More than 150 bookshops, most selling used books, grew here from the 1880s to serve the law schools that became Meiji, Chuo and Nihon universities. Specialists cover photography, film, old magazines and ukiyo-e; between shops locals stop at old kissaten and cheap curry houses.
- Address
- Kanda-Jimbocho 1-2, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
- Hours
- Varies by shop
- Best time to go
- Afternoon · About 2 h
- Price
- Free to browse; bargain carts from a few hundred yen (Price not verified)
- Price level
- JPY
Details can change. Check hours and prices before you go.
Good to know
- Come in late October for the Kanda Used Book Fair, with stalls along Yasukuni-dori.
- Komiyama (photography) and Magnif (vintage magazines) are Time Out's picks.