Village Vanguard (Japanese bookstore)

[1] The first Village Vanguard store opened in the Tenpaku ward of Nagoya.

The store was named after Village Vanguard, a jazz club located in New York City.

[2] Village Vanguard has 358 shops in total all across Japan,[1] with each store having a completely different layout.

SPICE is a term used in Village Vanguard which stands for Select, Pop, Intelligence, Culture and Entertainment.

It is used to refer to all the products except books, CDs and DVDs, things such as toys, clothes and accessories.