To celebrate the English release of The Passengers on the Hankyu Line, Books Kinokuniya Sydney and Penguin Books Australia invite you on a feel good Japanese healing fiction journey with an exclusive collectable stamp book!

Embark on a journey across japan through these heartfelt healing fiction books. Travel through bustling cities, coastal towns, strange libraries and wondrous castles. You will be accompanied by loyal cats and strangers, all with a story to share. Make your way back to stamp the book you’ve read. Each book has its own custom stamp designed to reflect the essence of the journey you have just taken. Collect & complete your stamp book to create a memorable keepsake of your literary journey!

Stops along the Japanese Literary Line Collection include:

The Passengers on the Hankyu Line *Also available in Chinese and Japanese
The Travelling Cat Chronicles *Also available in Chinese and Japanese
We’ll Prescribe you a Cat *Also available in Chinese and Japanese
Lonely Castle in the Mirror *Also available in Chinese and Japanese
She and Her Cat *Also available in Chinese and Japanese
What You Are Looking For is in the Library *Also available in Chinese and Japanese
Mina’s Matchbox *Also available in Japanese
Lost Souls Meet Under a Full Moon *Also available in Chinese and Japanese
How to Hold Someone in your Heart (out July 2025) *Also available in Chinese and Japanese
The Healing Hippo of Hinode Park (out August 2025) *Also available in Japanese
We’ll Prescribe You Another Cat (out September 2025) *Also available in Japanese
The City and Its Uncertain Walls *Also available in Chinese and Japanese
The Amberglow Candy Store (out September 2025)

How to begin your journey:

1. Purchase any book from the Japanese Literary Line Collection^ and receive your exclusive stamp book at the Cashier.

2. Visit the Information Counter with your proof of purchase to collect your book stamp!

Join us in-store or online and start your journey today!

^Japanese Literary Line Collection includes: The Passengers on the Hankyu Line, The Travelling Cat Chronicles, We’ll Prescribe you a Cat, Lonely Castle in the Mirror, She and Her Cat, What You Are Looking For is in the Library, Mina’s Matchbox, Lost Souls Meet Under a Full Moon, How to Hold Someone in your Heart, The Healing Hippo of Hinode Park, We’ll Prescribe You Another Cat, The City and Its Uncertain Walls, The Amberglow Candy Store, and includes all variants of the titles as well as in Chinese and Japanese. Japanese Literary Line stamp book available while stocks last.