The Kanda-Jimbocho area of Tokyo has over a hundred bookstores within a few blocks [1]. Aside from a few years during the pandemic, I've been buying books ther

The Kanda-Jimbocho area of Tokyo has over a hundred bookstores within a few blocks [1]. Aside from a few years during the pandemic, I've been buying books there regularly for four decades. The neighborhood has evolved over time, and some large stores that stocked only new books have closed. But the market for used and antiquarian books must be strong, as many of the old stores are still in business and quite a few new ones have opened in recent years. Most of the books are in Japanese, and the neighborhood, despite being centrally located, doesn't attract many foreign tourists. [1] https://en.jimbou.info/ https://en.jimbou.info/