The other two streets worth walking in the area are the horizontal main street, hakusandori, and the small street in the upper right quadrant of the map, kandasuzurandori. Oh, how i wish i could visit each and every one of these book heavens i did manage to visit a book neighbourhood in tokyo thats home to hundreds of small secondhand bookstores jimbocho book town. What is there to do at sotetsu fresa inn ochanomizu jimbocho and nearby. The best books that are about, set in, or have something to do with ireland. Books everywhere in jimbocho, especially on the street. With about 200 bookstores, jimbocho has a lot to offer. Plus, downtown jimbocho is within walking distance.
A whole district of the city filled with book stores. Postcard from jimbocho, tokyos book town may 9, 2019. Plan to visit kanda jimbocho bookstore area, japan. The kanda used book festival is one of the largest book. Kandajinbocho, commonly known as jinbocho or jimbocho, is a district of chiyoda, tokyo, japan, known as tokyos center of used book stores and publishing houses, and as a popular antique and curio shopping area the center of jinbocho is at the crossing of yasukunidori and hakusandori, above jimbocho station on the tokyo metro hanzomon line, toei mita line. Jimbocho, located in tokyos central chiyodaku district, is home to close to 200 book shops, all located in an area just a few blocks big. Apa hotel kandajimbochoekihigashi tokyo, tokyoto, jp. If you walk along jimbocho,you can meet with the japanese traditional books, pictures, prints, and so on.
Just down the road from chiyodas famed gardens, weworks coworking space in jimbocho is the place to be. Read our guide for the best things to see and do in kanda jimbocho, tokyos very own book town. Jimbocho is home to anywhere between 160 and 200 bookstores, depending on who you ask. Recommended spots to visit include akihabara electric town min walk and tokyo dome 0. Most are secondhand bookshops, but a few are newer chains. Tokyo bookshop kagerou bunko specializes in illustrated western and japanese books. Ireland is a city break, adventure vacation and detoxing retreat all wrapped up in an epic road trip. Book towns takes readers on a richly illustrated tour of these captivating literary towns, outlining the history and development of each community, as well as offering practical travel advice. Visit kanda jimbocho bookstore area on your trip to chiyoda or japan. Turn the page centrally located between several universities, including meiji, nihon and senshu, jimbocho is home to over 150 bookstores, most of which deal in used texts.
Eleven suzurandori street jinbocho mitsui building gakushi. From hayonwye in wales to urena in spain, fjaerland in norway to jimbochu in japan, around 40 semiofficial book towns now exist around the world. Everywhere you look there are bookstores stacked on each other, numbering about 180 of them. Once a literary haven for intellectuals and scholars, jimbocho still honors its cultured heritage by serving as tokyos book town. Harajuku for its influence in fashion and pop culture or akihabara for its wealth of. Apa hotel kanda jimbocho ekihigashi is within minutes from kanda shrine 1. When it comes to all things literary, however, no district is greater than jimbocho, tokyos book town. Within a 15minute walking radius of jimbocho station, youll find around 200 bookstores crammed floor to ceiling with any kind of book you. Tokyos jinbocho neighborhood over the next week or so as the city. With tokyo metro station on the same block, commuting is a breeze. Evening walk jimbocho, the book town in tokyo 2019 4k. Located in the heart of tokyos book town, jimbocho, we specialize in hard to find.
Open wednesday to saturday 01900 or by appointment. Jimbocho is a town in chiyoda ward, tokyo, best known as the largest book town in japan. The district is home to one of the largest book collections in the country. Edo castle, also known as chiyoda castle, is a flatland castle that was built in 1457 by ota dokan. Near the old bookstore street, there are sanseido bookstore headquarters that sell new books, and publishers such as shogakukan and shueisha. This street primarily consists of secondhand book stores with an impressive collection of art, design and fashion books. Jimbocho is the heaven for book lovers, because the town is known as book town, as there are huge number of book store, publish houses. Spending a day in tokyos book district savvy tokyo. Book towns takes readers on a richly illustrated tour of these captivating, dedicated havens of literature, outlining the origins and development of each. Offthebeatenpath places in tokyo erikas travelventures.
Postcard from jimbocho, tokyos book town fine books. Jimbocho, in kanda, is known for having so many secondhand bookstores that its called the town of books. A book lovers guide to tokyos jimbocho district culture trip. Jimbocho book town stock photo shoppers are visible browsing through numerous book stands outdoors in jimbocho book town, chiyoda ward, tokyo, japan, november 3, 2017. Look out for the annual book festival, held in late october each year, when over a hundred local stores erect stalls on the streets. Artfilled lounges keep your team happy and engaged. The socalled book towns of the world are dedicated havens of literature, and the ultimate dream of book. The book market at jimbocho is best accessed from jimbocho subway station, kudanshita subway station, shinochanomizuogawamachiawajicho subway stations connected underground, or jr suidobashi station. Score a book s total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. Soaring cliffs, buzzing little towns and a way of life forever inspired by the sea, thats what youll find on the. While new book festivals continue to spring up, recent research from the visitengland tourist board indicated that more than half of british holidaymakers would visit a literary attraction on vacation. Nearby restaurants include akihabara electric town min walk and robot restaurant 3. View deals for apa hotel kanda jimbocho ekihigashi, including fully refundable rates with free cancellation. Apa hotel kandajimbochoekihigashi in tokyo book on.
Shoppers browse through books at a sidewalk sale at. Shoppers browse through books at a sidewalk sale at jimbocho book town in tokyo, japan. Just a one minute walk from the a7 exit of jimbocho station is sanctuary for all book lovers. Tokyos quite an amazing city for shopping if youre looking for electronics, home. From there, wander down the main streets and off onto the side streets. Kanda book town is situated 110 metres east of jinbocho eki. Wifi is free, and this hotel also features a restaurant and dry cleaning service. This is one of the most successful bookstores out of jimbocho and is now a.
Jimbocho boasts anywhere from 150 to 180 bookstores, depending on which source you reference, and most of the those stores are on the south side of yasukunidori, the vertical main street on the map above. In jimbocho, there are about 160 to 200 bookstores. But until now, there has been no complete directory of their location, history and charm. After buying a book, it is recommended to relax at the curry restaurant. It made me wish me had a neighbourhood of used bookstores in my city. In fact, a stroll through jimbocho booktown a neighborhood right off the jimbocho metro station will take you by more than. Sotetsu fresa inn ochanomizujimbocho in tokyo book on. Search the worlds most comprehensive index of fulltext books. Jimbocho book town highres stock photo getty images. Mostly japanese books, but i now knew quite a few stores selling books in english as well. While there are many new and chain stores, the majority of booksellers in the area specialize in preloved and antique books. One of the largest secondhand book markets on the planet, with over 170.
Tokyo is a city full of neighborhoods iconic for different things. The best cities in the world for book lovers readers digest. Book towns by alex johnson 2018, hardcover, new edition. Known as tokyos book town, jimbocho is home to a concentration of over 170 bookshops, publishing houses, and literary societies. Although there are many new stores and stores, most bookstores in the area specialize in their favorite books and old books. United states mori art museum tokyo city view observation deck roppongihills. Evening walk jimbocho, the book town in tokyo 2019. A neighbourhood filled with bookstores sounds too good to be true. Another increasingly popular way of combining books with holidays is to visit one of the dozens of small villages and towns around the world devoted to bookselling. Kanda jimbocho is japans largest used bookstore street. In the heart of tokyo, sakura hotel jimbocho is within a 5minute drive of tokyo dome and ueno onshi park. Jimbocho book town begins at around the intersection of yasukunidori street and hakusandori street. Kanda jimbocho bookstore area chiyoda updated march.
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