We will be holding a talk event to celebrate the launch of a new book by polaris, a travel magazine based in Japan and the UK with the concept of a "journey of reflection."

The travel magazine polaris is a magazine that explores the meaning and possibilities of travel from the perspectives of design and cultural anthropology.

In his new book, "Awe," he embarks on a journey to explore the meaning and possibilities of awe, visiting a hip-hop label in a British prison, an independent magazine in wartime Ukraine, and the German art festival Documenta15.

At the talk event, cultural anthropologist Hiroshi Nakamura and editor Takao Kubo will hold a talk session on the theme of "travel and stories," incorporating the perspectives of cultural anthropology, editing, and design.

A collaboration fair between the magazine Polaris and SHONAN TSUTAYA BOOKS SHONAN TSUTAYA BOOKS being held in the humanities section on the first floor of Building 1. Editors Hiroshi Nakamura and Takao Kubo will each introduce books that consider the appeal and meaning of travel from various angles through a humanistic perspective.

[Participation Fee] (tax included)
All prices include one drink.
①Event participation ticket: 2,090 yen
②Event participation ticket (1,760 yen) + magazine polaris ISSUE01 (1,980 yen) = 3,740 yen
③Event participation ticket (1,760 yen) + magazine polaris ISSUE02 (2,200 yen) = 3,960 yen

[How to apply]
Please apply at the online shop (SHONAN TSUTAYA BOOKS Yahoo! Store).

Apply here

*Payment methods are credit card or PayPay balance only.
*Event participation tickets will not be sent.
*The deadline for online applications is (Fri) September 6, 2024 at 8:00 a.m.
*We do not accept cancellations due to customer convenience. Thank you for your understanding.

◎For those who purchase an event ticket with a magazine

"polaris" ISSUE01/ISSUE02 can be picked up on the day of the event or in advance.
If you would like to receive your book in advance, please come to the BOOK Counter on the 1st floor of Building 2.
*Please present the ticket application completion screen and tell us your name.
*On the day of the event on Saturday, September 7, 2024, tickets will be handed out at the venue after reception time (14:30 onwards).
*If you are unable to attend the event for unavoidable reasons, please come to the BOOK Counter on the 1st floor of Building 2 so we can reserve the magazine for you (an additional shipping fee will be charged if you wish to have it shipped).

[Speaker profile]

Yutaka Nakamura
Design anthropologist and professor at Tama Art University. He works on themes such as violence on the periphery, social pain, cultural expressions of anti-violence, and post-violence social design, while also working with various companies and designers to implement them in society. His books include "Walking the Periphery of America: Traveling Anthropology" (Heibonsha, 2021) and "Reverberations in Harlem: The Voices of Muslims Living on the Streets" (Kyokubundo, 2015). He has edited and written "Art Lessons: Behind Creativity" (Kobundo, 2016). He has translated "Uptown Kids: Public Housing and Street Culture in Harlem, New York" (Terry Williams & William Kornblum, Otsuki Shoten, 2010).

Takao Kunori​
Representative Director (Chief Narrative Officer) and Editor of KESIKI. Graduated from Hitotsubashi University Faculty of Commerce. Served as Deputy Editor-in-Chief of "PRESIDENT" and Deputy Editor-in-Chief and Web Editor-in-Chief of "Forbes JAPAN", and planned and launched "30 under 30 JAPAN" and "SMALL GIANTS AWARD". Served as Editorial Director of "WORK MILL", a magazine that considers future work styles, and won the GOOD DESIGN AWARD 2019 and the "2020 BtoB Advertising Award Jury Special Award" for the same project. Founded KESIKI in 2019. Explores and practices narratives that reweave relationships between people, companies, government agencies, and society.

Takuro Nuruki​
Editor-in-chief of the magazine polaris. Born in Tokyo in 1993. Majored in political science at Waseda University and worked as a strategic designer at a creative agency. Obtained a Master of Design from the Musashino Art University Creative Leadership course in 2021 and a Master of Arts from the Royal College of Art MA Service Design in the UK in 2023. Currently, he is the founder of the travel magazine and designer collective "polaris" based in Tokyo and London. He travels the world, collects fragmented stories spun by people, and explores their different values and principles.

Polaris Magazine Editorial Department
Editor: Takuro Nuriki
Art director: Yuta Saiki
Photographer: Cala Del Rio Alemparte
Photographer and design lead: Ushimaru Kazuto
Graphic Designer: Yasuharu Takeuchi
Editorial Designer: Mari Shimizu
Writer: Yohei Nuruki
Writer: Alex Lewis Kidd
Illustrator: Wang Mi
Web designer: Ji Wang