Kashi-hon
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kashi-hon-271-2267338
title:
Kashi-hon
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Kashi-hon (貸本) is a Japanese phrase for books and magazines that are rented out. Kashi-hon ya (貸本屋) refers to the book rental service it was based on, also just simply called kashi-hon. Kashi-hon began in Japan around c. 1630 because books were too expensive for common people to buy, and therefore people would prefer borrowing over buying. Some "librarians" would travel around in order to increase their clientele and make more money. The kashi-hon market exploded after World War II all over Japa
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Japanese rental books and magazines
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kashi-hon
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2024-03-08T21:48:50Z
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