神田古本まつり
神田古本まつり

Jimbocho Book Town

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Time Out says

It’s easy to lose a few hours (if only that) rummaging around in Tokyo’s Jimbocho neighbourhood, a bibliophile nirvana that’s home to some 180 second-hand bookshops. Look out for the annual book festival, held in late October each year, when over a hundred local stores erect stalls on the streets.

Details

Address
Kanda-Jinbocho, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo
Transport:
Ochanomizu Station (Chuo, Sobu lines), Jimbocho Station (Mita, Shinjuku, Hanzomon lines)

What’s on

Kanda Used Book Festival

The Kanda Furuhon (Used Book) Festival in Tokyo's booktown Jimbocho has been held annually since 1960, traditionally timing it to coincide with the Culture Day national holiday on November 3. In addition to offering a vast array of used books, the festival also encompasses a number of other book-related offers and events, including an outdoor book market, the sale of a number of specially selected rare books, and a charity used-book auction. Though the majority of the tomes on display are in Japanese, it's still easy to lose a few hours in idle browsing.
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