Satoshi Yagisawa

Una sera tra amici a Jinbocho

In this charming and emotionally resonant follow up to the internationally bestselling DAYS AT THE MORISAKI BOOKSHOP, Satoshi Yagisawa paints a poignant and thoughtful portrait of life, love, and how much books and bookstores mean to the people who love them.

Set again in the beloved Japanese bookshop and nearby coffee shop in the Jimbochi neighborhood of Toyko, MORE DAYS AT THE MORISAKI BOOKSHOP deepens the relationship between Takako, her uncle Satoru, and the people in their lives. A new cast of heartwarming regulars have appeared in the shop, including an old man who wears the same ragged mouse-colored sweater and another who collects books solely for the official stamps with the author's personal seal.

Satoshi Yagisawa illuminates the everyday relationships between people that are forged and grown through a shared love of books. Characters leave and return, fall in and out of love, and some eventually die. As time passes, Satoru, with Takako's help, must choose whether to keep the bookshop open or shutter its doors forever. Making the decision will take uncle and niece on an emotional journey back to their family's roots and remind them again what a bookstore can mean to an individual, a neighborhood, and a whole culture.

More Days at the Morisaki Bookshop

sofia mae

“ “People forget all kinds of things. They live by forgetting. Yet our thoughts endure, the way waves leave traces in the sand.”

“Reading quiets the turmoil I feel inside and brings me peace.”

“When you’re sad, don’t try to hold it in. It’s okay to cry a lot. The tears are there because you’ve got to go on living. You’re going on living, which means there’ll be more things to cry about. They’ll come at you from all sides. So don’t ever try to hide from the sadness. When it comes, cry it out. It’s better to keep moving forward with that sadness; that’s what it means to live.”

"People forget all kinds of things. They live by forgetting. Yet our thoughts endure, the way waves leave traces in the sand."

"You might be fine without me," you said, "but I'd be useless without you."

"The tears are there because you've got to go on living. You're going on living, which means there'll be more things to cry about.

When it comes, cry it out. It's better to keep moving forward with that sadness; that's what it means to live."

Because from here on, whether it was winter or spring or whatever season might come, I believed these gentle days would continue. And all the people I love would spend them laughing together.

"Reading quiets the turmoil I feel inside and brings me peace. Because when I'm immersed in the world of a book, no one can get hurt."

What an annoying, clingy person. And yet the moment I fell in love, wasn't that what I became?

There were places I wanted to go and people I wanted to see. And there was a place that was always ready to welcome me back. 

I can't think of anything more wonderful than that.

It somehow feels incredibly luxurious to sit in your favorite coffee shop, reading a book, waiting for your boyfriend.

It's okay. You're going to meet nice people. You won't have to be so sad anymore. Even if you suffer from back pain and hemorrhoids, you'll be beloved as the owner of a bookshop. So you don't have to worry anymore.

"If you think about it, most of the authors of the books here are no longer alive. It's a little bit strange, don't you think? Their books are still with us, and we read them to this day, and feel moved by them."

"You're right. The way they shaped their feelings made them last."

"But you could also say that he was able to write the novels he did precisely because he lived such a short time, and because death was always on his mind, as he burned through what remained of his life." 

nice

There were places I wanted to go and people I wanted to see. And there was a place that was always ready to welcome me back. I can't think of anything more wonderful than that.

I had been touched by the kinds of love I read about in books, and that had strengthened my belief that I needed to take my own affections more seriously.

Beth Bartholomew

"When you're sad, don't try to hold it in. Its okay to cry a lot. The tears are there be- cause youve got to go on living Youre going on living, which means therell be more things to cry about. They'll come at you from all sides. So don't ever try to hide from the sadness. When it comes, cry it out. It's better to keep moving forward with that sadness; thať's what it means to live.”

"When I'm sad, I read. I can go on reading for hours. Reading quiets the turmoil I feel inside and brings me peace. Because when Im immersed in the world of a book, no one can get hurt" 

Lindy

Please give my regards to the Morisaki Bookshop. The proof that we were together lies there. I know how much you love the shop, and the truth is I love it too. If I'd been able, I would've wanted to see you working there just a little bit longer. After all, it's when you're in the shop that you shine the brightest. Of course, it was just a selfish wish on my part. But if that's the case, I hope that after this you and the Morisaki Bookshop can move forward together.

"When you're sad, don't try to hold it in. It's okay to cry a lot. The tears are there because you've got to go on living. You're going on living, which means there'll be more things to cry about. They'll come at you from all sides. So don't ever try to hide from the sadness. When it comes, cry it out. It's better to keep moving forward with that sadness; that’s what it means to live.”

As the moment gets closer, I just want to be with her for as long as I can. I keep selfishly wishing for her not to die yet. She's already resigned herself to it. In the end, I'm the one who can't accept it. I'm just being greedy.

Since I couldn't talk to anyone about this, I couldn't find a way out of my problems, and little by little the sadness inside me grew until it felt like a massive balloon pressing down on me every night when I got into bed.

Reading had started to affect me in ways I hadn't expected. I had been touched by the kinds of love I read about in books, and that had strengthened my belief that I needed to take my own affections more seriously.

just like the first book, this sequel also left me in tears. it helped me understand grief better, the art of being hopeful even after experiencing deep sorrow from losing someone we loved so much. but after that, what we have to do is live life to the fullest. absolutely 5/5 stars book! ⭐️

love, kinanti

these two books really warmed my heart... some people say this was an unnecessary sequel but for me it made me love the characters so much deeper. i love that, on surface level, the series's premise focuses on the effect of books on people, but when you read it, you realize it's about the people who leave the greatest impact on one another. they're living, walking books with so many beautiful stories to tell. even after their death, their soul lives on in the words and marks they have imparted on others' hearts. 

beautiful read, as usual! i love them so so much they're my family!! 

these two books really warmed my heart... some people say this was an unnecessary sequel but for me it made me love the characters so much deeper. i love that, on surface level, the series's premise focuses on the effect of books on people, but when you read it, you realize it's about the people who leave the greatest impact on one another. they're living, walking books with so many beautiful stories to tell. even after their death, their soul lives on in the words and marks they have imparted on others' hearts. 

beautiful read, as usual! i love them so so much they're my family!! 

 in one day, and i just had to tell you how much i enjoyed them. the quiet magic of that little secondhand bookshop in jimbocho, the smell of old pages, and the gentle kindness that takako found there felt like a warm embrace. the passages filled with wise, comforting words from takako’s uncle and aunt really spoke to me — their simple yet profound advice about books, loneliness, and finding one’s place in the world lingered with me long after i closed the covers. i loved how the story showed that even an old, slightly dusty bookshop could be a place of refuge and unexpected connections. i was deeply moved — and honestly so sad — when momoko died; her presence brought such a lightness and warmth to takako’s days, and her loss made the little world of morisaki feel all the more real and fragile. these books reminded me how stories, old books, and kind people can help us heal in ways we don’t always expect.

i finished both days at morisaki bookshop and more days at morisaki bookshop in one day, and i just had to tell you how much i enjoyed them. the quiet magic of that little secondhand bookshop in jimbocho, the smell of old pages, and the gentle kindness that takako found there felt like a warm embrace. the passages filled with wise, comforting words from takako’s uncle and aunt really spoke to me — their simple yet profound advice about books, loneliness, and finding one’s place in the world lingered with me long after i closed the covers. i loved how the story showed that even an old, slightly dusty bookshop could be a place of refuge and unexpected connections. i was deeply moved — and honestly so sad — when momoko died; her presence brought such a lightness and warmth to takako’s days, and her loss made the little world of morisaki feel all the more real and fragile. these books reminded me how stories, old books, and kind people can help us heal in ways we don’t always expect.

A beautiful reflection on love and grief. It’s definitely one for book lovers, and a nice quiet book in between other novels. 

Floofyflower

In this sequel, we see Takako and the other characters explore and reflect on their love for reading and the Morisaki bookshop through various events. 

In this sequel, we see Takako and the other characters explore and reflect on their love for reading and the Morisaki bookshop through various events. 

Letters always get me. 

While nothing dramatic or major happened (it was just “normal life”), this book was comforting to read

Rebecca Joy Tan

better than the first book. the characters captured my heart, broke it, and tore it into pieces, only to build it up and make me whole again like nothing happened. 

Tokio. En Jinbocho, el barrio de librerías más grande del mundo, los días transcurren con tranquilidad. En las callejuelas alejadas del tráfico, la gente pasea curioseando entre centenares de libros, cómics, guiones de cine e incluso mapas antiguos: hay variedad para todo tipo de lectores. En la librería Morisaki, un pequeño negocio familiar, apenas caben cinco personas. Montones de libros atestan las estanterías hasta invadir todos sus rincones y, cuando el timbre sobre la puerta anuncia la llegada de un cliente, su propietario, el tío Satoru, se asoma de inmediato desde el mostrador. Recientemente su esposa, Momoko, lo ha estado ayudando, pero su sobrina Takako también lo acompaña en sus ratos libres. Para el aniversario de bodas de Satoru y Momoko, la joven les regala un viaje romántico. Satoru está preocupado por la librería, pero acepta que Takako lo reemplace durante unos días y se mude a la habitación de la planta superior, como ya hizo en el pasado. Volver a sumergirse en la atmósfera atemporal de Jinbocho, con su colorido panorama de habituales y visitantes, será el empujón que Takako necesitaba. Por primera vez en mucho tiempo, se siente entusiasmada. Porque una librería, descubre, está poblada de historias; no solo las que esconden los libros, sino también las de quienes la frecuentan. Y esas historias crean lazos. Pero entonces, ¿por qué Satoru se comporta de manera tan extraña? ¿Y qué quiere la mujer del paraguas rojo que está al final de la calle? ¿Cuántas historias, emociones y tesoros más custodia entre sus paredes la librería Morisaki?

Una velada en la librería Morisaki

Natalia Cerrillo

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Emma D

Really enjoyed this book from start to finish in comparison to the first one. There’s more depth to the characters and just overall in the story itself. Really beautifully written to depict loss, heartbreak and grief while still inserting the love for books in the situations.

lily

A bittersweet slice-of-life story. It’s a simple read but the last 2 chapters are sorrowful. Had me thinking a lot about life, loss, grief and how we as humans are never ready to feel those until it comes hitting one day unexpectedly.

Una sera tra amici a Jinbocho

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