Shincho Shinsho 23rd Anniversary Fair 'BEST OF Shincho Shinsho' to Start Around Mid-April 2026, Featuring Limited Edition Full Wraps
Shincho Shinsho will hold its 23rd Anniversary Fair 'BEST OF Shincho Shinsho' at approximately 400 bookstores nationwide, starting sequentially from April 20, 2026. The fair commemorates the 23rd anniversary of Shincho Shinsho, founded in April 2003. It will feature a lineup of 20 titles, including three popular books that have sold over 100,000 copies (Tawarada Machi's 'Ikiru Kotoba', Jane Su's 'Kaigo Miman no Chichi ni Okita Koto', Kaho Miyake's 'Hanashi ga Omoshiroi Hito' wa Nani o Dou Yonde Iru no ka'), presented with limited edition full-wrap designs. Additionally, three new releases for April 17, 2026 (Koichiro Kokubun's 'Tenno e no Haiboku - Series Tetsugaku Kowa -', Noritoshi Furuichi's 'Commuryoku Fuyo no Shakoujutsu', Yo Endo's 'Taiwan Gunji Kimitsu Bunsho ga Kataru Chugoku 'Kounichi Senso' no Shinso'), and 14 long-selling backlist titles, including Takeshi Yoro's 'Baka no Kabe' (137 printings, over 4.61 million copies) and Tatsuru Uchida's 'Nihon Henkyoron' (2020 Shinsho Grand Prize winner), will be featured.
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The 'Shincho Shinsho 23rd Anniversary Fair' will commence sequentially from April 20, 2026, at approximately 400 bookstores across Japan. This event celebrates the 23rd anniversary of Shincho Shinsho, which was founded in April 2003. The fair will showcase a total of 20 titles under the 'BEST OF Shincho Shinsho' theme. Three popular titles that have recently surpassed 100,000 copies in sales—'Ikiru Kotoba' by Tawarada Machi, 'Kaigo Miman no Chichi ni Okita Koto' by Jane Su, and 'Hanashi ga Omoshiroi Hito' wa Nani o Dou Yonde Iru no ka' by Kaho Miyake—will be available with limited-edition full-wrap designs. Additionally, three new books scheduled for release on April 17, 2026, will be featured: 'Tenno e no Haiboku - Series Tetsugaku Kowa -' by Koichiro Kokubun, 'Commuryoku Fuyo no Shakoujutsu' by Noritoshi Furuichi, and 'Taiwan Gunji Kimitsu Bunsho ga Kataru Chugoku 'Kounichi Senso' no Shinso' by Yo Endo. The fair will also highlight 14 existing bestsellers and long-sellers, including Takeshi Yoro's 'Baka no Kabe' (137 printings, over 4.61 million copies), Tatsuru Uchida's 'Nihon Henkyoron' (2020 Shinsho Grand Prize winner), and Michifumi Isoda's 'Bushi no Kakeibo'.