lifestyle ~About freedom and self-reliance! ~ When I was young, adults didn't want to tell me the answer, Grow up to have a lifestyle without having to go to work! Matsuura Yataro proved with his own experience, There is not only one road to a happy life! From setting up a roadside stall, opening the first mobile bookstore in Japan, and then establishing "COW BOOKS" in Nakameguro, Tokyo, Yataro Matsuura describes in detail his melancholy and confusion in growing up, and his doubts and myths about the real society. Share how his encounter with and love of books created and established his career path of opening a bookstore, writing and becoming an editor in the future. When you are stuck in the bottleneck of life halfway, how can you find the "Second Birthday" of rebirth, and then stride forward with pride. Matsuura Yataro took opening a bookstore, engaging in writing and editing work as an example, and lived a "worst and best" free life; he used this book to inspire the younger generation, and they can also find expertise, pursue and practice their ideals in a way that suits them , and then have a happy life of freedom and self-reliance that belongs to everyone. *** What is "life happiness"? Apart from working hard to study and pass exams, and stepping into the threshold of a large company to work, what else can we do in life? At the age of eighteen, he abruptly dropped out of high school in the second year of high school, desperate to go to the United States alone, from a worthless marginal boy, he found his "second life" reborn, and suddenly realized the "worst and best" way of life. From the discovery of his favorite personal interests and expertise in second-hand books, from setting up a roadside stall to opening the first mobile bookstore in Japan, and then establishing "COW BOOKS" in Nakameguro, Tokyo. Let me tell you about my personal experience── The road to happiness in life is not just a road established by the world. －－－－－－－ [Selected Quotations] "Life is not about becoming number one, but finding the only thing you want to do. As long as you work hard every day to make yourself happy step by step, I think it is a desirable way of life no matter what." "Everyone will have their own concerns, and there are many roads in front of them. Each has its own benefits, and you can choose from them. If you don't have what you want, you can recreate it. If you fail, you can start from scratch, or you can stop at any time. It is a matter of personal freedom to come back to the original point when necessary.” "Living without going to work, what is this method? It is to find out what you are best at without giving up. There are all kinds of roads. That road may be long and painful, and life may become difficult. It’s hard, but there must be a moment in a day that makes you feel happy, and this choice is correct. Only you can do it, and the moment when others can’t replace you will definitely come. If you must go to work, don’t lose this belief There must be a way to overcome the hard things you feel today, even if you can’t get rid of it immediately, you will find a way one day.” －－－－－－－ {About the Author} Yataro Matsuura Born in Tokyo in 1965. Dropped out of high school at the age of 18, went to the United States alone to travel and explore, and became very interested in American bookstore culture. After returning to Japan, he gradually established his own bookstore business with the books he loves, and engaged in column writing and editing. In 1992, established the book selling business company "m&co. booksellers"; Founded Japan's first mobile bookstore in 2000; In 2002, he partnered with the founder and designer of "GENERAL RESEARCH" Kobayashi Setsuna to open the "COW BOOKS" bookstore in Nakameguro; From 2006 to 2015, he served as the editor-in-chief of "Life Notes"; In 2017, he became the webmaster of "The Basics of Life" and served as the executive director of "Delicious Health Co., Ltd." Authors: "The Worst and Best Bookstore", "If Life Is a Journey", "100 Basics of Matsuura Yataro", "100 Basics of Work + 100 Basics of Life by Matsuura Yataro", "Matsuura Yataro Said: If I am 25 years old now, the 50 things I want to do the most", "Yataro Matsuura's Hello, Bonjour, Hello", "Yataro Matsuura's Instant Answering Power", "A Fresh Start for 40", "Light Life Without Burdens" Practice", "Daily 100", "Thank you", "It feels good to find your job", "Brand-new as a matter of course", "Live your life with your heart today" and so on. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Translator profile AP A native of Hong Kong, now living in the UK. He has worked in a Japanese-funded company for eleven years. He has a strong interest in Japanese culture since he was a child and taught himself Japanese. Like painting, music and movie appreciation. Translations include: "The Worst and Best Bookstore", "If Life Is a Journey". ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Illustrator profile April Yip A native of Hong Kong, now living in Malaysia. Engaged in freelance illustration work, like graffiti, favorite watercolor. Most of the works are inspired by daily life, and I often carry a sketchbook with me to record the details of life with a brush.