Virtual "Book Cafe ☆ MAKANA" is now open

A place to spend time just as myself.
A place to return to just being myself.

I want to provide a space for relaxation and excitement.
A third place, different from home, work, or school, where you can shed your roles and titles.

And a place where just me and just someone else can connect.

I want to recommend books as something that helps me return to just being myself.
I want to recommend books, and spaces with books, as things that connect just me with just you.

I want to recommend them.
Or rather, I just want to be surrounded by books.

It would be pure bliss if there were people who felt comfortable and relaxed in a space where I have lined up my favorite books and books I am curious about.

I will also prepare hot drinks to help you relax, as well as special original drinks.

There will be a corner like a library reading room, and a large round table space.
There is also a relaxation space where you can sit on the floor, and a bench where you can read in the shade of the trees in the garden.

You can enjoy chatting with regulars or people you are meeting for the first time.
We could also have a space where we decide on a theme and talk freely.

A place that is free, kind, and where each individual is respected.

I grew up surrounded by books.
After I became a working adult, I realized that books are expensive and require space. My parents were amazing.
After my child was born, there was a period when I consciously bought picture books and the like for them.
There were also times when I didn't have the emotional or financial leeway, and it was painful and frustrating not being able to buy them even though I wanted to.

I first thought about providing a relaxation space about two years ago, and about a year ago I thought a book cafe would be nice.
But I don't have a stock of books, and I don't have the space to store them.
And with COVID-19, providing a place for people to gather became unrealistic.
Conversely, COVID-19 made online and virtual spaces a normal part of life for me, even though I was bad at digital and loved analog.

In my third month of starting note, it hit me!
I can open a virtual "Book Cafe ☆ MAKANA" here.

I will stock the books I want to place in "Book Cafe ☆ MAKANA" in a magazine.

You can choose books from the magazine in your favorite place.
(By borrowing them from your local library or purchasing them on Amazon, etc.)
Read the books in your own relaxation space.

It might be in the living room before your children come home from kindergarten or school,
or it might be while lying in bed.
It might be in a park on the way back from the local library, or on the train on the way home from work.

You can find time and space to relax even while living your daily life.
While staying home, some people were forced to do so and found it well, while others found it stressful.

Books take us away from the everyday and into the extraordinary.

As someone who loves books,
I want to share the rich time that books provide with many people.

Books do not just connect readers to the worlds within them;
books also connect people to one another.

"Book Cafe ☆ MAKANA" is now open.