The cold weather continues; how are you all doing?

On this day, Shimaji wore a bright red jacket and an orange shirt.

Simply focusing on spring and using brighter colors can create a sense of the season.

Then a customer came into the store.

During the conversation, Mr. Shimaji began talking about his time as an editor at Playboy.

"During my time as an editor, I met many literary giants and learned a great deal from them. They taught me everything from how to live as a man to the secrets of fashion."

"We're currently learning from Mr. Shimaji," said one customer.

"I'll teach you anything you can learn from me. For example, in a recent conversation I had... just as there are people who drink alcohol and people who don't, there are people who read books and people who don't. Speaking of people who read books, a certain martial artist I had a conversation with the other day was a voracious reader who had read an incredible amount of books. He was a wonderful man who loved both books and alcohol."

When the customer heard the name of a certain martial artist, they looked surprised.

Today's proverb
Just as there are people who drink alcohol and those who don't, there are people who read books and those who don't.

The drink of the day was Talisker Storm.

When the bar is full of men, the conversation often gets a bit risqué as things liven up.

"Back when I was a Playboy fan, I went on a reporting trip to America with a famous photographer, and we covered all sorts of nightlife spots..."

If you're curious to hear the rest of the story, please come visit Salon de Shimaji.

Profile - Katsuhiko Shimaji


Producer of Isetan Shinjuku Store, Men's Building . Born in 1941. After graduating from Aoyama Gakuin University, he joined Shueisha. He was assigned to "Weekly Playboy" and became its editor-in-chief in 1983, where he created a sensation with the "Life Advice" column featuring Renzo Shibata, Toko Kon, and Ken Kaiko as respondents, growing the magazine into a million-copy publication. He later served as editor-in-chief of "PLAYBOY Japan" and "BART." After serving as representative director of Shueisha International, he retired in 2008. He is currently working as a writer and essayist.

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