Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on September 2013
Purchase any book in Japan, and the bookstore will wrap it in a boring brown cover to protect it from wear and tear as well as prying eyes on the rush hour train. If you want to keep your paperback in good condition or choose not to broadcast to the world what you are reading, you can have fun doing so with an Animal Book Cover from Dreams, Inc. (¥399 for one). Drift into the fantasy world of a novel and take your fellow commuters along with you, with covers sporting faces of Labradors, tigers and bears—oh my! Looking across the train aisle to see a grinning chimp is enough to crack a smile on the face of even the most sullen salaryman. Looking for something to put inside? Check out our autumn reading list.
