My fovirite book store in Tokyo

If you are a foreigner in Tokyo, would you buy your book at Amazon Japan? If you want to visit a real shop, would it be Kinokuniya? My friends say Good day books in Ebisu is a nice second book store. What and where is your the best store in Tokyo?

For me, the Aoyama book center is good, I like their selection. I like Yurindo too. When I buy paperback, it's because their free book jacket are very colorful and lovely. I heard it is interesting for foreign people, therefore Japanese people hide book covers with jacket. Doyou think so too? When you see someone's book shelf, you would know her/him more. I am a little embarrassed to show the book title in the train as if I show myself... A strange feeling?

And another favorite "daisuki" book store of mine is Village Bangurad. For American people, Village Vanguard would be the mecca of Jazz. But in Japan it is a very funny book store. You can buy books over there of course, they have good selections for culture, art and manga books. And they also sell various miscellaneous goods. Here is their online shop.

This is 2channel Kaomoji Cup, I don't want it though. As a character item, they have the life sized version of Astroboy (Too big!), 190cm of Mazinger Z. They sold 1.5million yen of R2D2 before. Until it was sold out, people wrote the message on the page. I like the one with "he will cook?". They have nice costume selections too. I think these would be good souvenirs - Goku suit and Saiyan wig. No?

It is funny to see their erotic joke goods. This condem is named a safety suit Condom. Yeah yeah, the good points of Village Bangurad is we can read many yellow recommendation message for each products. They use the card on this online shop too. Then there is the message, "will go! ---wait a minutes before you go, take this one." I can tell you this, when some says "will go", 98.34% (at least the people around ME!) of young Japanese know what it means. It is Amuro's most signature of lines "Amuro, Ikimasu!" = (E) Amuro will go! Some said Gundam is a sort of a religion for Japanese?! for the Japanese?!, actually it's crazy.. But Village Banguard use such a test word which catches ourheart. By the way, you may ask your young Japanese friend, what is the Char's the best line. He will reply "Boya Dakarasa"(J) = "Because he was a spoiled brat". I am sure.

Oh I love this one. Super mini size baby figure. The naming is great "Shake flake baby". Shake flake is Salmon flake for rice. They say you don't know if babies are mixed in here. Yeah maybe not.

Comments

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[air yeezy]

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[Cath Lee]

Haha... yes, I've seen Japanese reading a book with the jacket and I often wonder what are they trying to hide? Are they reading porno? Hahaha...

[Kirk]

I think Maruzen in the Oazo building (right next to Tokyo Station) is one of the best stores in Tokyo. There is such a huge selection and it is not just paperbacks.

Very cool

[Mari]

Hi there

This is VB shop list in Tokyo.
http://www.village-v.co.jp/direct/list.php?pref=東京都
Shinjuku, Shimokitazawa, Kichijyoji, Jiyugaoka, Ochanomizu etc,.

[faBu]

It sometimes happened to me to have discussions with the unknown people questioning me on the book (no jacket) I was reading. These people were curious to know what I thought about it. I find that very social and very interesting. People are so sinister in public transport that a little humanity of this kind is more than welcome.

[Danielle]

It is interesting that you would use book covers so that others don't know what you are reading. In Canada, we mainly cover our textbooks in elementary school to prevent them from getting damaged. Besides that, it is very rare to see someone use a book cover.

I suppose it makes sense that people get a little insight into who you are when they see what you are reading on the subway. I would never think to be shy about it, unless I was reading something naughty!

[Sakura]

Village Vanguard looks like a funny place! I want to go there when I go to Tokyo (that is, in 10 days *__*)
I hope you don't mind if I jot down on my note remarkable addresses that you post ^__- I love your blog!