Keibunsha Ichijoji

Keibunsha in Ichijoji is a legendary independent bookshop curating titles around architecture, art, thought, and subculture, with almost no bestsellers on the shelves. Even without Japanese, visitors can enjoy the beautifully designed space itself — it was Japan's only entry in the Guardian's 2010 list of the world's ten most beautiful bookshops. The deeper joy of browsing the selection does require Japanese. Foreign visitors have noticeably increased in recent years.