Japanese craftsman skillfully restores old books

Updated:5 years, 6 months ago

Tokyo (Japan), Apr 24 (ANI): This damaged book that looks like it could be thrown away is going to get a second life. Nobuo Okano has been working for over 30 years in a rare profession of repairing worn-out books. This shop is close to famous second hand books market in Tokyo. Many people who buy old books here want to give their books second life by bringing them to Okano’s shop. Some customers even come to learn the craft of fixing old book. One of the many steps to repair a book is to unfold the pages and press them to original form. This painstaking process shows just how much care is needed to repair a book, as it takes a significant amount of time as the pages have to be pressed one by one. The time it takes to fix a book varies significantly depending on the damage. However, for a book that is quite damaged it can usually take up to several days or more to repair. Books are very unique items because their contents are usually more important than their covers, so when fixing old books, the craftsman puts much attention to giving the book even better cover to make sure that the content is protected for many more years. Precious books, no matter how damaged can find a new life at this store.

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Japanese craftsman skillfully restores old books

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