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plum_mei

Oct. 1, 2025

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Nostalgia for Stationery Shops 文房具屋が懐かしい

I have been fond of stationery shops since childhood. I can spend hours browsing the shelves of notebooks and pens without buying anything. Square notebooks and metallic-colored pens attract me, even though they seem impractical.
When I was a child, there were several small stationery stores in my neighborhood, but now they have almost disappeared. These days, I usually buy stationery either at the stationery section of a supermarket, in a shop inside a station building, or online on Amazon. I miss the old days when I could wander into a stationery shop with no particular purpose and enjoy discovering new items.


子どものころから文房具屋が好きだった。買う予定もないのにノートやペンの棚を見て何時間でも過ごすことができる。正方形のノート、メタリックカラーのペンなどは、使うのが難しそうなのになぜか惹かれてしまう。 子どものころは何か所かあった地域密着型の文房具屋は、今ではほとんど見かけなくなった。私も文房具と言ったら、スーパーの文房具売り場で買うか、ターミナル駅の駅ビルで買うか、アマゾンで買うかだ。何の目的もなくふらりと文房具屋に入って、新商品を見つけて楽しんでいた時代が懐かしい。

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Feeling Nostalgiac for Stationery Shops 文房具屋が懐かしい

I have been fond of stationery shops (since my childhood).

(): Right now, this sounds more formal. To sound more conversational instead you could write, "since I was young". If you want it to be more exaggerated "since I could walk!"
To continue sounding more conversational you could shorten "I have" into I've.

I can spend hours browsing the shelves ofilled with notebooks and pens without buying anything.

When I was a (child), there were several small stationery stores in my neighborhood, but now they have almost disappeared.

Another casual/conversational option could be to use "kid" instead of "child".
For stationery, I would stick to using stationery store like you did here for the rest of the text too. But stationery shop is not wrong.

(These days), I usually buy stationery either at the stationery section of a supermarket, in a shop inside a station building[train] station, or online on Amazon.

(): casual/ conversational option = Nowadays
[]: are you referring to a train station here?

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In my area there are very few stationery stores. Especially those that sell Japanese stationery so I totally understand you. Nice writing!

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plum_mei

Oct. 2, 2025

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Thank you! I probably should have written “station complex” instead of “station building.”

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bebemao

Oct. 2, 2025

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In English it's more common to associate the word station with the type of transport it carries. For example, train station, bus station, metro station, subway station.

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plum_mei

Oct. 3, 2025

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I see. Thank you!

Nostalgia for Stationery Shops 文房具屋が懐かしい

I have been fond of stationery shops since (my) childhood.

or "...since I was a child."

I can spend hours browsing the shelves of notebooks and pens without buying anything.

SI feel drawn to the square notebooks and metallic-colored pens attract me, even though they seem impractical.

"Attract" might be too strong a word to use here, so you can simply say "I feel drawn to...".

When I was a child, there were several small stationery stores in my neighborhood, but now they have (all) almost disappeared.

These days, I usually buy stationery either at the stationery section of a supermarket, in a shop inside a station building, or online on Amazon.

I miss the old days when I could wander into a stationery shop with no particular purpose and enjoy discovering new items.

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Well done! I can relate. Online shopping can make buying stationery very easy, but you lose the fun of being able to browse through a stationery store to discover new items in person.

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plum_mei

Oct. 2, 2025

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Thank you! I know, right? Convenience ruins the fun. By the way, “I feel drawn to” seems like a very useful expression.

These days, I usually buy stationery either atin the stationeroffice supply section of a supermarket, in a shop inside a station building, or online on Amazon.

The term "station building" isn't common in English. Do you mean train station?
In the US, there's not a specific "stationery section" - all the office supplies are grouped together. Perhaps that what you have as well?

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This is practically perfect! (I also love stationery shops...)

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plum_mei

Oct. 3, 2025

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Thank you! It’s nice to know someone else who loves stationery stores!

Nostalgia for Stationery Shops 文房具屋が懐かしい

I have been fond of stationery shops since childhood.

I can spend hours browsing the shelves of notebooks and pens without buying anything.

Square notebooks and metallic-colored pens attract me, even though they seem impractical.

When I was a child, there were several small stationery stores in my neighborhood, but now they have almost disappeared.

These days, I usually buy stationery either atin the stationery section of a supermarket, in a shop inside a station building, or online on Amazon.

Amazon is so common that we usually don’t bother specifying that it’s online. Perhaps that’s part of the problem!

I miss the old days, when I could wander into a stationery shop with no particular purpose and enjoy discovering new items.

What you wrote is grammatically correct, but when I hear this spoken, there is usually a pause after “old days,” just long enough to give the listener time to conjure up memories!

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This is excellent writing! 💮 I just offered some suggestions that I think would have the intended emotional effect. そういう店は私も懐かしいです!

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plum_mei

Oct. 3, 2025

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Thank you, your suggestions are very helpful to me.文房具屋に復活してほしいけど難しそうですね。

I have been fond of stationery shops since childhood.


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I have been fond of stationery shops since (my) childhood.

or "...since I was a child."

I have been fond of stationery shops (since my childhood).

(): Right now, this sounds more formal. To sound more conversational instead you could write, "since I was young". If you want it to be more exaggerated "since I could walk!" To continue sounding more conversational you could shorten "I have" into I've.

I can spend hours browsing the shelves of notebooks and pens without buying anything.


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I can spend hours browsing the shelves ofilled with notebooks and pens without buying anything.

Square notebooks and metallic-colored pens attract me, even though they seem impractical.


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SI feel drawn to the square notebooks and metallic-colored pens attract me, even though they seem impractical.

"Attract" might be too strong a word to use here, so you can simply say "I feel drawn to...".

When I was a child, there were several small stationery stores in my neighborhood, but now they have almost disappeared.


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When I was a child, there were several small stationery stores in my neighborhood, but now they have (all) almost disappeared.

When I was a (child), there were several small stationery stores in my neighborhood, but now they have almost disappeared.

Another casual/conversational option could be to use "kid" instead of "child". For stationery, I would stick to using stationery store like you did here for the rest of the text too. But stationery shop is not wrong.

Nostalgia for Stationery Shops 文房具屋が懐かしい


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Feeling Nostalgiac for Stationery Shops 文房具屋が懐かしい

These days, I usually buy stationery either at the stationery section of a supermarket, in a shop inside a station building, or online on Amazon.


These days, I usually buy stationery either atin the stationery section of a supermarket, in a shop inside a station building, or online on Amazon.

Amazon is so common that we usually don’t bother specifying that it’s online. Perhaps that’s part of the problem!

These days, I usually buy stationery either atin the stationeroffice supply section of a supermarket, in a shop inside a station building, or online on Amazon.

The term "station building" isn't common in English. Do you mean train station? In the US, there's not a specific "stationery section" - all the office supplies are grouped together. Perhaps that what you have as well?

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(These days), I usually buy stationery either at the stationery section of a supermarket, in a shop inside a station building[train] station, or online on Amazon.

(): casual/ conversational option = Nowadays []: are you referring to a train station here?

I miss the old days when I could wander into a stationery shop with no particular purpose and enjoy discovering new items.


I miss the old days, when I could wander into a stationery shop with no particular purpose and enjoy discovering new items.

What you wrote is grammatically correct, but when I hear this spoken, there is usually a pause after “old days,” just long enough to give the listener time to conjure up memories!

This sentence has been marked as perfect!

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