Neighborhood · No. 04

Jimbocho & Kanda

神保町・神田

Jimbocho holds the world's largest concentration of used and rare bookshops — over 200 within walking distance — plus cheap curry and jazz kissa.

Used books, curry, jazz kissa, student-town gravity

The world's largest concentration of used and rare bookshops — over 200 in walking distance. Also famous for cheap student curry and a small but serious jazz kissa scene.

By Asakusa Boy. 15 years living in Tokyo's shitamachi. Spots tagged ✓ Visited have been verified in person — each comes with a short note. ✦ On the radar are the ones he's flagged as worth checking out, but hasn't been to yet.

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