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✨ [Jinbocho Magnif] A small bookstore where you can travel through time by flipping through the “magazines”.

✨【Jinbocho Magnif】A small bookstore where you can travel through time by flipping through the pages of a magazine. Magnif is located on Suzuran Street in Jimbocho and is marked by a yellow door. This is a specialty store for old magazines with a large selection of back issues from the 1940s to the 2000s, mainly fashion and art magazines 📖. ⸻ 🌟Characteristics and points •Focus on fashion culture: Selected books include domestic and international vintage fashion magazines such as "VOGUE", "Ryuko Tsushin", and "anan". •A source of information that tells the story of the era: The "culture of the time" is packed into the magazine, including advertisements and articles, making for many fresh discoveries. •Popular with overseas staff and designers: A highly specialized store where fashion professionals and tourists visit to look for materials. ⸻ 🛠The owner and history •Opened in 2009 by owner Yasunori Nakatake. He was fascinated by the value of magazines from his part-time job in college. •He is sensitive to the trend of reevaluating magazines from the 80s and 90s from the perspective of "old but new". ⸻ 📍Access & Store Information •Address: 1-17 Kanda Jinbocho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo •Access: About 2 minutes on foot from Exit A7 of Jimbocho Station. •Business hours: 11:00-18:30 (irregular holidays) ⸻ 🔍How to enjoy your trip & tips •🎯Treasure hunting travel feeling: Magazines are arranged by genre, and just looking at the covers is exciting. There are also photo books and stickers, so it's a place where you can make small discoveries. •🕘It's best to visit around lunchtime: If you go in the morning, you can avoid the crowds and enjoy a leisurely tour of old books. •📸Perfect for strolling around Jimbocho: There are many retro cafes and curry restaurants nearby, so it's perfect for a city walk + rest plan with the book you bought. ⸻ 📚 Experience a "magazine journey" where history and culture intersect in Jimbocho. If there is a cover or magazine genre that interests you, we can also suggest captions and text for the photos that match it! Feel free to contact us 😊✨ ⸻ #magnif #Jimbocho used books #fashion magazines #retro travel #book town Jimbocho #encounters on the road #bookstore tour #TRIP #domestic travel #solo travel #couple travel
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