Used Book Market

Overview of the University of Tokyo Co-op Student Committee's "Used Book Market"

This is a joint project run by the Komaba Student Committee (C University) and Hongo Student Committee (H University) at
the University of Tokyo's school festivals, "Satsukisai" (May) and "Komaba Festival" collect used books from students and faculty in advance and sell them at the festival.
This has been going on for over 40 years and has become one of the festival's signature events, attracting many visitors every year.
70% of the sales amount refunded to the seller is donated
to a charity (in this case, the National University Co-op Federation Scholarship Foundation) to freely set the selling price has also been well received.

For both the May Festival and the Komaba Festival, about one month before the event, so if you would like to submit a book, please check the notices from the Student Committee at that time and apply by following the procedures outlined.
*A separate information page will be set up during the school festival.

Response to the spread of COVID-19

In 2020, due to the spread of COVID-19, the University of Tokyo's school festival was held entirely online, and the used book fair was canceled

"CKiEx" published by the University of Tokyo Co-op Student Committee was held.

Implementation results

  • Komaba Festival 2023: 1,125 entries
  • 2019 Komaba Festival: 2,670 entries
  • May Festival 2019: 2791 items exhibited
  • Komaba Festival 2018: 2,717 entries
  • May Festival 2018: 2383 items exhibited
  • 2017 Komaba Festival: 1,800 entries
  • May Festival 2017: 1406 items exhibited

Event Information

Information about the event will be posted on the Student Committee Twitter account (@cgaku) ​​from time to time

here for the application link for the 2024 May Festival !]

*Please apply in advance from this link after carefully reading the instructions. We will send you detailed instructions later

*Please make sure to set up your mobile phone, computer, etc. so that you can receive contact from Gmail

*The information you provide will be kept by the Used Book Fair staff and will only be used for communications related to this used book fair, information about future used book fairs, and important communications from the University of Tokyo Co-op Student Committee

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