"Foreign Language Section of Kinokuniya Bookstore" (091209-14:40)

Walking around on the foreign language floor of Kinokuniya Bookstore in Shinjuku. Well - actually, this bookstore near Shinjuku Station is sitting within the boundaries of Shibuya, but since there is (or was, I haven't been there in years) a Kinokuniya Bookstore in Shibuya which is not only within Shibuya, but is near Shibuya Station, it's less confusing to refer to this one as one of the Kinokuniya Bookstores in Shinjuku. (There's another Shinjuku Kinokuniya Bookstore near the east exit/entrance of Shinjuku Station that is within the boundaries of Shinjuku.)

Since the vast majority of Tokyo residents get around by train, most places are referred to the name of the nearest surface JR station, unless the area is particularly famous, like Ginza and/or is accessed by subway (which tends to have stations closer together.) In fact, the vast majority of people I've asked have no idea that this bookstore is - address-wise - within Shibuya, since it's right by Shinjuku Station, but once you cross the main road after coming out of the south exit, you're in Shibuya.

Lyle (Hiroshi) Saxon
http://www5d.biglobe.ne.jp/~LLLtrs/
http://youtube.com/lylehsaxon

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[lylehsaxon]

Yeah - the whole floor is for foreign languages. Mostly English, but also German, French, etc.  The bookstore is quite large, with... I think six floors of this size full of books. But what with people buying books on-line these days, they don't seem to be nearly as busy as they used to be. - LHS

[ChocoBanana777]

This whole video covers just the foreign language section? Foor? O.O The most I ever see here (where I am) would normally be just one stand or a 5ft section of a wall.