The Door to Books: Welcome to Iwate, the Land of Literature

"The Door to Books: Welcome to Iwate, the Land of Literature" introduces books read during childhood and reading-related episodes by 15 authors and celebrities associated with Iwate. This material was created by Iwate Prefecture, selected for the Agency for Cultural Affairs' "FY2025 Project for Promoting the Use of Literacy and Print Culture Resources." It aims to help 5th and 6th graders in the prefecture deepen their understanding of their hometown and gain an interest in reading by knowing that many authors have come from Iwate. An e-book version of "The Door to Books" is available on the special website. (Special Website) https://www.tvi.jp/bungaku-kyozai/ [People associated with Iwate appearing in the material] ● Film Director: Keishi Otomo "I want you to polish your words and sensitivity" ● Author: Akiko Abe "Friend is the smell of the sea" ● Author: Sachiko Kashiwaba "I was a library committee member" ● Author: Rein Kudo "To you who hate books" ● Author: Miki Hiratani "Trains your imagination" ● Author: Kumiko Moichi "Books are a lifelong treasure" ● Author: Yuko Yuzuki "Door to Books" ● Professor, NAOJ: Mareki Homma "My encounter with books" ● Manga Artist: Nancko Torino "A world only for you" ● Manga Artist: Norifusa Mita "Let's read books!" ● Author: Rihito Igarashi "From a book picked up by chance" ● Author: Aki Ishino "Reading and Me" ● Author: Shiori Ohira "Go anywhere, become anyone" ● Author: Yu Nankai "Friends in books" ● Book Designer: Naoko Nakui "From book to book" [Stories related to books] ● [Column] Bookstores are fun / Uchida Bookstore, Tono City ● [Column] Reading Volunteers / Ohanashi Kororin, Ofunato City ● [Column] Fun Libraries / Ichinohe Town Library, Shiwa Town Library, Ichinoseki City Ichinoseki Library ※ Agency for Cultural Affairs: Project for Promoting the Use of Literacy and Print Culture Resources. This project supports unique initiatives implemented through cooperation between bookstores, publishers, literary museums, libraries, universities, and other relevant organizations that serve as bases for transmitting literacy and print culture in regions, building promotion models for literacy and print culture.