Jimbocho Books and Curry

Ohya Shobo is a long-standing antiquarian bookstore recognizable by its dense, floor-to-ceiling shelves that hold thousands of Edo-period woodblock prints, ancient maps, and rare Japanese books. Established in eighteen eighty-two, this…

Komiyama Book Store stands in the Kanda-Jinbocho district as an eight-story building defined by its evolution through three generations of the Komiyama family. Founded in nineteen thirty-nine by Keiichi Komiyama, the shop originally…

Ladrio is a coffee shop in the Jimbocho district that you can identify by its rustic, dark-red brick exterior and the wood-paneled, intimate interior that has remained largely unchanged since the café opened in nineteen forty-nine. Its…

Curry Bondy occupies the second floor of the Kanda Old Book Center, a building positioned within the dense collection of bookstores that defines the Jimbocho neighborhood. You can identify the restaurant by the lines of people that…

Yaguchi Shoten is defined by its three-story wooden facade, which stands as a rare survivor in the Jimbocho district. Above the entrance, a hand-painted sign displays the shop’s name in Showa-era calligraphy, sheltered by a green awning.…

At Wonder occupies two floors of the Kaitakusha Building, located thirty seconds from exit A one of Jinbocho Station. It is a used bookstore organized around the subcultures of the twentieth century, housing shelves of science fiction…

Kitazawa Bookstore occupies the second floor of a European-style building on Yasukuni Street, accessible by a spiral staircase. Founded in nineteen oh two, the shop began by specializing in Japanese literature before shifting its focus to…