Anegawa bookstores Nyankodo — Local services in Tokyo

This was the highlight of my trip, I saw this shop on sns and decided to check it out, loved everything in it and the owners grandpa and grandma were super nice with recommendations 😭 everything was so cute and adorable and I couldn’t resist buying some books and bookmarks, they sell cute socks too! The grandpa was so kind to provide a book cover and yes again it was gorgeous, I loved how it says ‘so many books so little time’ which literally is my life story lol ❤️😹 I recommend all bookworms spend a little time in this neighbourhood and you can find many second hand bookshops/cafes/galleries for Japanese arts , and you can start your exploration from Nyankodo because it is right next to the subway station....

Just in case it wasn’t obvious, this is a bookstore that specializes in books about cats. I have five cats (僕は猫が五匹います) and so the store is right up my alley.

Most of the books are in Japanese, but if you select good coffee table books you’ll just look at the pictures anyway.

The owner is a super nice man, speaks a little English, and even gave me a little gift for my cats back home in New Orleans. He creates new signboards outside the store regularly, as can be seen in many of the photos here. ^^

This store was so darn cute!!!! I love cats and am so glad I stumbled across this on the internet while browsing the Jinbocho area. So many books on cats (mainly cat photography) but they have other knick knacks too (like bookmarks, totes, etc). I ended up getting a small cat bookmark and the man offered me a postcard (I don't speak Japanese so he probably knew I was a tourist ha) celebrating their 10th anniversary! So adorable and I hope they are in business for 10 and more years :) will definitely visit again if I am back in Tokyo...