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Kinokuniya Bookstore
Bookstore, Record Store, and Newsstand
Japantown, San Francisco
"I've watched about 15 music videos airing on their TV downstairs."(5 Tips)
"Authentic Japanese book store."(3 Tips)
"Their selection of design and craft books/magazines is outstanding!"(2 Tips)
"Japanese magazine with a hot Japanese chick"(2 Tips)
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Looking for a Japanese book and can't find it here? Don't fret! You can just order with them and pick it up a week or two later. Definitely cheaper than ordering with Amazon Japan!Upvote17DownvoteUpvoted 19 hours ago
weaboo town 1st floor, diverse selection found nowhere else on 2nd floor. great place to explore asian authors & particularly modern asian authors; that's hard to find even in a public library.Upvote14Downvote
They not just have a myriad of japanese magazines, but they sell kendama, and the comic bookstore downstairs has a vast selection of Katsuya Terada's books
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Evgeniy DankovtsevJuly 21, 2012Coming here always brings back to me great times being otaku. Aside from anime manga stuff they sell a lot of other interesting books. Check out art books on the second floorUpvote1Downvote- m dMay 27, 2016Authentic Japanese book store. You can spend your time as long as youd like.Upvote1Downvote
Wide selection of Japanese books, new and paperback (but seemingly less selection of late). The downstairs manga collection is impressive.UpvoteDownvote
doubledigitmigitAugust 31, 2012Great place if you're looking for manga. The whole bottom floor is manga books, half of the store is english and the other half is japanese.
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Dave SilverstoneDecember 25, 2011The bookstore may be the main draw, but don't miss the rest of the mini-mall packed into this nondescript Japantown building - cool stores and excellent dining options!UpvoteDownvote
LauraSeptember 25, 2013This bookstore is amazing. If you love Japanese manga, anime and more then check this out!
UpvoteDownvote- Their selection of design and craft books/magazines is outstanding! Everything is oh-so-kawaii =) If you dig Asian cuteness, this is THE place.UpvoteDownvote
Finella Jianna VillaluzApril 4, 2017Amaaazing collection of mangas and everything Japanese. They alsso have pusheens here 😍UpvoteDownvote
Karolina 🦖February 24, 2016Truly Japanese - you have to look for things in English! Amazing choice in mangas.UpvoteDownvote
Alberto J S Moreau DOctober 31, 2013I always go to the one in NY but this is bigger and have a lot more of unique pieces, it is a must to go...Upvote1Downvote
Dan Mondragón SomeraMay 20, 2019Really cool bookstore with manga and lots of other stuff :)UpvoteDownvote
SandrasticaSeptember 1, 2014Not only books! Lots of merchandising and beautiful Japanese items!UpvoteDownvote
Jole PDecember 14, 2016Dont forget to check out the downstairs for a huge manga collectionUpvoteDownvote- Jason SalazAugust 18, 2012I've watched about 15 music videos airing on their TV downstairs. 10 live vocaloid, 3 vocaloid PV, 2 kyarmy pamu pamu videos. Yep.Upvote1Downvote
Calvin TeohFebruary 24, 2013Do not miss the manga section downstairs. Want to buy all the thingsUpvoteDownvote
Rori MezaNovember 3, 2014A wide selection. I wish I had enough time to look at everything.UpvoteDownvote
Sarah Dahlgren-DawsonDecember 31, 2010If you love the fashion magazines but not the price look for the 50% off cart to get great deals!UpvoteDownvote
Simon FranklinDecember 9, 2018You’ll want to buy everything even though you have no idea what it is.UpvoteDownvote
- Carlos EatsMay 31, 2010Buy a Japanese magazine with a hot Japanese chick on the cover only to find out that there is nothing but manga inside.UpvoteDownvote
Rochelle FrugugliettiAugust 3, 2011For those of you into japanese fashion... pick up the latest issue of ViVi Magazine!UpvoteDownvote
buy Japanese textbooks in Japanese.UpvoteDownvote
Gerard BourguignatMarch 7, 2015FUSION est mon premier roman. C'est un condensé d'amour. Découvrez-le ici : http://editionsstellamaris.blogspot.fr/2014/10/fusion_52.htmlUpvote1Downvote
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