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Taro Shobo and Taro Okamoto

[Dimini ☆ Cricket] October 10, 2017 09:00

Speaking of Taro Okamoto, he was an energetic artist famous for "art is an explosion" and the "Tower of the Sun" (old) at the Osaka Expo, but in relation to Mr. Okamoto and Chuo-ku, there is a "young clock tower" in Sukiyabashi Park in Ginza 5-chome.

In this "clock tower", the dial of the clock is the face, and there are many tsuno-like objects protruding from the fuselage.

I feel like Okamoto-like, but in Chuo-ku, there was another place where I was worried about Taro Okamoto.

This is Taro Shobo, a bookstore located on the first basement floor of Coredo Muromachi, 2-chome, Nihonbashi Muromachi.

Taro Shobo's "Taro" logo has been worried for a long time.

That was the case.

This is the design of Mr. Taro Okamoto.

In 1994, when the first president of Taro Shobo opened a bookstore, he asked Okamoto to produce it.

This is due to the fact that the president's friend was a relative of the Okamoto family.

In the store, the original picture of the Taro logo was also displayed (I didn't notice it until now).

In addition, what is impressive about Taro Shobo is wallpaper that is not a bookstore, and a curved roof that is located above the passage connecting shelves and shelves in the store.

I heard that all of these were asked by designer Eiji Mitooka.

Mr. Mitooka is famous for his vehicle design, etc.

The Seven Stars in Kyushu, a sightseeing sleeper train in JR Kyushu, was designed by Mr. Mitooka.

When it is said, the feeling of the passage in the store is like the passage of a sleeper train ... the soft curve calms down for some reason Wooden bookshelf also makes you feel soft and warm.