THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
November 23, 2025 at 07:00 JST
Established in 1918, Yaguchi Shoten is one of more than 100 secondhand bookstores in Kanda-Jinbocho, a district in Tokyo’s Chiyoda Ward known as the city’s bookshop hub. (Tatsuya Shimada)
In the heart of Kanda-Jinbocho, Tokyo’s famed district for secondhand books, a stucco building stands out with bookshelves covering its outer walls. The eye-catching display often stops people in their tracks. [Read More]
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