On April 2019, 4, the Faculty of Letters of Rikkyo University opened "Rikkyo University Faculty of Letters Bookstore-A Lighthouse of Culture in Ikebukuro-" at the special venue on the 25th floor of Junkudo Bookstore Ikebukuro Main Store.
At the Junkudo Bookstore Ikebukuro Main Store, which has collaborated with the Faculty of Letters of Rikkyo University, we regularly hold a project called "Writer Bookstore" that asks celebrities who are deeply familiar with books to think about book selection and arrangement of bookstores as their own bookstore. ing. It has been held 2003 times since Shuntaro Tanikawa was appointed as the first store manager in 27, but Rikkyo University is the first to have an educational institution as the store manager.
At the opened "Rikkyo University Faculty of Letters Bookstore", about 60 faculty members who teach at the Rikkyo University Faculty of Letters have three selection themes: "3. General education books that you want to read when you are an undergraduate student" and "1. Approximately 2 books in a wide range of fields, from books that serve as an entrance to academic studies to books in your own field of study, under "Books you want to study" and "3. Specialized books in the genre that each faculty member specializes in" I selected.
Nowadays, there are many working people who want to acquire the necessary education again after finishing college life and getting a job, such as books sold at bookstores that are "re-learning general education".In a situation where reading opportunities are decreasing and lack of reading and writing ability is regarded as a problem, it is necessary to learn and to acquire ideas through reading.Against this background, we have opened a store that wants to provide a wide range of "learning places" and "reading places" not only to students but also to the general public who want to have time to learn again.
The opening period of "Rikkyo University Faculty of Letters Bookstore" is from April 2019, 4 to October 25, 2019 (may be extended).During the period, there will be a "business trip lecture" where Rikkyo University faculty members from the Faculty of Letters will give a talk in the event space inside the store, and a bookshelf meeting (bookstore tour) where you will explain your specialty while actually looking at books in front of the bookshelf. Will be done once or twice.
