The whole town is filled with used books and people The long-awaited season has come again this year! The 64th Tokyo Famous Kanda Used Book Festival will be held from October 25 (Fri.) to November 4 (Mon.), 2024! The 64th Tokyo Famous Kanda Used Book Festival will be held from October 25 (Friday) to November 4 (Monday, national holiday), 2024!

The Kanda Used Book Festival, the largest annual event organized by the Kanda Used Book Store Federation, will be held at the Kanda Jimbocho used bookstore district from October 25 (Fri.) to November 4 (Mon.), 2024.

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This fall marks the 64th edition of Tokyo's famous Kanda Used Book Festival. As the largest annual event under the auspices of the Kanda Used Bookstore Association, the festival has become more and more grandiose with each passing year.

This fall, more than 100 wagons will be lined up along Yasukuni Street, creating a 500-meter-long "Book Corridor" surrounded by bookstores and bookshelves. Each specialized antiquarian bookstore will prepare books of various genres for this event.

In addition to the regular "Aozora Hiboridashi Ichiba" and "Tokusen Kosho Sokutsu Sokuhan," there will be limited sales of original tote bags made in collaboration with "Rilakkuma," an exhibition themed on the Jimbocho used bookstore district, and the latest edition of "JIMBOCHO Kosho Machi" (JIMBOCHO used bookstore district). The event is expected to be even more exciting than in previous years.

Outline of the 64th Tokyo Meibutsu Kanda Used Book Festival

Period ： October 25 (Fri.) - November 4 (Mon., holiday)

Time ： 10:00 - 18:00 (until 17:00 on the last day)

Venue ： Kanda Jimbocho used bookstore street (along Yasukuni Street, Kanda Jimbocho intersection, etc.)

Transportation: Toei Subway and Tokyo Metro "Jimbocho" station

Participation scale: Approximately 120 participating stores

Number of items on display: More than 1 million books in total

URL ： https://jimbou.info/news/20240920.html

Organizer's Profile

Organizer: Kanda Antiquarian Bookstore Association

Co-organized by: Chiyoda City

Supported by: Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Chiyoda City Tourism Association

Supported by: Tokyo Chamber of Commerce and Industry Chiyoda Branch, Chiyoda-ku Shopping Street Federation,

　　　Jimbocho Book Festival Executive Committee

Limited edition of "Rilakkuma x Kanda Used Book Festival" original tote bags on sale to commemorate the Kanda Used Book Festival!

The Kanda Used Book Festival original goods have been popular every year. This year, we will sell a limited number of original tote bags in collaboration with "Rilakkuma," the tourism ambassador of the Chiyoda City Tourism Association. Rilakkuma is surrounded by books in two patterns, and these "treasured" goods can only be purchased here during the Kanda Used Book Festival.

Rilakkuma x Kanda Used Book Festival" original tote bag

Size: W330 x H420 x D60 mm

Price: 2,000 yen (tax included)

Sales location: Jimbocho Crossing, Used Book Festival headquarters tent

Sales period: October 25 (Fri.) - November 4 (Mon., holiday)

Please note that we do not accept mail-order sales by phone or other means. Please understand that we do not accept mail orders.

*Sales are limited, so please be patient in case we sell out.

■Students' Exhibition "Kiyo (Clothing) with Books - Jimbocho seen with Students

Students from six universities in Chiyoda-ku, which make up the Chiyoda-ku Campus Consortium, will hold an exhibition on the theme of the Jimbocho used bookstore district. Under the concept of "wear with books," meaning that old books are like costumes that also express people, a variety of exhibits will be held, including photographs, videos, objects, and panels for experiencing old bookstores. Visitor benefits will also be offered.

The "Chiyoda-ku Campus Consortium" was established in 2018 by five universities (Otsuma Women's University and Otsuma Women's University Junior College, Kyoritsu Women's University and Kyoritsu Women's Junior College, Tokyo Kasei Gakuin University, Nishimatsu Gakusha University, and Hosei University) whose campuses are located within walking distance of each other in Chiyoda-ku, with the aim of promoting cooperation among universities and regional development by taking advantage of their locations in the vicinity. Senshu University will join in November 2023.

Period: October 29 (Tue) - November 3 (Sun)

Time ： 10:00 - 18:00 (until 17:00 on the last day)

Admission : Free

Sponsor : Kanda Antiquarian Booksellers Association

Co-organized by : Futamatsu Gakusha University / Chiyoda-ku Campus Consortium

Venue : Tokyo Antique Bookstore Hall, 2F Information Corner

　　　　　　　 (3-22 Kanda Ogawamachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo)

Inquiry: Jimbocho Used Bookstore District Photo Project

　　　　　　　 jimbocho@nishogakusha-u.ac.jp

*Updated information is available on our Instagram account (@jimbocho_project)

■The official guide map of the Kanda Used Bookstore Federation, "JIMBOCHO Used Bookstore MAP," is distributed free of charge!

The "JIMBOCHO Used Bookstore Map" is specially drawn by Kei Toume, the author of "The Karakida Family's Life in Old Books" serialized in Shueisha's "Grand JUMP" (!). The "Kosho-Ten MAP" is a free publication by the Kanda Antiquarian Bookstore Association. The map will be distributed free of charge at each of the antiquarian bookstores of the Kanda Antiquarian Bookstore Association and at the Tokyo Antiquarian Bookstore Hall.

JIMBOCHO Used Bookstore MAP