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About BUNSHODO HOTEL
Books and people, a third place in everyday life.
BUNSHODO HOTEL is an archive hotel and cafe connecting people via books.
You can enjoy packages such as "Stay in a Book" as well as read books donated by fellow travellers.
Even if you aren't a guest, you can donate books, create, talk, and enjoy coffee and sand cookies at the first floor cafe, TIMEZ.
Time to face yourself quietly.
A new encounter is born...
How to enjoy BUNSHODO HOTEL
Books and People
At BUNSHODO HOTEL, we accept book donations.
Write your thoughts on the book or a message to the next reader on the provided donation card and your book will join the other donated volumes on one of our many bookshelves.
Donated books and their donation cards are shared here on our site allowing those who donated to connect with people from all over the world. Here you can truly experience not just a book recommended by a person but a person recommended by a book.
Exhibitions/Events
Books and TIMEZ
『TIMEZ ESPRESSO BAR &』
Enjoy coffee and breakfast at TIMEZ ESPRESSO BAR &, produced by popular espresso stand/ gallery TAG STÅ.
Not a cafe and not a coffee shop, but an "ESPRESSO BAR."
The baristas will serve up the perfect brew for you.
Operating Hours: 7:30 - 6:00
See Instagram for closed days
Sister stores:
- TAGSTA：@tagsta01
- trene：@_trene_kego
- townz：@townz_
Guest Room/Facility Information
"BUNSHODO HOTEL" is a small hotel that provides spaces specially designed for reading. With six different room types, we have a total of twenty-six guest rooms and a maximum capacity of seventy-six people.
・DOUBLE ROOM (2 people max/10 rooms)
・Deluxe DOUBLE ROOM (2 people max/2 rooms)
・LOFT TWIN ROOM (3 people max/4 rooms)
・FOUR BED ROOM (4 people max/4 rooms)
・SPEAKER FOUR BED ROOM (4 people max/4 rooms)
・Deluxe FOUR BED ROOM (4 people max/2 rooms)
On the first floor, you can use facilities such as our luxurious rain shower booths, washroom space, and coin laundry. After 6, you can order the "TIMEZ" night menu at the front desk.
About BUNSHODO HOTEL
BUNSHODO HOTEL, which inherited its name from Hakata's bookstore Bunshodo, creates a space where not only bookstore personnel but also various artists and creators interact.
Although a hotel, we are also a bookstore and a cafe with plans to take advantage of the wide range of possiblities available in this special space called "hotel."
Click below to take a look back at the archives of "BUNSHODO PROJECT" and the members involved.
ACCESS
・Approximately six minutes' walk from JR Hakata Station, approximately five minutes' walk from Fukuoka Municipal Subway Gion Station
※There is no car or bicycle parking on-site. If you are coming by car, please use the nearby coin parking.
※We don’ have a car park. Please use nearby paid car park if you come to by car.