02 Japanese Culture

Jimbocho 神保町

Jimbocho, located in the Kanda district of Tokyo, is the world’s number one booktown with more than one hundred thirty bookstores. The bookstores located in this town each sell books, documents and art works. Each bookstore has its specialty. There are millions of items stored at unique bookshelves and galleries, you can travel back in time to trace the memories of culture from 1,000 years ago to the present. You can also enjoy the familiar Edo period picture scrolls and ukiyo-e as exhibits in the museum, and search for picture books and nostalgic manga magazines that you were familiar with when you were a child.

東京神田地区にある神保町は、130店以上もの書店がひしめく世界一の本の街です。この地域にある130店以上の書店は、それぞれの得意分野にこだわって集められた書籍や資料、アート作品などを扱っています。個性的な書棚やギャラリーに蓄えられた数百万点を眺めてそぞろ歩くことで、一千年前から現在までの文化の記憶をたどる時間旅行ができるのです。ミュージアムの展示品として馴染みのある江戸期の絵巻や浮世絵を手にとって鑑賞したり、子供のころ親しんだ絵本や懐かしいマンガ雑誌を探すこともできます。

Let's learn about wonderful history and culture of Japan together!  全国通訳案内士(英語) 英検1級

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