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5.0 of 5 stars.
I love Kinokuniya! I've been looking for Japanese stuffs since summer. Thanks to my friend, she lives in WA & has one near her. She recommended this place to me :D I love this place! The price is a...
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Out on the whim, MC and I decided to come here this past weekend. Everytime I come here, I get so overwhelmed. I just want to buy everything! They have lots of mangas, Japanese music, movies, books,...
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5.0 of 5 stars.
One of the reasons I'm so glad to be back in California, is easy access to Japanese magazines, CDs, and manga. Kinokuniya is a once-a-week stop for me, even if I don't need any groceries from store. I...
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I couldn't find enough craft books, they were sold out of the one that I wanted. This Kinokuniya also doesn't let you take photographs, which I don't understand (not that I would want to). I've been...
yelp.com - user review - 10/03/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
A few of my friends and my unofficial in-laws live in San Jose, so I find myself there reasonably often. Unfortunately, having lived there for a year, I also know there's a sad lack of things to do...
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Stopped by here for the first time the other day before hitting the market next door. The store itself is clean and is pretty big. There are so many little knick knacks to look at. They also have an...
yelp.com - user review - 09/19/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I was here yesterday w/ my best friend, her sister & her hubby :)Shoot I was AMAZEDDDD!! by their selection of Japanese manga and books. Of course, It's a Japanese book store, what do you expect?...
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I thought the Kinokuniya in San Francisco was good, but this one is practically boner-inducing, you know, if I were a dude. Although I couldn't find my favorite magazine or manga at this branch, they...
yelp.com - user review - 08/17/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This place has GREAT text books for learning Japanese and a bunch of other great items. I couldn't believe that I actually found a place that sold some of the magazines that I'd found when I had lived...
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I love all of the cutsie things they carry here and the wide variety of books, accessories, stationary, and magazines. My gripe are the prices. I know they come from Japan, but $15 for a 30 pg nail...
yelp.com - user review - 08/07/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Fun to browse. Like other Kinokuniya stores, there's lots of stationary, a Japanese language section, an English language section, CDs, DVDs, and a smattering of toys (that are mostly in the middle of...
yelp.com - user review - 08/03/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I was recommended to this store by one of my clients to buy oragami papers. I was in for a suprise! This place is so cute. It has the cutest stuff. Call me a kid but they have the cutest stickers...
yelp.com - user review - 06/25/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This is one of my favorite stops to go to when I'm up in the Bay. It has pretty much everything I want when it comes to finding Japanese manga that hasn't come out yet in the states and a good variety...
yelp.com - user review - 06/22/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Not too many places around to buy Japanese magainzes and manga. They even have a section of Manga in Chinese! Whenever I go, I just like to poke around everywhere even though I know my destination...
yelp.com - user review - 05/30/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
It's got most of the books I need, and all the mangas that I read in original Japanese. Plus all the cool/cute stuff. It's also so close to my place and right next to a Japanese super market. Whatelse...
yelp.com - user review - 05/15/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I like coming here cuz they always have the latest japanese fashion magazines from Japan. Vivi has been my favorite fashion magazine, I used to get Vivi once a month but last time I went I didn't see...
yelp.com - user review - 03/12/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I could probably spend HOURS in here just marveling at how the Japanese can make everything so cute.Toys, manga, CDs, magazines, cute EVERYTHING.Paperclips shaped like bunnies, horses, cows, and...
yelp.com - user review - 03/10/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I have to be honest: this Kinokuniya was a bit disappointingAll the little blind box items were scattered through out the store. However, they did have a good selection overall of them--I found a rare...
yelp.com - user review - 02/28/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
They helped me carry a big item out to my car even though it was literally right outside the door.
yelp.com - user review - 02/27/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
before or after the mistuwa market place, i will come here to this bookstore. when i first discovered this place, i was excited! this place is stocked with magazines! the section i find myself in is...
yelp.com - user review - 02/21/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Been really great for a long time. I am happy that they had placed the store seperate from Mitsua. A long time ago they were called "Yaohan". This is a refereshing niche from the one in SF...
yelp.com - user review - 02/14/2009
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This bookstore imports Japanese books, magazines, CD/DVDs, school accessories, keychains/straps, stuffed animals, etc from Japan! The prices of these might be higher than you expect... But they have a variety...
citysearch.com - user review - 12/15/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Very cute store, located in an awesome plaza. Great place to find Japanese books, stationary, magazine, toys...Just don't bring your drink in here or a lil Japanese lady will come after you and take...
yelp.com - user review - 11/30/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I came here to buy a beginners PC book in Japanese for my mom. I needed a book that taught beginners the very basics....how to use mouse, keyboard, go on internet, send email, print, etc. I asked an...
yelp.com - user review - 11/29/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This place got my sadness out from Mitsuwa. Great Japanese bookstore to kill an hour or two. Definitely not the cheapest but where are you going to find something else like this in the South Bay with...
yelp.com - user review - 11/02/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The only thing this place needs more of are:- cool greeting cards- seatingAside from that, this place is f'ing fantastic! I love the selection of wrapping, their books in english, and they have a...
yelp.com - user review - 08/29/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I go here whenever I go to Mitsuwa. It's pretty much a Japanese manga store. They also have notebooks, paper, folders, and a bunch of pencils pens, etc. Think of Maido, or another one of the Japanese...
yelp.com - user review - 08/13/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
My parents used to drag me here alllll the time when I was little (when they were still in Mitsuwa's). Guess who drags who here now!Seriously they have tons of Japanese stuff. Books, magazines,...
yelp.com - user review - 08/13/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Yup, Jaye and Adam dragged me over here.....and in turn I dragged my other cousins here...Go figure....it's a nice place and the variety of books and magazines are nice. There's a lot of stationary,...
yelp.com - user review - 08/10/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Speaking of Kinokuniya....Good store to get Japanese books, magazines, and manga. It's very clean and well laid out, and frankly for the US, I guess it'd be hard to do better than this.But the prices...
yelp.com - user review - 08/07/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I love their stationery section! It's like San-X heaven. I'll buy a few things from time to time, but generally everything is pretty expensive. Apart from Japanese books, they also sell the latest...
yelp.com - user review - 08/05/2008
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Im learning japanese and this book store truley helped thier staff helped me pick out text books and they have a wonderful selection from cds and books to plushies and tshirts! WODERFUL ,SUGOI!!! thhough i...
citysearch.com - user review - 08/02/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This place is so awesome! I love everything here! I'm a big fan of cutesy items and what not, and they have a wide array of cute stationary and school supplies, charms etc, featuring Tare Panda,...
yelp.com - user review - 07/14/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Can you ever get enough of cute trinkets, pencils, pens and all things Japanese? NEVER! Though i can't read any of the books, i come here for all their stationary stuff. I love their selection of...
yelp.com - user review - 06/20/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Of course it's not as big as the J-Town SF location, and yes it lacks a few things here and there but what do you expect? This one is smack-dab randomly in 95129. It would've been more fitting if it...
yelp.com - user review - 06/17/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I can get my manga, my craft books and my cookbooks all in one place! They special order books (it helps if you have the ISBN). There's also fun gifts, toys and stationary. This store doesn't get new...
yelp.com - user review - 06/08/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This place is real cool. I usually browse the music/dvd area and magazines. Its pricey but imported so who cares. I buy their hairstyle magazines.
yelp.com - user review - 05/31/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I love it here. A bit pricey, but its a one stop shop for those of you learning the Japanese language. They have everything you need to learn and succeed, plus some fun things along the way like...
yelp.com - user review - 05/18/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Hidden jem for all things Japanese (duh), cute gifts, amazing wall of papers, art supplies and books.I think it is better than the one in SF.
yelp.com - user review - 04/20/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I dislike all things anime, manga, anything cutesy, girls with bobby socks, guys with spikey hair, overt politeness, anything "kirei, neh!" and other crap like that. Grrr...I'm just an old Sansei...
yelp.com - user review - 04/16/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
If you're into anime, this is the store for you. The store is pretty big, and I'd say that at least 70-80% is dedicated to manga, books, and foreign magazines. I believe that most of it is in...
yelp.com - user review - 03/29/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I can't find a lot of magazines they carry here anywhere else. Courteous helpers and a great selection of hard to find literature makes this place an awesome bookstore.
yelp.com - user review - 03/11/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
They carry my favorite fashion magazine here, Miss. They're almost always sold out of it, but my bf got me a subscription. So now he gets emails when it comes in ( A nice little service they provide,...
yelp.com - user review - 03/05/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This bookstore is large enough that you would find everything you need, similar to a bookstore in Japan. I find their mere existence indispensable. They also get air shipments from Japan, for some...
yelp.com - user review - 02/28/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
The only reason I give this 3 stars is cuz I don't speak Japanese and don't like anime. I give stars cuz they have some cool little things that serve as good gifts (t-shirts that have funny thing on...
yelp.com - user review - 02/24/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I always enjoy coming into this store after I go to Mitsuwa. I got straight to the magazines because I like to check out the current fashions there and check out hairstyles too. And if I go into one...
yelp.com - user review - 02/18/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Whenever I come to Kinokuniya, I feel like a kid in a candy store. They carry the latest magazines featuring my favorite av and gravure models as well as the latest and greatest trends in japanese...
yelp.com - user review - 02/10/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
the spot for me to get my stationary and pens if mai do doesn't "do." its a japanese bookstore, they also sell japanese mags full of the latest fashion trends as well as animation art-of books (what...
yelp.com - user review - 01/13/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
after snack shopping or eating ramen it is my penchant to drop by at this bookstore just to look at their abundant arrays of glossy, expensive magazines for hairstyle. too frugal or too broke to pay...
yelp.com - user review - 12/31/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
One of the biggest selections of Japanese stationery and office supplies in the South Bay. Like everyone says, the parking lot is no fun, so I usually only pop into Kinokuniya when I have to go to...
yelp.com - user review - 12/28/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
My favorite bookstore. I go here at least once a week, on my way to Mitsuwa. I've picked up everything here from stationary to manga to study materials for the Japanese Language Proficiency Test....
yelp.com - user review - 12/15/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
While the parking can be a drag and the traffic is massive since it's close to freeway ramps, I will speak nothing of the best of this kinokuniya location. It is always up to date with their magazines...
yelp.com - user review - 12/07/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Great bookstore for those who can read Japanese and enjoy Japanese stationary or just like looking at photos. I love picking up Japanese study books here as well as cook books. And it is always fun...
yelp.com - user review - 11/29/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I'm not Japanese, nor do I speak or read Japanese, so the bookstore aspect is beyond me. But I love coming here for the stationary stuff! I get the .03 pens in multiple colors, notebooks, and refills...
yelp.com - user review - 11/04/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Whoa...I am not asian, but this place makes me want to be! Or, wait...possibly just being fluent in Japanese would be enough. But, onto the store. This store is HUGE and so exciting.20% of the store...
yelp.com - user review - 10/13/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Great bookstore & great selection! Sucky customer service! I don't know whether b/c the 3 cashiers people were young/20s or I look too young for my age. I went there today b/c I always go to Mitsuwa &...
yelp.com - user review - 10/05/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I LOVE Kinokuniya. My friends and I always try to come here at least once a month to look for new manga and music CDs. Their selection is awesome; there's lots to choose from and they almost always...
yelp.com - user review - 09/08/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I haven't been to this store in so long, didn't know they moved out of the Mitsuwa store across the parking lot, to have their own store. Well, I was impressed at the size and what they carry. They...
yelp.com - user review - 09/07/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Kinokuniya ROCKS.Because like, where else are you gonna get your Ayumi Hamasaki?yeah, stuff here costs a GRIP. But you know what, it's all worth it when you spend 20 minutes opening the...
yelp.com - user review - 08/23/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Absolutely fantastic Japanese bookstore. Though I don't read or speak Japanese, I am interested in their arts and crafts books, which are excellent. They also have a fantastic selection of other...
yelp.com - user review - 08/09/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
awesome place that has any manga, j-mags, movies, and CD's that i need (if they don't have it, they can order it of course). and do i have to mention the stationary? one of a handful of places where...
yelp.com - user review - 06/21/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
a nice place to visit.yet i never buy anything.i wonder why....
yelp.com - user review - 06/12/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This place is awesome! It has all the stationary and brush pens of Maido, but with the extra benefit of manga and Japanese history books, etc to boot.My favorite thing about this place? The cookbooks!...
yelp.com - user review - 06/11/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Kinokuniya is a Japanese bookstore. The selection at this one is a little closer to their location in Shinjuku, Tokyo; the music selection is a bit bigger than the one in SF.They've got Japanese...
yelp.com - user review - 06/04/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Japanese bookstore, sell lots of books (of course), japanese artists' CDs, anime/manga related merchandise, children's books, stationery, keychains, washi (japanese decorative paper), and other...
yelp.com - user review - 05/28/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Everything is SO CUTE there! but everything is REALLY REALLY pricey, but it's hard to find any of the books or pens anywhere else and very convenient to just go there. a Single (CD) is like the price...
yelp.com - user review - 05/09/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
KBS is definitely a better alternative to Barnes or the SF-KBS. When I have the time, I can spend hours browsing through everything. It sucks to be in the working world. =( I digress, but I would...
yelp.com - user review - 05/06/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I like to come up with rating by comparing things to like places... Thus a fast food restaurant can get a 4 star rating while some fancy french place can roll in at 3 (all things being equal of course...
yelp.com - user review - 05/01/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I can't read Japanese but I love going here. Japanese sure know how to make their products attractive if they can sell books/magazines that people can't even read. Everything is so colorful and...
yelp.com - user review - 04/29/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This place is one of the few places that sells Copic markers. Copic markers are the best markers for rendering. For $6 each it's a whole lot of money to be spending on a handful of markers, and the...
yelp.com - user review - 04/26/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
For a long time, when I would go to Mitsuwa, I would see this place and always wonder what it was. But I was never so curious to actually go in. But the day finally came. I was with my Mom and sister...
yelp.com - user review - 04/23/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I love this place! They stock several origami paper, stationary, books! It's a hapas paradise! I get my kitschy fix every time I go here. I can't get enough of this place.
yelp.com - user review - 04/17/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
90% japanese stuff to read here, so if you're lost, just leave the place and go to your local barnes and nobles.Its big somewhat and next to Mitsuwa so you can cross by here and there. There's shelves...
yelp.com - user review - 04/11/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Its cool, i mean, alot of times i only shop for Fashion magazines, but all in all, the Japanese atmosphere is really exciting here, they respect you and make you feel as if you are home..One quick...
yelp.com - user review - 04/02/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Ehh...you already know whats here based on the other reviews. Its the Japanese paper goods store. I like going here to check out the manga thats hard to find and awesome anime stuff. Yeaaaa.....I...
yelp.com - user review - 03/27/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Its a book store. It doesn't nearly have as much cool stuff as the SF Kinokuniya, but it does work. The biggest comlaint I have is that everything is in plastic wrap so you can't open and read...
yelp.com - user review - 03/21/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Kinokuniya is a great place that sells Japanese books, comics, magazines, CDs, etc. I used to go there a lot but the things are quite expensive. It's good to go there once in a while but going there...
yelp.com - user review - 03/01/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I never even realized this place was here until recently. Back when I used to frequent San Francisco, one of my stops was the Kinokuniya in Japantown to get my fix of Ebi-chan in the newest edition of...
yelp.com - user review - 02/12/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I love this place for their cute stationary! However, they sell Dr. Grip pens here for 3x's more than what you can buy at Target, and one time the same pack of Gel pens I found at Wallie's Mart... so...
yelp.com - user review - 02/08/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I love going to Kinokuniya :) They have everything, but I took off one star because of the prices in Movies D:
yelp.com - user review - 12/28/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I like how this bookstore has almost everything you are looking for along the lines of Japanese books or magazines. From what I can tell, they have a current flow of magazines and periodicals. They...
yelp.com - user review - 11/30/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This is the closest you will ever get to a full blown Japanese bookstore. A chain that originated in Japan, the oldest one in the Bay Area will arguably be the one in SF, and this location is smaller....
yelp.com - user review - 11/22/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This particular location is very spacious and you don't feel cramped like the one in SF. So spacious that there were cute little japanese kids running down the center of the store.So I mainly go to...
yelp.com - user review - 09/30/2006
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San Francisco store is a lot better than san jose store. at san francisco store, my friend was told that she can bring in a CD point cards next time since she forgot to and they gave her a temporary one to put...
citysearch.com - user review - 07/28/2006
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1.0 of 5 stars.
San Francisco store is a lot better than san jose store. at san francisco store, my friend was told that she can bring in a CD point cards next time since she forgot to and they gave her a temporary...
yelp.com - user review - 07/28/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I actually really like Kinokuniya. They have a great selection from different magazines, cookbooks, japanese language books, mangas and toys! It's also closer than the SF one and easy to go to during...
yelp.com - user review - 07/20/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This Japanese bookstore sells a wide variety of books and magazines, mostly in the Japanese language. There are also English-language books, mainly on topics related to Japan and Japanese culture,...
yelp.com - user review - 04/08/2006
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Kinokuniya is a Japanese book store with a large selection of magazines, children's books, office supplies and stationery. I go for the stationery and other knick knacks since I can't read Japanese....
judysbook.com - user review - 03/21/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Kinokuniya is a Japanese bookstore in the same parking lot as the giant Japanese supermarket Mitsuwa...
yelp.com - user review - 03/20/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
See my review of the SF store.
yelp.com - user review - 03/09/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Fantastic selection of Japanese books and media products. There are wayyyy more Chinese in the area yet no Chinese bookstore comes even close to Kinokuniya. Japanese business sure takes care of...
yelp.com - user review - 03/01/2006
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they smile, but service is horrible. don't accept returns for refunds. makes it difficult for customers to purchase things.
citysearch.com - user review - 12/20/2005
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Doesn't accept return even if customer finds out that the product was not what they were looking for or realize the product is really bad. My friend has a store credit from there and she can't even buy a gift...
citysearch.com - user review - 12/19/2005
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A rare find anywhere in the US, Kinokuniya Book Store offers a wide selection of Japanese literature and magazines as well as office supplies. They magazines explore every interest and they have...
judysbook.com - user review - 10/21/2005
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I never liked Kinokuniya. Their books are over priced and their magazine/CD choices are poor. Yet, if you need a Japanese publication fast in the south bay, this is the place to be.
yelp.com - user review - 11/02/2004
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