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Kinokuniya Book Store

Ann — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 18:48:48 +0000

The highlight destination for many anime and manga fans especially those visiting the city, Kinokuniya Book Store is the best place to find Japanese books and magazines. They also sell a selection of movies, music, clothing, trinkets, toys, and anime goods (including calendars).

The Japantown store was recently remodeled with the addition of a brand new downstairs shop dedicated to manga in both English and Japanese.

There are two branches in the Bay, one located in San Francisco Japantown and the other in San Jose (Kinokuniya is a large chain bookstore with locations all over Japan, but there are only six branches in the entire United States).

San Francisco

Address: 1581 Webster St., San Francisco, CA 94115
Phone: 415-567-7625
Fax: 415-567-4109
E-mail: sf@kinokuniya.com

San Jose

Address: 685 Saratoga Ave., San Jose, CA 95129
Phone: 408-252-1300
Fax: 408-252-2687
E-mail: san_jose@kinokuniya.com

For more information or to order books online visit: www.kinokuniya.com

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Ann — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 18:44:38 +0000

Mikado Kids opened their store in the Tanforan shopping mall last summer having moved from their previous locations in the SF Japantown and Daly City Westfield malls. Their shop is bright, large, organized, and fully stocked with new anime goods — including official cosplay items — and toys of all kinds. They have an especially great selection of licensed anime/video game t-shirts and plush toys (Totoro, Domo, and Nintendo characters), and they also sell the full line of Sanrio merchandise (including a ton of Hello Kitty!). If you’re looking for some more “vintage” items, the back area has a shelf of older anime CDs and art books, and I also saw a small stack of single issue comics around (looked like mostly “Battle Angel Alita: Last Order” and “Ghost in the Shell: Man Machine Interface”).

If there’s an import item they don’t have, you can speak to them about placing a special order.

Location:
Tanforan Shopping Mall, 2nd Floor
1150 El Camino Real
San Bruno, CA 94066

Hours:
Monday-Saturday: 10:00am-9:00pm
Sunday: 11:00am-7:00pm