Kanda Jimbocho Bookstore Area

Akihabara / Kanda / Ochanomizu / Suidobashi / IidabashiArea

"Tokyo Metro Jimbocho Station, consists of around 200 antique bookshops standing eave to eave and is the largest such antique bookstore street in the world. Each shop has its own specialty, and their diversity is stunning. All of the stores also boast an extensive history, with some more than 100 years old. During the Kanda Used Book Festival, held each year in the fall, the streets of Kanda become filled with old and antique books. These so-called ""book corridors"" attract visitors not only from across the country but around the world. Notably, there are also many curry shops in the area, and during the annual Kanda Curry Grand Prix, the area turns into ""curry street."""