village-press.net: the name of a 1985 Japanese indie press, with 598 referring domains still linking in

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ビレッジプレス published 雲遊天下, ぐるり and folk CDs until January 2021. Its founder launched Japan's first city information magazine in Osaka in 1971. The domain keeps the links that literary and indie-culture Japan gave it over decades.

Highlights

• 598 referring domains and 744 backlinks (inventory record)
• Domain 15 years old (inventory record)
• DA 27 and TF 21 (inventory record)
• Founder 村元武 created Play Guide Journal, Osaka 1971, billed as Japan's first city information magazine
• Published the quarterly 雲遊天下 and the Chūō-line culture magazine ぐるり
• The page today links the Internet Archive copy of the old site, used and new books, and live gigs

The site

ビレッジプレス began in 1985. Its quarterly 雲遊天下 was a magazine about people who live and work on their own terms. It also published ぐるり, a culture magazine for the Chūō line, and folk CDs by 豊田勇造.

The company wound down in January 2021. The books are still out there, and the current page says so: it links the preserved old site, Amazon.co.jp, 日本の古本屋 for secondhand copies, and a live-gigs listing.

The record counts 598 referring domains and 744 backlinks, almost all from Japan's literary and indie-culture world. Links like these are earned over decades, one mention at a time.

The audience

Independent publishers, zine makers and Japanese books, music or culture sites that want an aged, linked domain. Readers and archivists who want to keep a lineage alive.

The opportunity

The authority is cultural, so the best use stays cultural: a small press, a zine, a reading list, a music or books site that honours the lineage. An unrelated microsite would spend the trust these links carry.

The domain is bilingual-ready. The current page is written in Japanese and English side by side, with an apology and an open door for corrections from Japanese readers.

Growth plan

Keep the cultural fit. Rebuild the magazine index and closure notice to hold what ranks now, then add new writing around them. Take the Japanese reader corrections the page invites.

Who it suits

• Independent publishers and zine makers
• Japanese books, music or culture sites that want an aged, linked domain
• Archivists and readers who want to keep a lineage alive

Ways it can earn

Ideas, not results. We make no claim village-press.net earns any of this today.

• Idea: relaunch as a small press or imprint under the Village Press name
• Idea: redirect the authority to an existing books or music site
• Idea: rebuild the old magazine index and closure notice, then add new writing around them
• Idea: book and record affiliate links on the preserved-work pages

What's included

• Domain name
• The current site, its art and content, as built
• The sample concept at /sample, as a starting point (a concept, not a business)
• Note: the page today shows an asking price of US$490, below this listing; confirm the price with the seller
• Transfer help to your registrar once payment clears

Verified facts

Domain age

15 years

Registration date

TLD

.net

Length

13 characters

Authority

DA 27

Moz

Trust Flow

21

Majestic

Ref. domains

598

Recorded at listing

Backlinks

744

Recorded at listing

Revenue

None

Not monetised

Profit

None

Built with

Single static page, Japanese and English

Listing copy

Pages

1

Listing copy

Launched

Domain 15 years old per record

Listing copy

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