Two Types of Bookstores (Daily Blog)

Have you ever wondered what factors influence your choice when comparing two bookstores? The writer (Shinichi) is interested in exploring the influences of bookstores and often visits two different types.

Bookstores of Type A. Readers can often find them in city centers or commercial areas in certain cities. Such stores can have multiple floors, sometimes up to five or six in a single building. Kinokuniya, for instance, has a vast network in Japan and opens stores, including franchises, in shopping malls and commercial districts like Tokyo and Sapporo. If readers live in urban areas, such as the Greater Area. They can access these stores directly by train. However, drivers may find it challenging to locate suitable parking. Additionally, readers with physical disabilities may require an elevator to access the upper or lower floors.

Bookstores of Type B are located in suburban areas and have spacious sites. Coach and Four is an excellent example of a large bookstore. They operate on a site with at least one or two floors. Readers are available to look for books they want to buy in vast stores. such as Sapporo, Asahikawa, Kushiro, Kitami (Hokkaido Prefecture), and Tsukuba (Ibaraki Prefecture). But for some readers who do not drive, there may be some inconvenience, but these bookstores have a big parking lot on their site.