Kawade Shobō Shinsha

Kawade Shobō Shinsha., Ltd. (株式会社河出書房新社, Kabushiki Kaisha Kawade Shobō Shinsha), formerly Kawade Shobō (河出書房), is a publisher founded in 1886 in Japan. It is headquartered in Higashigokenchō, Shinjuku, Tokyo. It publishes the magazine Bungei and administers the Bungei Prize.

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