Japanese Book Shops in London
The Japanese community in London is big enough to support a few bookshops. They all stock manga magazines, takubon (manga collections) and artbooks.
:arrow: Adanami Shobo.387 Edgeware Road, Colindale (just south ofOriental City)
Tel: 020 8201 3499
A second-hand Japanese book shop open only on Saturdays and Sundays. Prices to bring even the stingiest otaku to their knees. They have a rack of J-pop CDs as well.
:arrow: Asahiya Shoten. Oriental City, 399 Edgeware Road. (turn right out of Colindale station, then right at the end of the road)
Tel: 020 8200 0039
The largest Japanese bookshop in Europe, with the most comprehensive selection of manga and takubon anywhere. Good prices.
:arrow: Japan Centre. 212 Picadilly. (south side, near Picadilly Circus)
Tel: 020 7439 8035
Mainly a book shop, but they also sell anime and manga related merchandise, and even have a few imported videos and games. Prices are high, but there is usually some unsold stock being cleared out cheaply.
:arrow: JP-Books. Dorland House, 14-20 Regent Street (part of the Mitsukoshi department store, south of Picadilly Circus)
Tel: 020 7839 4839
I haven't visited this one yet.
:arrow: OCS Books. 2 Grosvenor Parade, Uxbridge Road, Ealing. (turn right out of Ealing Common station)
Tel: 020 8992 6335
Doesn't stand out from the others particularly.
J'espere que tu trouveras ton bonheur parmis ces quelques adresses.
Entre compatriotes, faut bien s'aider hein ! :wink: