Events
SAKAI Book Festival vol.3
Ended
One Box Used Book Fair
A place where anyone can become a bookseller by bringing a box of books they want to sell.
A list of exhibitors is here
★List of Exhibitors
★List of Exhibitors
★We will introduce the books you have selected under the theme of "Smell-sensitive books" on various social media platforms.
instagram ⇒@rishonomori
X (twitter) ⇒@rishonomori
Book Baton® by Shared Bookstore HONBAKO

We will bring books that we would like to recommend to someone or that we would like to pass on to others, and exchange them.
Bring a book and join us!
*Just leaving it behind or just taking it home is not allowed
★The maximum number of books that can be exchanged is 10
★The maximum number of books that can be exchanged is 10
★ Choose from stock books
[Planning cooperation Shared bookstore HONBAKO】
Traveling Bookstore!
■Big Issue Japan
We publish the magazine "Big Issue Japan Edition" to support the independence of homeless and impoverished people.
We aim to create a society where no one is excluded and everyone can live comfortably.
We aim to create a society where no one is excluded and everyone can live comfortably.
■ Home of Books
This is a small bookstore in Kita-Kagaya, Osaka, selling new and used books, zines, little presses, and miscellaneous goods.
You may not find the book you're looking for, but I'd be happy to discover a new book.
You may not find the book you're looking for, but I'd be happy to discover a new book.
【link:本のすみか】
■Laugh Track Bookstore
This is a bookstore that just opened in January 2026 in Nishi-ku, Osaka.
We have a wide selection of books, mainly second-hand, new books, miscellaneous goods, and even items for children, all lined up in a 6-square-meter room.
We have set up a stall at the SAKAI Book Festival's Ichibanbako Secondhand Book Market in vol.1 and 2, and we are very happy to be able to participate again this year in a different format.
Book Connecting Event
■Bibliobattle by Sakai Library Bibliobattle Club
We will introduce books we recommend in 5 minutes,"The book I most wanted to read"A communication game where participants vote to decide the winner!
★We are looking for presenters!
The theme of this selection is "Encounter."
(Hint: In the tea ceremony, the idea of "ichigo ichie" (the first and last chance) is important. Are there any books that evoke this feeling?)
[Time] 13:00-14:00 (Meeting time 12:45)
[Target] Anyone
[Location] 2nd floor lecture room
【application】 Bookings are currently being accepted through the reservation site (click here)
[Time] 13:00-14:00 (Meeting time 12:45)
[Target] Anyone
[Location] 2nd floor lecture room
【application】 Bookings are currently being accepted through the reservation site (click here)
*Bibliobattle Official RulesThis will be done in accordance with the following.
★If you are an audience member, please listen to all the presentations and then vote.
Mini Talk
■ Yosano Akiko x International Women's Day
March 8th is International Women's Day, a day of global solidarity to eliminate discrimination against women.
Yosano Akiko, a poet from Sakai, has been writing about women's rights and education for over 100 years.
We will introduce Akiko's ideas, which are still vivid today.
Yosano Akiko, a poet from Sakai, has been writing about women's rights and education for over 100 years.
We will introduce Akiko's ideas, which are still vivid today.
Lecturer: Kyoko Kinoshita (Curator, Yosano Akiko Memorial Museum)
[Time] 14:30-15:30
[Location] 2nd floor lecture room
[Application] First come, first served, please come directly to the venue on the day
[Location] 2nd floor lecture room
[Application] First come, first served, please come directly to the venue on the day
■ Picture Book Plaza & Reading Aloud by Storytelling Circle Hanashinotane
This is a Japanese-style room where you can relax and read picture books freely.
Picture book reading time: 11:30-12:00 / 15:00-15:30
[Location] 1st floor tea room
[Time] 11:00-16:00
■ Workshop(Making souvenirs)
Using Sakai Plaza of Rikyu and Akiko's original stamps, you will create a book sacoche that is perfect for paperback books.
Let's carry today's memories with us ♪
Let's carry today's memories with us ♪
[Price] 500 yen
[Location] 2nd floor lecture room
[Application] First come, first served on the day. Numbered tickets will be distributed if it gets crowded.
[Location] 2nd floor lecture room
[Application] First come, first served on the day. Numbered tickets will be distributed if it gets crowded.

Now accepting submissions for Bibliobattle

Mini Talk: Yosano Akiko x International Women's Day

Picture Book Plaza & Reading Aloud

Book sacoche making workshop
Food stalls

■Wabi-sabi fermentation and coffee
instagram⇒@wabi_sabi_hakko
"Wabi-sabi Fermentation and Coffee" is a fermented vegetable cafe in Sakai that serves healthy meals made with homemade fermented seasonings and sweet, juicy candy apples made with reduced-pesticide apples from Nagano.

■Roasting and Coffee Ori no Hana. AND CACAO
instagram⇒@orinohana_coffee
Located in Kumatori-cho, South Osaka
A small coffee and craft chocolate shop
Roasting and Coffee Ori no Hana. AND CACAO ^_^
Spring has finally arrived
More pleasant days
The season when coffee and chocolate taste even better
We will be participating in the "SAKAI Book Festival vol.3" held at Sakai Plaza of Rikyu and Akiko.
This will be an exciting and thrilling first time opening a store for books.
A day where children and adults can come together and experience books
You can also enjoy delicious food and valuable experiences!
From Ori no Hana
☕ Freshly roasted coffee beans
☕ Drip bags
☕ Hand-drip coffee
🍫 Freshly roasted cacao
Craft chocolate confectionery
🍫 Chocolate drink
We will prepare and bring the following items for you.
Take a break with coffee and chocolate sweets
I would be happy to spend some fun time with you.
We look forward to seeing you all.
We look forward to seeing you 🌿
A small coffee and craft chocolate shop
Roasting and Coffee Ori no Hana. AND CACAO ^_^
Spring has finally arrived
More pleasant days
The season when coffee and chocolate taste even better
We will be participating in the "SAKAI Book Festival vol.3" held at Sakai Plaza of Rikyu and Akiko.
This will be an exciting and thrilling first time opening a store for books.
A day where children and adults can come together and experience books
You can also enjoy delicious food and valuable experiences!
From Ori no Hana
☕ Freshly roasted coffee beans
☕ Drip bags
☕ Hand-drip coffee
🍫 Freshly roasted cacao
Craft chocolate confectionery
🍫 Chocolate drink
We will prepare and bring the following items for you.
Take a break with coffee and chocolate sweets
I would be happy to spend some fun time with you.
We look forward to seeing you all.
We look forward to seeing you 🌿

"Croquette" in front of Higashi-Hagoromo Station in Takaishi City
"Croquette Stand" located right next to Shichido Station in Teppocho, Sakai City
We are a shop that mainly sells croquettes.
Our croquettes are made with a blend of carefully selected Hokkaido May Queen and Danshaku potatoes.
"Croquette Stand" located right next to Shichido Station in Teppocho, Sakai City
We are a shop that mainly sells croquettes.
Our croquettes are made with a blend of carefully selected Hokkaido May Queen and Danshaku potatoes.
Made with bechamel sauce, these croquettes are creamy on the inside and crispy on the outside.
Please give it a try.
Please give it a try.





