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5.0 of 5 stars.
When I shop at Kinokuniya I feel like I have somehow been transported back to Japan. I cannot seem to leave the stationary and art supplies section without spending the better part of an hour looking...
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4.0 of 5 stars.
We used to go there to pick up Japanese text books, but always came home with Japanese pop culture toys. There's this American dude who speaks really fluent Japanese, always helped us a lot. Pricing...
yelp.com - user review - 10/13/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Kinokuniya is a one of a kind store in New York City. Located right across Bryant Park, it consists of three levels that overlook the park. The store is all about Japanese Culture, Media, and...
yelp.com - user review - 10/05/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I love Kinokuniya just because of its existence. It's a Japanese/English bookstore that's three stories tall and has a cafe on the top level. It really brings me back to some fond memories of Japan...
yelp.com - user review - 09/28/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I love Kinokuniya Books! I had concerns when they moved from their old Rockefeller Center location, but to see it now, this is definitely a major upgrade! If you're into Japanese culture like I am,...
yelp.com - user review - 09/23/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
While they do probably have the best selection of Japanese books, magazines, stationary needs, etc in the city, the stuff isn't cheap. If you need a gift this is definitely one place to look!
yelp.com - user review - 09/10/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
this place is amazing. if you like anime, asian art, design .. so much more, really .. this book store is great even if you don't read japanese.. i was amazed by the graphic design and architecture...
yelp.com - user review - 08/26/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I love Kinokuniya. I think I may like this one here in NY even more because a cafe is in the top floor. There was a very cool Vagabond display with artwork from the artist Takehiko Inoue and Takezo...
yelp.com - user review - 08/23/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This is my happy place. I've always been a huge fan of kawaii japanese stationery things, and this store is a treasure trove of cute characters, pens, pencils, folders, and of course, manga. If I ever...
yelp.com - user review - 08/22/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Adorable little store. The best source for finding Japanese books, CDs, cute paper and gifts. Even though I cant read Japanese (yet) Its still fun to wander on in here and take a look around. There...
yelp.com - user review - 08/20/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I think it's safe to say this store is the mecca for all things anime and manga. Even if you're not into those things, it's a great bookstore. Don't forget to check out the basement, too, for...
yelp.com - user review - 08/11/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I came here looking for Hayao Miyazaki literature/art books/dvds and was absolutely blown away by all of the products available here in one store. Not only that, but this place has a massive selection...
yelp.com - user review - 08/11/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
What is there not to like when one comes to Kinokuniya?Easily my favorite store when it comes to Japanese books and culture. The selection of the manga, stationary, CD, and novels are so vast, you...
yelp.com - user review - 08/10/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
As a pen and notebook geek, I love their selection of fine point pens not normally available in the US. While they're slightly more expensive than online alternatives, it's great to head down to the...
yelp.com - user review - 07/27/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
If you've ever been to Japan or are interested in Japanese culture, you probably already know that this is the best place in town to find all the best Japanese books. Language books, manga, Japanese...
yelp.com - user review - 07/23/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
A Japanese bookstore grand enough to warrant escalators? Sold. Kinokuniya doesn't just help you kill time - it does the job for you. You wander in looking for a single book, and you're bombarded by...
yelp.com - user review - 07/05/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The tee shirts are soo cute here!Everything is really expensive, so don't expect to skimp out on money.The bookstore upstairs has soo much manga. They're all individually wrapped so you can't read it...
yelp.com - user review - 06/27/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
OMG kawaii overload!!!Love the downstairs stationary selection. Rows and rows of notebooks with colorful covers (Pantone code identification included), shelves and shelves of plastic folders with some...
yelp.com - user review - 06/26/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This place is amazing. It spanks the ass of the one we have in Los Angeles and Costa Mesa, CA. IT IS THREE FLOORS! More J-pop art type accessories and shirts. I bought this really cool Pac Man tote...
yelp.com - user review - 06/26/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This is such a hip bookstore. I love the fact that they have an upstairs cafe where you can read while drinking a cup of tea. Lots of great books also!
yelp.com - user review - 05/20/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I just wanna rent this bookstore for me and my friends for a night, that's how much I love it!Awesome material! Very extensive and very appropriately priced. Haven't been upstairs, but the main...
yelp.com - user review - 05/05/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
i don't usually buy books here as it's a bit expensive but i do eat lunch here a lot. i love their panini specials, their teas and yummy desserts. the zaiya cafe is a good option for you when you're...
yelp.com - user review - 05/05/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I used to work around here 2 years ago, at a Jamba Juice nearby, and I never noticed there was one here! The first Kinokuniya I went was in Palisades Center in NJ, and it was small and did not have as...
yelp.com - user review - 05/01/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
If I new how to reed, this wuld be my favrit book store! -Charlie (Flowers for Algernon).
yelp.com - user review - 04/28/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This place is so deceiving from the outside! You think that its going to be some small bookstore with a few cool things here and there-- WRONG!~ This place is Huge, three stories to be exact! They...
yelp.com - user review - 04/13/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I don't speak Japanese, so...PROS:-a seriously ludicrous amount of english manga, including yaoi stuff-lots of imported CDsCONS:-a majority of stuff here is in a language i don't speakETC:the manga...
yelp.com - user review - 04/13/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Most of the time, I go to Bookoff for my Japanese literature fix because A. it's cheaperB. I'm from ptown which makes me a sucker for used bookstoresBut, Kinokuniya is worth going to just for their...
yelp.com - user review - 04/13/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Nice selection of books from Japan. The first level and second level are catered to more English speaking/anime customers. The Japanese language books are downstairs with the stationary. It's pricey,...
yelp.com - user review - 03/10/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
By downright, the largest, most comprehensive Japanese bookstore in the United States I have ever been to. If you can't find something from Japan in here, you must be looking for actual Hokusai...
yelp.com - user review - 02/21/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I feel so dumb for not finding this store earlier. When I first walked in, the selection made my eyes pop out of my skull. In addition to the books, they have imported stationery, art supplies...
yelp.com - user review - 02/20/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This book store is a hidden gem. When it first opened, no one knew about it...I been eyeing this store since they started building the place and when it finally opened, I feel in love!!! You might be...
yelp.com - user review - 02/19/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Love the new store!!! Hands-down to the easy-to-find signs and neat organization.If you're learning Japanese, like me, they have almost every kind of study materials that you'll ever need -- from...
yelp.com - user review - 02/18/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Great selection of Rilakkuma, San-X gear. If you don't know you'd better ask somebody.
yelp.com - user review - 02/16/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Hands down... as many other reviewers say.. that this place is great in terms of book selection. Different from their older location, on the first first they carry books that covers not only Japanese...
yelp.com - user review - 02/12/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
So many books. So many cute Japanese things. AND a Cafe Zaiya upstairs! WOOOOOO! Everything is pricey except for the non-imported books, but that's expected, I suppose. I like how the white cashier...
yelp.com - user review - 02/02/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
They have a huge selection of Japanese & English books, adorable trinkets, stationary, and some clothing. If you're interested in Japanese culture this is a good place to start. I prefer not to wander...
yelp.com - user review - 12/31/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Don't judge me but my favorite part of the store may be the basement. What's in the basement, you may ask? Well, there's a buncho f japanese books but that's not why I like it. I'm in it for the...
yelp.com - user review - 12/30/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Konnichiwa! Amazing selection of Fashion magazines and books, I tear them apart for inspiration. You'll also find some really cool trinkets to bring home and because I'm weird I go crazy for the I...
yelp.com - user review - 12/29/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Wow, I loved the old store but the new location is AMAZING! A much nicer atmosphere, selection, and location in general.Still, a bit pricey, but I'm willing to do whatever it takes to feed my need for...
yelp.com - user review - 12/16/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I have always loved this store ever since I went to its former location 10 yrs ago. Japanese books, magazines, music, anime, manga galore! And even cute tshirts (some anime, some just cute Japanese...
yelp.com - user review - 12/14/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I'm smitten to this place. Great place for anyone to go. They have these great contemporary fashion section, not terribly big but they have very tasteful magazines. LOTS of imports, which could be on...
yelp.com - user review - 12/12/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Excellent even compared to book stores in Japan. Well, Kinokuniya stores in Japan are also known for having a much larger stock of foreign books compared to other book stores as well. Their manga...
yelp.com - user review - 12/03/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This place is great! It's got a massive selection of books in english and japanese. Quite a huge selection of dictionaries for the english speaker learning japanese and also vice-versa. Lots of...
yelp.com - user review - 11/30/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Hands down the best Japanese bookstore in Manhattan. It also caters to the weeaboo crowd with an entire half a floor dedicated to manga, in English and Japanese. They also have a great selection of...
yelp.com - user review - 10/10/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
there are two of these stores within a one-hour radius back at home (in the bay area), but only one on the east coast. what gives? i just started taking japanese lessons (again) so i wanted to check...
yelp.com - user review - 09/20/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
A bookstore that caters specifically to the Japanese clientele. It's three floors of a selection on stationery, office supplies, Hello Kitty and other Saniro characters, photography books, and...
yelp.com - user review - 09/10/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
YAY!!!! I love Japanese bookstores!Though I personally don't read Japanese, I am a regular reader of Japanese fashion magazines. So we stumbled here after a snack in Bryant Park and stalking some...
yelp.com - user review - 08/17/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
If I can live in a bookstore, it will be here! I may not be able to read/understand items that are all Japanese, but I'll make due.3 Floors of fun. The main level, houses some selection of...
yelp.com - user review - 08/11/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Heaven, it's simply heaven. So many cute, cute useless things that are eye candies. And they had a big ass selection of pens, fine needle point pens, which I love! I could spend the whole day...
yelp.com - user review - 08/09/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I love their new location and their fashion corner. I personally go buy Japanese study materials and novels. Kinokuniya would've been perfect if they weren't so pricey. If they were cheap like...
yelp.com - user review - 08/04/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Love the new and bigger location. More room to browse the fashion magazines. My favorite part of the store is their great selection of craft, jewelry making and interior design books. I suggest you...
yelp.com - user review - 07/29/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Gosh I love this place. I've never bought a book here and frankly I don't know how they make a profit off their books. For example, a super thin book of photographs of a stuffed bear in different...
yelp.com - user review - 07/24/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
This place was big, but I didn't find what was so amazing about it. It had a good selection of books, an okay selection of their stationery products, and an okay cafe. The items, even though they're...
yelp.com - user review - 06/17/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Simply awesome. I could spend all day in this place.
yelp.com - user review - 06/02/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
bento bento! good good good!peach ice tea tasty!will come back tomorrow~!decent priced.has a manga paradise on the 2nd floor, of course...all in japanese!
yelp.com - user review - 04/24/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Someone explain to me what the hype is all about??? I've been to WAY bigger Kinokuniya outlets. The only thing I like about this one is the little accessories section at the back (with the shirts and...
yelp.com - user review - 04/14/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The location has changed. It's now across from Bryant Park. The new store is three times bigger than the one that was on W 49th. This is a pretty fun shop, whether you can actually read or speak...
yelp.com - user review - 04/06/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Amazing, expensive, exotic and delightful.You never know what you'll find, whether it's stationary, origami paper, or a rare CD. It'll cost you, but I've been going to Kinokuniya for inspiration and...
yelp.com - user review - 03/31/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Bigger is better. Especially with Kinokuniya's newest locale across from the New York Public Library. Cafe Zaiya branch that overlooks Bryant park? Fabulous. The hella large graphic novel selection...
yelp.com - user review - 03/05/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Two Good Words: Japanese EverythingTwo Bad Words: Ick foodThis place is really cool! They carry books on all kinds of eastern authors, about eastern culture, and a whole floor downstairs of books...
yelp.com - user review - 02/25/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This is a nice bookstore right off Rockefeller Center. It has a great selection. If you are in the area check it out.
yelp.com - user review - 02/14/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
If you have money to burn, then by all means. If you have money to burn and you're fluent in japanese, or -are- japanese, this place is for you definately. Or if you're a hardcore anime fan. The stuff...
yelp.com - user review - 01/03/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
this place is amazing. It is like being back in Japan. I need to return to go over it with a fine-toothed comb, but on first look the basement stationery section looks sweet. There are 3 floors and...
yelp.com - user review - 12/31/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Store is having a huge huge sale! Books (mangas included), dvds, magazines, and other random stuff (rice paper!) are half off! Get them while they last... they only had two copies of Abe Kobo when I...
yelp.com - user review - 12/19/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This new flagship store location is incredible. Three floors of Japanese goodness. The first floor is mainly magazines and fashion books. The third floor features an amazing manga and anime section...
yelp.com - user review - 12/15/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I agree with all of the other reviews here. This massive Japanese bookstore dwarfs the old Kinokuniya in Rockefeller Center, the Asahiya Bookstore on Madison, and the nearby Book Off. The layout is...
yelp.com - user review - 12/12/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Closing @ the end of the month.All books currently 50% off.New store on 6th Ave, across from Bryant Park, has been open since October 20th -- Much cleaner & neater.
yelp.com - user review - 12/01/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Hello awesome. I could spend days here b/c it is chock a block full of amazing stuff that I don't need. Photography books, manga, pens and pencils, stickers. the only drawback is that it's quiet as...
yelp.com - user review - 11/14/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
the new location looks much brighter, nicer, and better organized than the one in rockefeller center.large selection of books, magazines, dvds, cds, and more.yea, needless to say, they're all imported...
yelp.com - user review - 11/10/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The new 24,000 sq.-ft Kinokuniya flagship store and the largest in the United States.Think of what you already know of the other one at 49th, only even bigger, more stocked, brighter, roomier, just...
yelp.com - user review - 10/28/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Hurray for their selection of Murakami and Yoshimoto books. I also now know where to get those cool pens (altho no pilot G3/4---howl!). My only wish is that they have Ondori books in english.
yelp.com - user review - 09/21/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I've only been here twice and I always mean to go back. They have a wide variety of both Japanese and English media especially Anime and Manga and magazines. If you're interesting in Japanese pop...
yelp.com - user review - 09/20/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
You're right - there's a Kinokuniya bookstore in almost every major city around the globe. This one is certainly not as big as the others (for example, Singapore branch is so ginormous that you can...
yelp.com - user review - 08/27/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Cool book store, hubby gets his Manga and how-to-do Anime books there while I like browsing through the cute Japanese stationary on the 2nd level. It is so neat in there and the staff are very...
yelp.com - user review - 08/26/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I don't know anything about Japanese language or literature, but I am a bookstore fiend, and this was one of the best experiences I've ever had.I had a friend in town who speaks Japanese and is really...
yelp.com - user review - 08/24/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This place was pretty cool. We were just walking through the area and saw this bookstore and decided to check it out. It's two stories filled with lots of magazines, books, music, stuffed animals,...
yelp.com - user review - 08/24/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
They have a huge selection of books both in English and Japanese. I go here specifically for their huge selection of books about the game GO. I still cannot win a game of GO against my husband no...
yelp.com - user review - 08/13/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
As a (previous) Japanese major, I love a place where I can find books from Japan, books about Japan, and books in Japanese. Kinokuniya has always been on my list of places to go ever since I first...
yelp.com - user review - 08/10/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Great selection of Japanese crafting books! If you want a pattern to sew a cute Japanese teacup with a smiling face - this is the place! I don't read Japanese so I stick to the crafting section but...
yelp.com - user review - 08/07/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
this place has a great selection of books on origami and the magazines on knitting small and adorable animals, like a hedgehog, are wonderful to look at even if you can't knit or read japanese.other...
yelp.com - user review - 06/22/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
One of my most favorite places to go when I'm walking from work to the Port Authority.. well, when I have time to make the stop.I could spend hours just exploring all the girly mags, sneaker mags,...
yelp.com - user review - 06/10/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
How could you not give this place 5 stars? It's THE best Japanese book store in NYC. It's considered the B&N of Japan. The selection of magazines is incredible and have you ever seen the books on...
yelp.com - user review - 05/31/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Somehow the Kinokuniya in Manhattan manages to provide the same level of excellence as the huge one in central Tokyo. The staff here really set the high watermark for bookstores, and the place is not...
yelp.com - user review - 05/20/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I come here once in a while to waste $10 on a Japanese magazine that is one month late and of which I can understand 80% (99% comprehension from pictures and 1% from text). But, Japanese stuff are...
yelp.com - user review - 05/18/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This place is deadly to people like me - dyslexic with a limited knowledge of the Japanese language. It's got tons of neat stuff though, books (both English and Japanese) of all subjects, t-shirts,...
yelp.com - user review - 05/06/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This store has amazing art books, kids books, stationery, t-shirts, pens, pencils, magnets, videos and magazines. There is a section of books translated into English but, if this is your native...
yelp.com - user review - 04/19/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I love saying "Kinokuniya" almost as much as I love being there!Ikimashou ka?
yelp.com - user review - 04/07/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This store is so authentic Japan except that it is HUGE and have everything in one store. I feel like buying all the stationary, envelopes, cards, and postcards with a purple ink pen and write to...
yelp.com - user review - 04/07/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Japanese bookstore filled with anime, manga, magazines, films (huge selection), electronic translators, stationary, travel guides, books on design, Ikebana etc. *copying information, even a title is...
yelp.com - user review - 03/21/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This place makes me want to return to my childhood of carrying around a pencil box with anime girl decorations. As one friend said to me: you are so into the schoolgirl stationery thing. Sad but...
yelp.com - user review - 02/24/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
They carry FRUiTS magazine! And a bunch of other stuff. And FRUiTS!What more do you need?!
yelp.com - user review - 02/13/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
You want your Japanese books and magazines and CDs and cute, awesome stationary that those Asians do oh-so-well... come to Kinokuniya. Nestled rather demurely among all the touristy rah-rah ness of...
yelp.com - user review - 01/31/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Awesomely big Japanese bookstore chain. If you were ever curious about Japanese literature (from pre-Lady Murasaki to Haruki Murakami), Kinokuniya is the place to be. They've got a great selection...
yelp.com - user review - 11/26/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Really big Japanese bookstore at Rockefeller but I think compared to Asahiya (new books), this is fairly more expensive, but easier to locate (if it's your first time going). They sell new books (Book...
yelp.com - user review - 05/03/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The best thing that Kinokuniya ever did for me was to move their manga section downstairs. Before whenever I went, I had to go on this little "no I swear I'm not a pathetic loser American who only...
yelp.com - user review - 04/19/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
See my review for the SF store.
yelp.com - user review - 03/09/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Within walking distance from the Rockefeller Center, this bookstore offers a nice variety of japanese books, posters, stationary, and cd/dvds. The storefront is very small and easy to miss, but the...
yelp.com - user review - 01/27/2006
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