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Best English-book section: Junkudo Ikebukuro

Junkudo Ikebukuro has one of the best English-book sections among the chains.

Check first: 2014 post; check it's still there

Type
Hack
Category
Shopping & Tax-free
Place
Tokyo
For
resident, tourist
Posted
Aug 18, 2014
Last checked
Oct 21, 2026
Source
@Noahpinion ↗

What the sources say

JapanTravel (Dec 2020) lists Junkudo Ikebukuro among Tokyo's 5 best English bookshops: top floor focuses on foreign books, magazines, newspapers. A Junkudo Ikebukuro foreign-books X account is also active (search result). Not checked on the store's own page.

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