Welcome to the Friday Bookshop, a cozy little
bookstore tucked inside a rustic train station north of Tokyo. Rumor has it,
you’ll find the perfect book there—one that you need at that particular moment,
even if you don’t know it yourself….
When college student Fumiya visits the Friday Bookshop
as a last-ditch effort to find a book for his ill father, he is disappointed in
its ordinary appearance despite whispers of its peculiar charm. But he soon
discovers that it not only includes a café where the food menu changes daily on
the chef’s whim but also a vast underground vault lined with bookshelves,
lovingly converted from an old abandoned subway platform. The bookshop, run by
a quirky trio who have been close friends since high school, quickly becomes
Fumiya’s favorite place—so much so that he begins to work there part-time.
Fumiya, who was never really a reader, learns to
embrace the joy of reading, and that books can be a means to connect with other
people and navigate the twists and turns of life.
Through colorful interactions with the zany shop
owners and their visitors, as well as mouthwatering dishes inspired by the
books the owners recommend, it’s impossible not to fall in love with the
seemingly ordinary yet enchanting little bookstore in the subway station in
Kanto.
