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Aoyama Book Center
The beautifully remodelled Roppongi-dōri branch of Aoyama Book Center is a prime spot for night owls, with a great international selection of reads and a carefully chosen collection of foreign art books. There's another branch nearby in the Roppongi Hills West Walk.
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Blue Parrot
A fabulous resource of English books, magazines, DVDs, children's books and internet access.
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Book Off
Find a huge selection of new and gently-used, barely-bruised manga here. Budget collectors should head for the shelves of around ¥110 (!) manga. This branch is on Meiji-dōri, north of Laforet, but Book Off shops are scattered all over Tokyo.
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Good Day Books
The best selection of used English-language books in Tokyo, with a wide range of paperbacks, hardcovers and magazines.
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Hacknet
This is a bookshop for serious designers, or those who can get high off the fumes of elegant design. Hacknet specialises in cutting-edge design books from across disciplines and around the world. The small, well-lit space is excellent for browsing and the staff is incredibly studiously unobtrusive.
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Issei-Do
An antiquarian bookseller, this one with a wonderful selection of old texts. The 2nd floor has many well-weathered volumes in English.
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Kinokuniya Bookshop - Shibuya
One of the best selections of English-language titles on the 6th floor, with another nearby branch east of Shinjuku Station.
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Kinokuniya Bookshop - Shinjuku
The popular Kinokuniya Bookshop is a great time killer. Here, you can pop in to browse its superb collection of foreign-language books and magazines on the 7th floor. And of course, this being Japan, no one will say anything to you if you decide to spend an hour or so reading something without buying it.
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Mandarake - Ikebukuro
A must-stop for manga maniacs, Mandarake also has more than a dozen shops spread throughout the Nakano Broadway mall.
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Mandarake - Nakano
A must-stop for manga maniacs, Mandarake has more than a dozen shops spread throughout the Nakano Broadway mall.
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Mandarake - Shibuya
The Shibuya branch of Mandarake stocks a range of new manga and also boasts performances by real, live cosplay (costume-play) kids in full-on anime character drag. Avid fans should also make the trek to Mandarake's huge flagship store in Nakano, with three floors packed with all manner of new and used manga, anime , games and character-related collectibles.
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Maruzen Bookshop - Marunouchi
Based in the curvy Oazo Building just across from Tokyo Station's Marunouchi exit, Maruzen boasts a satisfyingly wide selection of English-language books and magazines. The 4th floor is where you'll find the foreign-language material, a stationery shop and a café.
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Maruzen Bookshop- Nihombashi
Established in 1869, this is Japan's oldest Western bookshop (recently rebuilt) and has one of the best selections of English-language books in Tokyo. Its founder is said to have invented Japanese curried rice - there's a restaurant serving the dish here.
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Ohya Shobō
You could lose yourself for hours in this splendid, musty old bookshop specialising in ukiyo-e ('floating world' prints) and ancient maps. The friendly staff can help you find whatever particular piece of antiquated trivia your heart desires.
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On Sundays
An excellent art bookshop where you can browse through its enormous collection of obscure postcards.
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Tora No Ana
Keep your eyes up and look for the cute illustrated tiger-girl on the top of this building, which has seven floors of manga and anime. Tora no Ana has other branches in Shinjuku and Ikebukuro.
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Tower Records
Yep, it's a chain, but this Tower is Tokyo's largest music store (and that's saying something). Despite its size, this place gets packed. Tower also carries a large selection of English-language books and an extensive array of magazines and newspapers from around the world. Magazines here are considerably cheaper than elsewhere around town.
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