Shosen Grande: J-Train Book Super-Mega Store

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Shosen Grande is located in the book district in Jimbocho. Japan has a lot of J-train books on 6F

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http://www.tripadvisor.com/Travel-g298184-c3774/Tokyo:Japan:Railfan.Information.html

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[to2leo]

Thanks for the info @tripadvisor very informative even to enthusiasts and traveler like me!

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I've recently discovered Tripadvisor. I learned of this store through other avenues but found the TA throguh a separate search to find a location for this store itself.

[bikkuri bahn]

If you are visiting the Kansai area, the place to go for railway books would be Asahiya Bookstore in the Umeda district (JR Osaka Station is nearby).  The seventh floor is where the books are.  Not quite as large a selection as Shosen, but close.  They have more knick knacks and railwayana, though.  I was tempted to buy a speedometer taken from a scrapped kiha 58, but having no luggage space, gave up.

 

http://maps.google.co.jp/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=ja&geocode=&q=%E5%A4%A7%E9%98%AA%E5%BA%9C%E5%A4%A7%E9%98%AA%E5%B8%82%E5%8C%97%E5%8C%BA%E6%9B%BE%E6%A0%B9%E5%B4%8E%EF%BC%92%E4%B8%81%E7%9B%AE%EF%BC%91%EF%BC%92%E2%88%92%EF%BC%96%E2%80%8E&sll=36.5626,136.362305&sspn=48.737398,78.837891&ie=UTF8&z=16&iwloc=A

 

Also, should you be in the Tokyo area, but can't get to Shosen, a good alternative is the Junkudo bookstore in the Shinjuku Mitsukoshi Alcott building.  The railway section on the eighth floor has perhaps 80% of the selection of Shosen, but the bookstore is located in a much more interesting section of the city, with better transport access.  Map:

 

http://www.junkudo.co.jp/sinjuku.html

(it's located near the Isetan Dept. store)

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Not bad to keep in mind as I expect to spend some time in Osaka on the next trip.