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Life & fun · May 26, 2026

HONTABI

The travel app for book lovers

What it does

HONTABI is the only travel app for literary settings — the real places where novels unfold. What makes it different: 📖 1,000+ novels mapped to 4,000+ spots across 103 countries 🗺️ AI walking routes for half-day literary pilgrimages 🔍 Reverse search: "What novels are set in Kyoto?" 📍 GPS check-ins light up your personal world map 📚 Reading shelf integrated with the map From Murakami and Hemingway to Joyce, Kafka, and García Márquez. 100% free. No sign-up. No ads.

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