DATE: 2021.4.21

1ANEKAWA SHOTEN

2YAMADA SHOTEN ART DEPARTMENT

3FIFTY-GALLERY

4TORIUMI SHOBO

5KEYAKI SHOTEN

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BOHEMIAN'S GUILD

If you are a cat lover, this is the place tovisit. This store only sold paperback books
and magazines at first, but has shifted tocreating a bookstore specializing in catssince 2013 . They have around 700
cat-related books in a wide range ofgenres, including picture books andmanga. Books are displayed with the coverfacing out, making it easy for customers tofind what they are looking for. The store
has received enthusiastic support from catlovers all over the country, and many findthemselves coming back after their firstvisit. The warm personali ...

This store has a wide range of prints from
Ukiyo-e to contemporary prints. The nameof the store includes "bookstore," but it
may feel more like a gallery or a museum.
Glass display cases and drawers are
displayed in the store, and the inside ofthe drawers can be viewed by thecustomers themselves. Located on thesecond floor, and you can see someamazing and rare items displayed on theside of the stairs. Besides artworks, theyalso provide art-related books such as art
books and exhibition catalogs.

Located on the 5 th floor of the Yamada
Building along Yasukuni Dori. The nameof the store comes from Hiroshige
Utagawa's Fifty-three Stations of theTokaido. Great place to find Ukiyo-e,
prints, and art in general, but especiallygood at Nikuhitsu ukiyo-e and Shunga(Japanese erotic art). The gallery is filledwith warm light and the scent of trees,making the gallery a soft and calm space,which reflects the owner's desire to have a
one-on-one conversation in a calmatmosphere. One of the attractions is thatyou can take your time to face the work ina ...

Nature lovers this is your store.
Specializing in topics that are related toplants, animals, wildlife, nature, botanicaland more, this store covers it all. Due tothe vast subject manner the inside of thestore is divided into sections from fishingto birds and to insects which makes forinteresting browsing as you can follow
your interest from one subject to another.
Whether you are looking for study related
texts or just books for your hobby there
are a wide variety to pick from. Antiquebook fans will also be able to find handcolored prints from th ...

Started in 1987, this store has a lineup thatliterature lovers will find very appealing.
A perfect example would be the large
selection of the Japanese Akutagawa
Naoki awarded first edition books, limited
edition books, original manuscripts, andfirst release journals. First edition books
by Osamu Dazai and Agou Sakaguchi canbe found here. Present day writer ssignature books are also on stock such as
Haruki Murakami, Natsuhiko Koygoku,Miyuki Miyabe and Kaoru Takamura.
Approximately four times a year they
release a catalog of their stock which iswor ...

Bohemian s Guild is a branch of Natsume
Books (opened in Ikebukuro in 1920 andclosed in 2018 ) that was established in
Jimbocho in 2004. As the name suggests,
this store collects works of artists that are
not bound by established customs. The
first floor is focused on Western books,
photography, and art. The second floor
has paintings, rare books, handwritten
manuscripts, and more. In particular,
there are over 100 original works byYumeji Takehisa. The proprietor said, "Iwant a lineup that astounds people."

2-2 Kanda Jimbocho, Chiyoda-ku

2F Yamada Bldg. 1-8 Kanda Jimbocho, Chiyoda-ku

5F Ymada Bldg. 1-8 Kanda Jimbocho, Chiyoda-ku

3F Kanda Kosho Center, 2-3 Kanda Jimbocho, Chiyoda-ku

6F Hayao Bldg. 1-9 Kanda Jimbocho, Chiyoda-ku

1F&2F Kinoshita Bldg. 1-1 Kanda Jimbocho, Chiyoda-ku

7Bumpodo

8GALLERY KAWAMATSU

9HARA SHOBO PRINT DEPARTMENT

10GYOKUEIDO SHOTEN11SHOSEN GRANDE

12Mita Art Gallery

Founded in 1887, this company is the firstto start making and selling oil based paintfor artists in Japan. Their specialty is art
goods and supplies, plus check out theirhuge collection of postcards which can beseen along the stairwell going up to theseveral floors of art products. Artists willfind all their required items here andinspiring artists can enroll in the stores art
school which is housed in the samebuilding. Many times during the year
themed sales such as calendars, dog andcat related items, famous artist s
reproduction posters, etc. ...

This store can easily be identified by thedifferent murals that are painted on theside of the building by different artists.
This gallery has was first opened in 1975
and moved to its present location in 2005.
From Picasso to Miro and other famous
European engraving artists, to illustrated
books, Japanese silk screen and graphicarts, this gallery has all this and more in
their collections. Many pieces can befound from as low as one thousand yenand even their rare engravings are quite
reasonable compared to other places

For Ukiyo-e related items, this is the place
to visit. They have a wide range of
Ukiyo-e, new prints, and replicas fromaffordable to first-class works, and theselection of books on Ukiyo-e is the best in
the industry. Highly trusted by collectors
from around the world and curators ofmuseums.
Representativeworksof
Ukiyo-e from the Edo period such as thosefrom Hokusai, Hiroshige, and Toyokuni,
as well as Shin Hanga from the Taisho andShowa periods, are displayed throughout
the wall of the gallery, which will makeyou feel like you are walking throug ...

Look for the window display with books
neatly lined up inside. This store opened
in Jimbocho in 1926. They re specialty israre books and the owners feeling is thatthe reader can best connect with the time
period that the book was released by thefeel of the paper, how it was bound, andother characteristic traits of the book. The
owner created a special room on the floor
to house these rare books, along withcertain writer s original manuscripts andother antiquities. Some special antiques ofnote are a Tale of Genii picture scroll
dated from the mid M ...

Since its founding in 1948 , shortly after
the war, it has stood proud as being a"modern bookstore that is always at theforefront of the industry." Currently, thetotal number of new books and magazinesthat are always available at each store isover 2.8 million. Their goal is to be an
ideal bookstore where you can purchase
the work you want to read right away.
Book signing, fairs, and other special
events are also held regularly. Of theseven floors it offers, the 6 th floor isparticularly
well-stockedwith
railway-related
books
andrelated
products. I ...

Ukiyo-e specialty gallery in Mita, foundedby David Caplan, an ukiyo-e collector in1963 . Currently, the founder's son, KenCaplan, is in charge of the gallery. Thisgallery is the only place run by a foreign
owner in Japan that specializes in Ukiyo-e,
and many of their collection are broughtback from overseas. You can take a closer
look and experience masterpieces in theEdo era.

1-21-1 Kanda Jimbocho, Chiyoda-ku

2-12-1 Kanda Jinboucho, Chiyodaku

2F 2-3 Kanda Jimbocho, Chiyoda-ku

1-1 Kanda Jimbocho, Chiyoda-ku

1-3-2 Kanda Jimbocho, Chiyoda-ku

4F IVY Bldg. 1-10 Kanda Jimbocho, Chiyoda-ku

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ANEKAWA SHOTEN 1

YAMADA SHOTEN ART DEPARTMENT
Mita Art Gallery 1223 FIFTY-GALLERYSHOSEN GRANDE 11

9 HARA SHOBO PRINT DEPARTMENT
4 TORIUMI SHOBO

10 GYOKUEIDO SHOTEN

5 KEYAKI SHOTEN

6 BOHEMIAN'S GUILD
7 Bumpodo

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