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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)
"Wide selection of Japanese books"(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!Upvoted 4 days 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.
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 floor
- Wide selection of Japanese books, new and paperback (but seemingly less selection of late). The downstairs manga collection is impressive.
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.
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!
LauraSeptember 25, 2013This bookstore is amazing. If you love Japanese manga, anime and more then check this out!
- Their selection of design and craft books/magazines is outstanding! Everything is oh-so-kawaii =) If you dig Asian cuteness, this is THE place.
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...
Finella Jianna VillaluzApril 4, 2017Amaaazing collection of mangas and everything Japanese. They alsso have pusheens here 😍
Karolina 🦖February 24, 2016Truly Japanese - you have to look for things in English! Amazing choice in mangas.
- 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.
Sarah Dahlgren-DawsonDecember 31, 2010If you love the fashion magazines but not the price look for the 50% off cart to get great deals!
Simon FranklinDecember 9, 2018You’ll want to buy everything even though you have no idea what it is.
- 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.
Rochelle FrugugliettiAugust 3, 2011For those of you into japanese fashion... pick up the latest issue of ViVi Magazine!
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.html
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"Unique offerings of books: some intriguing, some hipster. Used book prices are fair. Support your local business!"
Angelica W - 9.5
"an SF classic! lots of options for new and used fiction as well as other genres. great record collection as well, it's nearly impossible for me to walk out empty handed"
Ava - 9.0
"One of my favorite bookstores in SF. Really good collection, and decent sale section, too!"
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"Thier B5 notebooks are perfect for work and travel. Being slightly smaller yhan your typical 8.5x11 notebook, it fits perfect atop my laptop as I travel between meetings"
Sharon Hajek - 9.2
"very nice staff and so many types of Japanese goods! love it!"
Stacy - 8.4
"Super fun place to shop. Wide variety of plates, snacks, containers, and office supplies. Everything for 1.50."
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