Takeo Hosokawa, the founder of Hosokawa Yoko, established, in 1946, a publishing company by the name Hosokawa Shoten (Hosokawa Publishing Company) which also reflects of Hosokawa Yoko’s challenging spirit. It published some 80 books of outstanding writers and artists such as Ryunosuke Akutagawa, Yasunari Kawabata, and Shiko Munakata. The books the Hosokawa Shoten published excelled in the fact that top-quality soft washi (Japanese paper), in their superior binding, and in their content and have won many admirations from specialists. The binding system known as “French binding,” in particular, attracted great acclaim. Until its closure in 1954 it won a great renown for its particular publishing policy as a publisher.