Jimbocho

The Japanese are avid readers and dedicated recyclers, so it makes perfect sense that used books would be a huge second-hand market in Japan. There is no larger collection of used books than Jimbocho, the heart of the Kanda district of Tokyo. Used bookstores contain books both inside and out (on the shade side of…

新宿 – Shinjuku

Shinjuku is a special ward of Tokyo most famous for its train station, the busiest in the world with over 3.6 million people passing through it each day. It is also the home of many large Japanese corporations and the 48 story Tokyo Metropolitan Government building, which has fantastic free views of the city from…