# Jimbōchō

Tokyo, Japan

Tokyo's used-book quarter in Chiyoda ward, where shelves of secondhand volumes spill onto the sidewalks. Surrounded by universities and publishers, it grew after a 1913 fire and gave rise to the Iwanami Shoten publishing house.

## Roots Earth

Roots Earth has a longer story for Jimbōchō, with a choice of female or male voice. Download the city audio to listen offline. No account is needed.

Coordinates: 35.6957, 139.7575

[City page](/cities/tokyo)

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