Jinbōchō
Sign in to save, commonly known as Jinbōchō or Jimbōchō, is a district of Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. Jimbōchō Book Town is known as Tokyo's center of used-book stores and publishing houses, and as a popular antique and curio shopping area.
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- Kanda-Jinbōchō
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- District in Tokyo
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- File:Kanda-Jimbocho 2021.jpg
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- 300px
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- Kanda-Jimbocho 2021.jpg
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- Kanda-Jinbōchō in 2021
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- Country
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- Prefecture
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- Ward
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- Chiyoda
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- Area
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- Kanda
- Settlement.population_total
- 3,205
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2017
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, commonly known as Jinbōchō or Jimbōchō, is a district of Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. Jimbōchō Book Town is known as Tokyo's center of used-book stores and publishing houses, and as a popular antique and curio shopping area.
The center of Jinbōchō is at the crossing of Yasukuni-dōri and Hakusan-dōri, above Jimbōchō Station on the Tokyo Metro Hanzōmon Line, Toei Mita Line and Toei Shinjuku Line. The prestigious Tokyo Book Binding Club and Literature Preservation Society are located in Jinbōchō, and the area is within walking distance of a number of major universities, including Nihon, Senshu, Meiji, Hosei and Juntendo.