Congratulations to Books Kinokuniya, which is holding the grand opening of its Austin, Tex., store on Saturday and Sunday, August 18 and 19. The celebration will include musical performances, author events, live drawings and more. The store, the company's 12th in the U.S., had a soft opening in May. Like its U.S. counterparts, the Austin store offers both Japanese- and English-language books as well as many other products. Founded in Tokyo in 1927, Kinokuniya has nearly 100 stores worldwide.
The Austin store features what the company calls the "Kinokuniya Lab," which is "a new business model for our brick and mortar bookstore." In that area, the store is featuring products, services, businesses and activities of companies and local communities.