It looks like the “3rd Ebessan Used Book Festival” will be held at Nishinomiya Shrine from November 1 (Sat) to 5 (Wed).
第３回えべっさん古本まつり
11/1(土)～5(水) 西宮神社As a special program, on 11/3 (Mon, national holiday), we’ll be holding “Aozora Radio,” a talk event with Nishinomiya-based author K Sanzo Matsunaga, who won the Akutagawa Prize for “Bari Sanko”!
Guests will be Teppei Ohara, winner of the Hayashi Fumiko Literary Award, and Makoto Toriyama, winner of the Mita Bungaku Newcomer’s Prize! pic.twitter.com/BsmMY0E8pX— 兵庫古書研究会 (@Kosyoken_Hyogo) October 8, 2025
And this year, as a special program, there will also be a talk event featuring Nishinomiya-based author K Sanzo Matsunaga, who won the Akutagawa Prize!
3rd Ebessan Used Book Festival
When is it?
November 1 (Sat) to 5 (Wed)
10:00〜17:00 *Until 15:00 on the final day
K Sanzo Matsunaga talk event: November 3 (Mon, national holiday) from 12:00
*Free to watch, no admission fee
Where is it?
In the pine grove at Nishinomiya Shrine
Here it is on the map↓
The address is 1-17 Shakecho, Nishinomiya City.
What will be there?
Quoted from Hyogo Kosho Kenkyukai（@Kosyoken_Hyogo）/ X
Tents from 20 used bookstores in total will line up inside Nishinomiya Shrine〜📚 It looks like some shops are joining for the first time this year too😄
【Participating Bookstores】
- トキシラズ
- みょうが堂古書店
- 古書ノーボ
- さつき書房
- 汎書店
- ブックソニック
- サンコウ書店
- 大釜書店
- 清泉堂書店
- 旬風堂書店
- 空き瓶 Books
- おくだ書店
- 池崎書店
- 花森書林
- 図研 (ZUKEN)
- 古本四ツ目屋古書
- みつづみ書房
- あまかわ文庫
- 芸備書房
- 小町書店
What it looked like two years ago
Each bookstore sets up in its own tent like this〜
The range of genres is really broad, including
- Manga
- War and history
- Literature and novels
- Film and anime-related books
- Niche specialist books
- Showa retro-related books
- Sports-related books
- Idols and entertainment-related books
- Children’s books and picture books
- Philosophy and prophecy
- Music and Western music-related books
- Picture books and anime-related books for kids
and more.
For more details, see below↓
You might just come across a nostalgic book you used to read, or an unexpected hidden gem〜😄
