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4.0 of 5 stars.
i love this place because of all the cute asian girls they have on all the covers of all those fashion magazines. besides that, i love buying the bape magazines that come with free stuff like blankets…
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The other night, I was wandering around the J-town center thinking I got ditched for being late. I went by where I thought I was supposed to be but it was closed for a private party. When I peaked…
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Excellent selection of hip and clever graphic design books that you won't find at Borders, Barnes, etc. I also love thumbing thru the Japanese mens fashion mags for inspiration 'cause those dudes are…
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Kinokuniya, thanks for feeding my need for Vivi magazines and Japanese craft books. You see, we moved to Austin and, well, they don't have that stuff there. To the douchebag in the baseball cap that…
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Japanese people rely on blood types to understand human behavior. I am O type and I just bought another book at Kinokuniya which analyzes blood types. Its so silly...but so accurate!
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I thought Kinokuniya was already a pretty awesome bookstore. And then they remodeled the place sometime during the past year. Holy crap, it's hard to believe it's even the same bookstore; the place is…
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Back because I have some time to kill and want to get something to read. Since I loved Murakami's :What I talk about when I talk about running, I go over to the literature section to buy some more. I…
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Alright I been to this book store about 4 times now and all I can say is that it is really awesome. Something about this bookstore just makes me wanna keep going back to japan town.They have very…
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I love this place even more now that they carry Tofu Robots!!!!! Today, I went and I almost let out a tear when I saw them. These guys have been sold out at many places, although the one I wanted was…
yelp.com - user review - 08/30/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Awesome, no wait, AWESOME book and magazine selection, and the magazines are pretty up to date too! NIce and clean store, and helpful staff. And they didn't laugh (at my 6th grade level Japanese) too…
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I just adore this place. It is greatly divided into manga section at the bottom. However, I am not a manga person so I think the section is a bit over sized. The only thing is I wish this place can be…
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4.0 of 5 stars.
ever since i left japan ive been draggin the bf everywhere to anything japanese (i like to think of it as getting the most out of my trip...it never ends!). so we've found ourselves at japantown…
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4.0 of 5 stars.
My fav place for fashion mags! This place has a great selection including: - couture look books - current season by show location (Milan, NY, London, Paris)
yelp.com - user review - 08/24/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
They have an excellent art and design section-- both for traditional and contemporary arts, Japanese and other arts. I go here to get inspired.
yelp.com - user review - 08/13/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
So glad they renovated the store! The layout is great, lighting, etc. I only come here for one particular magazine and then I split. It's become a lot easier to grab it though, since it's laid flat…
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I like this place not for their books, but for their cute little toys they sell! Sure this place has lots of books if you're into that sorta thing, but damn, when I see those cut little Japanese nick…
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I came here to buy some books for japanese class and i found a large selection of all different kinds of books. A lady came up to us and assisted us with looking for our needs.. Turns out that they…
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4.0 of 5 stars.
With a population of 127 million, Japan sure has plenty of publishers and writers. Just walking into this place you'll see tons of magazines covering the same issues. I don't even get overwhelmed…
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Date & Time: Tuesday July 2, 2008 @ 12:15pm Company: Michael
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I used to visit this bookstore when I was really into Madonna (yes, in the 80's). Somehow, they always had the best music magazines with pictures and such that I could get here. Top it off with one…
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I love browsing around in this store and it's not a trip to Japantown without stopping in. I honestly don't buy much here, I have more books than will fit on my bookcase as is, however, they have an…
yelp.com - user review - 06/17/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I rarely buy anything from here, but with that said, I really like this bookstore because it feels very "Japanese" and it is clean and the books are usually pretty interesting. Below is a brief…
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I love this bookstore! Really cool fashion magazines from Japan, as well as high-end art books, academic books, and literature from Asia and APA writers. Smaller DVD collection also has some gems that…
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I come here for CDs by my favorite artists, the occasional manga, and Japanese tennis magazines (they have far more content about tennis technique, training regimes, and information on lower-ranked…
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Kinokuniya has all the material to satisfy my Japanese pop culture cravings. Manga isn't really my cup of tea but this bookstore is a great place to find graphic novels, Jpop magazines, fantasy…
yelp.com - user review - 05/23/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I go to this store a lot to buy magazines for work. They have some cool fashion magazines. Very well organized and people don't bug you. And I love that it is very quiet and has good lighting. What…
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Today's ROTD (http://www.yelp.com/biz/kinokuniya-bookstore-san-francisco#hrid:o9tdqiNw2_XJnmIXonl0AA) and Nobu-san's review…
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5.0 of 5 stars.
OK what do you buy your neighbor's daughter for her second birthday? A book of course--my signature gift for kids, but wait...she only speaks Japanese?! Well if you are as compulsive as I am, you go…
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This is a seriously massive store that just got even bigger. The selection is unbeatable and the prices are reasonable for Japanese imports. They just recently moved all of the anime/manga related…
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I want to reiterate that I am deep into magazine whore-dom. So when I go here, I get all excited because they have just as many magazines as an American bookstore like Borders does. If you want…
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Very cool place to just browse. I love that they have a huge selection of just about everything. I like that they carry Japanese car magazines which you can't find at your local Barnes and Noble.…
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4.0 of 5 stars.
when i was a lot younger, i would spend hours looking at the mags, the picturers, everything. i couldn't understand japanese though. it was still fascinating though!
yelp.com - user review - 04/28/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Great variety of items in here -- Not only books. A really welcoming bookstore with everything from origami books to cookbooks to novels in both Japanese and English, as well as cute little trinkets…
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4.0 of 5 stars.
To the person who proposed this place to be split into two: this has got to be the best advice you have ever given. Manga downstairs, while magazines, how-to books, cook books, yoga, children's…
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4.0 of 5 stars.
If there was a CLEAN bathroom in reasonable proximity, I would happily add the 5th star. It's just... that if I can spend hours browsing in a bookstore before buying $75 worth of stuff... I wanna be…
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I only go here for the Japanese men's hair and fashion magazines. Why don't we have easily accessible magazines devoted to men's hair in the united states? I'm ashamed of being american.
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Wandering around before dinner, a friend and I walked through this bookstore in search of a gift I needed to buy. They have a great selection of stationary, small books, fashion mags (none of which I…
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5.0 of 5 stars.
If you are an Asian woman that would like to know tips on how to apply eye makeup - visit Kinokuniya Bookstore and go directly to their beauty magazine section. These magazines are great - they show…
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I speak broken Japanese and have to search for stuff I can read. Although I didn't spend much time in the "real books" section, I perused the magazines and oddities scattered about the store.…
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I really like comming to this bookstore. I bought alot of these magazines and cds. The cds cost less expensive then is this other music store, and they also have cute stuff from like tokidoki. They…
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I was schlepping around Japantown with a bunch of crap and while in Kinokuniya, spotted tote bags near the register. Upon closer inspection, I noticed that it was only $6! When I got home, my…
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I've spent a fortune here and will continue to, although I've maxed out my collection from them a bit. I used to not be able to leave without spending a lot of money, but I have a lot of the best…
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Frikkin' awesome. Just expensive. That's why you browse there -- no one's gonna tell you to leave. Nothing like the days of cutting class at USF for lunch at J-Town and browsing at Kinokuniya.…
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Cool bookstore in Japantown. I wish they had more books in English. Still a fun place to browse. Once in a while you can find a bargain.
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5.0 of 5 stars.
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5.0 of 5 stars.
It's like the Borders of Japan. The only decent Japanese bookstore (selection-wise) in San Francisco manages to cram a ton of literature into what limited space they have; and since the remodeling and…
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4.0 of 5 stars.
One of my favorite bookstores even if I don't understand anything in the books or magazines they carry. They have the biggest variety of Japanese fashion magazines that I'm obsessed with. I love the…
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4.0 of 5 stars.
J-pop CDs and magazines can be outrageously priced but the place is great browsing territory, especially the children's and the design sections.
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I love browsing this place . Makes me want to buy a lot of their books . They have a lot of interesting books on tattoos , designs , art , etc . They also have really cute postcards !! I remember they…
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I've seriously been coming to this store since I was a little girl. My parents love Japantown Center because we used to live in Japan, and they have so many cool little Japanese shops. Kinokuniya has…
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This bookstore has it all. No, seriously! I came to get my Japanese sewing and knitting book fix. I got more then I thought possible. There are a gazillion books in Japanese and the same can be said…
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5.0 of 5 stars.
What can I say about this place? I simply love it. I can get lost for hours just reading in here. There are so many books on Martial Arts, History, Tattoos and Culture that so intoxicating. They…
yelp.com - user review - 01/28/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
pretty books. cool books.
yelp.com - user review - 01/23/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
much bigger location than the one in San Jose with a wider selection. they hooked me up with a book i've been on the hunt for - but beware, there's a price for imported books, I ended up paying a…
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I love this store! They have a lot of interesting things! I love reading their collection of Children Books in the children area!
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This store makes me feel nostalgic for Japan....I feel like I walk through a portal back into Japan in this store! Currently I only frequent the magazine and CD/DVD areas, but still...this place is…
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Even when I'm not specifically looking for something to buy, I wander into Kinokuniya wanting to buy stuff. It's awful, they don't even try and still they get me to want to spend my hard earned money.…
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I checked out this place when one of my kids was going through a Pokemon phase and it was fun. I never would have found it though if I was looking in Pacific Heights, the neighborhood listed above in…
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Kinokuniya (also in Japan; I bought some books and CDs from the large store in Shinjuku) is the place to go for Japanese books and other media. I haven't been in years, but I do recall that they had…
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Can I say "Upgrade"!!! OMG, I haven't been here in ages, and the remodeling sure made this place feel like you can see forever down the racks of books, mags, and knick knacks. Most of the mangas and…
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Markup for any imported mags, books, etc. is high but definitely worth it. Where else in San Francisco can I get a copy of my favorite fashion mag ViVi? Haven't really explored much since the remodel,…
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I feel like a little kid when I come in here. I love all the Japanese books and magazines they have. Even though I don't understand/read Japanese, I like to look at all the stylish clothes and all the…
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3.0 of 5 stars.
They recently remodeled :D Very big selection of Japanese books, magazines, mangas.
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2.0 of 5 stars.
This place has definitely gotten worse over the years. Im not sure if it is me or not, but this place kind of blows now. I just went here today and they completely changed it. It's more spacious than…
yelp.com - user review - 11/10/2007
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This is a great japanese book store inside of Jtown. They have an excellent selection of japanese books and periodicals. I went in and found some wonderful children's books.
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4.0 of 5 stars.
i would give this bookstore five stars if i could read japanese. but i can't.
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Find me here at least once a week! How am I going to keep in touch with my Japanese side without this place? I have withdrawals if I don't go at least once every two weeks. The folks here are always so…
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4.0 of 5 stars.
When I need to be among my peeps, I go to Kinokuniya... Never mind that I can't read 90% of the merchandise in this store.
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4.0 of 5 stars.
As I sit at home on one of the busiest party weekends of the year, not feeling well, most likely from enjoying my weekend just a little too much a little too quickly, I have decided that feeling…
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I am at this bookstore when I'm waiting for some friends, waiting for a table at a restaurant, or just for buying magazines. I flip through the magazines until I find the one I like. This place also…
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5.0 of 5 stars.
i really love this book store. there are tons of magazines, books, mangas, stationary, accessories, t-shirts, etc. i really love the atmosphere. it has a great location; after reading a book, you can…
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Its totally normal for an adult to read a comic book in Japan. So if you see me reading manga, its normal. This one manga series called "NaNa" has a cult following.
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I have a pen fetish. It's ridiculous. And when someone asks if they can borrow my pen, I watch them like a hawk until they either return it or attempt to pocket it at which point I do my best to…
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4.0 of 5 stars.
reasonably priced, great selection, i could spend hours here, well, i did have a hard time trying to find this design book, but i think that's only because i don't speak japanese...
yelp.com - user review - 09/02/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Whenever I go to Kinokuniya, I feel like I'm back in Japan. I see familiar fashion magazines and my favorite novels displayed on bookshelves, overhearing people speaking Japanese. Obviously it is the…
yelp.com - user review - 08/31/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Been hanging out at this place since i moved here, and it hasn't changed. Good place to find those hard to find books on anything related to Japanese culture. Sometimes you can find a good deal. I…
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I've been going to this shop for years, since the time they were the only store in the City that stocked the very first Hiroshima album. If you can find that one, keep it, it's worth a few hundred…
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I don't run into nearly as many creepster otaku as I would expect to here! Guess they aren't dedicated enough to learn japanese. Been going to this place for longer then I can remember. IT has a great…
yelp.com - user review - 08/26/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I love this store! Huge selection of domestic and imported manga! The artbook section has a ton of awesome stuff. There are occasionally rare items from Japan (like limited edition figures that come…
yelp.com - user review - 08/22/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I hate Kinokuniya! I avoid it like the plague. But it's like a magnet. It draws me in. Why you ask? Because it reminds me of Hakubundo. Hakubundo reminds me of home. And that reminds me just how long…
yelp.com - user review - 08/21/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Anytime I walk by, it reminds me of my high school days. We would grab a movie, hang out at J-town Bowl, and flip through manga at Kinokuniya. Therefore, it has a special spot in my kokoro. In…
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5.0 of 5 stars.
My feelings toward Japanese culture are sort of a love-fear thing. It's simultaneously beckoning yet intimidating. But one thing that will always be cool is that they read their books right-to-left.…
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Yes, I am in no way qualified to judge this store. I do not read/speak Japanese and have no plan to ever do so. That said... it's a big store and the staff seems really helpful. The place is clean and…
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5.0 of 5 stars.
i like to browse the japanese magazines to see how the women dress. i dig their style. tres chic.
yelp.com - user review - 08/09/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This location is not bad. I've been to the ones in Seattle, Los Angeles, and San Jose. Typically, I only come here for CDs or DVDs of Hamasaki Ayumi or Gackt if they don't have them at Taiyodo. (I go…
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4.0 of 5 stars.
More manga than you could shake a stick at, and a wide selection of other stuff as well. If you know somebody who's into one of the popular-for-Americans Japanese cartoons like Inu-Yasha or Naruto this…
yelp.com - user review - 07/29/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Half of my graphic books comes from super7 store. The other half comes from here. They have all you need if you are, like me, interested in Japanese literature, origami, Japanese illustration, craft…
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This place loses a star right off the bat for doing something that's a pet peeve of mine: Putting price tags on the covers of books. Some places (like Borders) use proper adhesives that make it easy…
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I love this place. I used to be a Kinokuniya addict during high school. I was here pretty much 4 days a week of the 7, just to, ya know, look around browse. I like the selection of fashion magazines…
yelp.com - user review - 07/22/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I love this Japanese bookstore. I used to be crazy into Japanese stuff as a teenager and I would always go to this store and wonder what it would be like to live in Japan. I studied Japanese also. A…
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5.0 of 5 stars.
One of my big treats to myself! This place has an amazing selection of books and magazines, and you can browse for days. Dont miss the plethora of crazy japanese fashion mags. They usually have a big…
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Kinokuniya is a serious treat! Very colorful! Intense... like looking at a caterpillar roll when you're used to Mrs. Paul's fish sticks. I found the Gothic & Lolita Bible Volume 1 there yesterday and…
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I don't speak or read Japanese but... Kinokuniya has Totoro sweatshirts. Sweet.
yelp.com - user review - 06/27/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
so... you've been looking for that DVD of Kiki's delivery service for a while, eh? Not to worrry. KInokuniya Bookstore has it.
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Every time I visit j-town, i always make an effort to stop by at the bookstore and then Sofie's crepes. Not japanese nor do you read/speak the language? Then browse through the magazine racks for…
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4.0 of 5 stars.
yay for the japanese cookbooks that I can barely read! I dont know why I just head in that direction and stand there skimming through covers and what not. they also got a wide selection of magazines.…
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Cool magazines and authentic sales staff. It's also a good place to catch those haole fetish males on the prowl in the anime isle.....
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I'm a fan of all kinds of literature, and was really impressed with their section of English translations. Unlike some local bookstores where good books are jumping out at you left and right, here…
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I should really only give Kinokuniya 1 star, because every time I come in here, I drop $40 or more. Thus I save trips for once every couple of months to protect my broke-ass student funds. I'm a big…
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5.0 of 5 stars.
OH, KINOKUNIYA!!! it's no secret i absolutely adore magazines. not that i don't like reading, really i can speed through pages and pages of anything if i have the interest, but my heart belongs to the…
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This bookstore is sooo awesome! So many neat things to look at and spend lots of money you don't have on! Magazines on Japanese cooking with pictures that would make me drool like a St. Bernard- this…
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I love how they have books on Japanese culture which are humorous and at the same time educational. Besides the big manga section, they also have a good selection to read on Asian spirituality. It's…
yelp.com - user review - 04/30/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I had to check out this store since I enrolled in a Japanese language course through the Japan Society here in San Francisco. My class instructor said we can get all our required class materials…
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4.0 of 5 stars.
this is THE place of Japanese books/magazines. Its pricey, but hey, all of the stuff is flown in. They are very good about ordering whatever they do not carry/have in stock. Could merit a full five…
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I'm not going to pretend that I'm one of those people who have always had a passion for reading. Truly, it is a recent phenomenon inspired by my distaste for reality television and experimentation in…
yelp.com - user review - 04/20/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I love this bookstore even though most of their collection is in Japanese, which I don't read, write or speak. I love looking at their kids' books and cookbooks. I usually end up buying yet another…
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4.0 of 5 stars.
i could sit in here ALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL day and read all of my favorite japanese fashion and beauty magazines!!! i have been obsessed with them since high school, i would read them religiously and be…
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I always make a stop here whenever I'm in Japantown. They carry a magazine called "Strawberry News" and "Kitty Goods" and it shows all the latest Sanrio items in Japan. If you are Hello Kitty…
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4.0 of 5 stars.
if anything, this place makes me wish that i could read japanese. i love all the children's books and all of the cook books. their magazine section is really impressive as well.
yelp.com - user review - 03/29/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
i wish i could read japanese because kinokuniya has so much selection to choose from--some of the books are so cool looking that i can't help myself & buy them anyway. i especially love the art, home,…
yelp.com - user review - 03/26/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I can't read or speak Japanese, but I go here to get my fashion magazine fix. It's the only place where, for $15, I can own a magazine where I can see every designer's entire…
yelp.com - user review - 03/25/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I used to frequent this store when I lived in the neighborhood usually on my way to Mifune for some noodles and sashimi. Usually I would be looking for how-to origami books as they tend to have an…
yelp.com - user review - 03/21/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I go here to pick up the latest issues of "Gothic and Lolita" and get workbooks for my sons japanese class. Actually all of J town is so much fun, Im a total Harijuku lover xoxo
yelp.com - user review - 03/18/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Not much in English but I love this place because it has copic markers and cute anime toys.
yelp.com - user review - 03/16/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
they not only have a huge selection of fashion magazines but they also carry dictionaries, historical books, anime, cookbooks, childrens books, and japanese literature. very clean and organized. i…
yelp.com - user review - 03/12/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Get your favorite comics in translated English and the original Japanese. My roommate buys her j-pop crack here, they have lotsa magazines and even some CDs. There is also a huge selection of books...…
yelp.com - user review - 03/11/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I don't know anywhere else in San Francisco where I can find such an exhaustive collective of Japanese female fashion periodicals. I've been coming here for about 10 years now, and this is the only…
yelp.com - user review - 03/05/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I attended a Japanese class when I was 18 years old and I still remember something (a few sentences, mostly to meet people and to survive in a kind way) and I remember I did it because I wanted to…
yelp.com - user review - 03/02/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
They carry a lot of titles here that you just can't find anywhere else. From kids books to car magazines, it's a great selection. It always looks to me that everyone in the store is camped out reading…
yelp.com - user review - 02/24/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
ive been coming here since i was 12. ive bought annual japanese magazine subscriptions from them and gazillions of design & art books.....been a customer for 10 years.
yelp.com - user review - 02/08/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I used to frequent Kinokuniya in Shinjuku for the same reason I love San Francisco's Kinokuniya: free entertainment. In a world where it costs money to do just about anything, pop in here and absorb…
yelp.com - user review - 02/04/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
This Kinokuniya Bookstore is far from the immense cleanliness and flawless presentation of the Kinokuniya Bookstore and Stationary store in Santa Clara. However, I did manage to find some interesting…
yelp.com - user review - 01/21/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Awesome Japanese bookstore filled with all kinds of goodies. It's a big space and you can find something for everyone that loves all things Japanese. I love the animation movies, books, t-shirts,…
yelp.com - user review - 01/20/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Need a new hair style? Grab one of the latest hair mags here. Need a shoujo manga fix? You get it from Kinokuniya within days of the .JP release. Can't get that new Ayu song out of your head? You can…
yelp.com - user review - 01/16/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars. A great resource for fashion magazines! The Gap press books has all the runway from every seaso
