Jinbōchō, Tokyo

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Hakusan Dori, Kanda Jinbōchō, Chiyoda-ku, Tōkyō-to 101-0051, Japan

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N35° 41' 43.77" E139° 45' 29.23"   (35.695491666667, 139.75811944444) Start navigation »

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Kanda-Jinbōchō (神田神保町), commonly known as Jinbōchō or Jimbocho (神保町, "God-protected Town"), is a district of Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan, 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.
Jinbōchō is officially known (in addresses, etc.) as Kanda-Jinbōchō (神田神保町), and is part of the former ward of Kanda.

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