ONE ECO PROJECT exhibits at BOOK MEETS NEXT “Ueno Forest Parent-Child Book Festa 2024” Providing opportunities to engage in eco-activities through content from the publishing industry

Nippon Publishing Sales Co., Ltd. (President: Keiji Okumura, abbreviation: Nippon) has launched the ONE ECO PROJECT, which plans and supports eco-activities that the publishing industry should engage in through attractive content such as comics, picture books, novels, and magazines. We will be exhibiting at the “Ueno Forest Parent-Child Book Festa 2024” for two days, from May 4th (Saturday/holiday) to May 5th (Sunday), with the aim of enlightening the activities and purpose of “.

“Ueno Forest Parent-Child Book Festa 2024” is an event that started as a commemorative project for the “Year of Children’s Reading” in 2000, and is a collaborative project with “BOOK MEETS NEXT,” an initiative to promote reading by the entire publishing industry that was launched in 2022. It is one of the. Inside the venue, children’s books are sold at special prices, picture books are read aloud, and autograph sessions by authors are held, making this an event that is usually crowded with many parents and children.

At the “ONE ECO PROJECT” booth, we will be selling the first product, “Book Bags,” and the second product, “Earth-friendly Book Covers for Book Lovers.” “Honbukuro” is an eco-bag designed with popular content such as comics, picture books, novels, and magazines, and the total number of bags sold has exceeded 220,000. Through the sale of products, we will educate our visitors about the purpose of the “ONE ECO PROJECT” and provide an opportunity for them to take part in eco-friendly activities.

Click here for the latest press release for “Honbukuro”
https://www.nippan.co.jp/news/oneeco_honbukuro_20240419/

Click here for the press release of “Earth-friendly book covers for book lovers”
https://www.nippan.co.jp/news/oneeco_bookcover_20230322/

In addition, Nichipan’s original miscellaneous goods brand “eIn addition to selling items in collaboration with “HONTOMO”, “Kojikoji” and “Nontan” at the booth, Gakken Staifle Co., Ltd. (President: Mizuho Noguchi), which became a Nichipan Group company in July 2023, will also be selling We also sell products. We will be focusing on popular picture books such as “11 Pikino Neko,” “Keiko Sena,” and “Kurahashirei,” as well as collaboration items with picture book authors and illustrators, to enliven “Ueno Forest Parent-Child Book Festa 2024.”

■Event overview
・Name: BOOK MEETS NEXT “Ueno Forest Parent-Child Book Festa 2024”
・Date: May 4th, 2024 (Saturday/Holiday) to May 5th, 2024 (Sunday) 9:30-17:30
・Location: Taito Ward, Ueno Onshi Park, around the fountain pond and surrounding facilities
– Sponsored by: Children’s Reading Promotion Council, Japan Children’s Book Publishing Association,
Publishing Culture Industry Promotion Foundation (JPIC)
・Official website: https://www.jpic.or.jp/ueno/
*Please check the official website for details on visiting.

“ONE ECO PROJECT” is based on the idea that “enjoyable eco-activities are sustainable,” and through the appeal of content and characters, which can be said to be assets of the publishing industry, we aim to make eco-activities more familiar to consumers. The purpose is to deepen understanding of the activities and encourage participation.
The ONE ECO PROJECT official website will continue to provide a variety of information with the aim of making eco-friendly activities more familiar to consumers, deepening their understanding of the activities, and encouraging them to participate.
Official website: https://oneeco.jp/
　
<eAbout HONTOMO＞

Nippan sells an original brand with the concepts of “picture books and friends,” “living with picture books,” and “gifts along with picture books.”eHONTOMO” sells items designed with picture book characters.
With the hope that the generation that grew up reading the picture book would remember the cuteness of the picture book characters and pass on the excitement they felt when reading the picture book to the next generation, the book was created with the hope that “adults and children can work together.” As a brand that people can enjoy, we will make various proposals to consumers.
“eHONTOMO” official website https://komamono-lab.com/ehontomo/

■Inquiries regarding “Ueno Forest Parent-Child Book Festa 2024”
Ueno Forest Parent and Child Book Festa Steering Committee
E-mail: [email protected]
*If you receive an inquiry on May 4th or 5th, we may not respond until the 7th.
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■Inquiries regarding exhibition content
Nippon Publishing Sales Co., Ltd. Stationery and Miscellaneous Goods Headquarters MD Department Person in charge: Ishibashi/Muragishi
E-mail:[email protected]

■Inquiries regarding coverage
Nippon Publishing Sales Co., Ltd. President’s Office Public Relations Division Person in charge: Yamada, Yoshida
TEL.03-3233-3829 FAX.03-3233-6045
E-mail:[email protected]