GINZA TSUTAYA BOOKS

The bookstore has about 50 selections of books. It’s more than just bookstore. To me, it’s also an art gallery, coffee shop and shopping area. We were there to buy perfumes actually. But I definitely enjoy walking through different sections. The price is cheaper than the US for sure. Also it’s tax free. The staff were very friendly. She wrapped the perfume bottles nice and neat. Credit card/cash are ok. It’s very clean and spacious. The bathroom at the back also has a little lounge to relax.

Tsutaya is a world class bookstore located inside the Ginza Six mall. Apart from books, they have so many other types of incredible things such as gift items, artwork, snacks, kimono, ancient artifacts. The book collection is also spectacular, as they have over few thousands of books placed in over hundreds of shelves. Most importantly they are the authorized seller of the popular perfume J-Scent. They had a whole section with over 20 different flavors of J-Scent. Most of them were available for sampling. People were trying them without any supervision from any staff. We were looking for the popular Usubeni (rosy cheeks) that was not available in stock at the station. We checked with the staff and they brought few them from the back. Very friendly staff. The checkout process was also a nice experience. The staff member notified us not to open these perfumes within Japan. She also processed our tax return on the spot. The perfumes were priced around $35 each. Significantly cheaper than the price in USA. We loved our time at Tsutaya. Highly recommended for to anyone looking for good books, gift items or J-Scents.

One of my favorite places to check out whenever I’m in Ginza. They switch out the art on exhibit and have a really great selection of books and trinkets. I personally I go buy J-Scent perfume though.

I wish I live there so I could bring back home some of the art works and exhibition in the book store. Some of the detailed potteries and paintings really amazed me. There's lots of seatings, coffeeshops and restaurants around this book store. Definetely will be back when were in town.

Unique bookstore. This place has artworks, books, statutes, and assortment of other items. They having plenty of seating for you to sit and enjoy. You will not be sorry for stopping by and checking it out.

Very beautiful bookstore at the top floor of Ginza 6. Connected to a Starbucks so you can read your books while having coffee (after paying). Also a good place to rest if you’re a tourist and spent all day walking around Ginza!

Tsutaya Ginza is a great bookstore in level 7 of the ginza6 building, with special attention to art, art books, photography books and etc. There are special exhibit and event spaces which can house curated art exhibits, many of which include a manga art theme, either in a gallery format or live art space. Then there's specialist traditional themes, this month they had something for samurai swords with small display and a range of related books. There's still a selection of normal books too, cookbooks and stationary, as well as a trendy magazine section with tote bags and other things from cool (indie?) artists. Worth a stop every time.

I love the atmosphere of this bookstore. Lots of variety of books, magazine and other things. The English translated books of Japanese authors are placed overhead. The attendant gave me a ladder so I can choose freely. I also bought origami with beautiful designs. If you are around Ginza, make sure to stop by at Tsutaya 😊

Tsutaya Books is a beautiful bookstore in Ginza Six, one of the district's newest and most attractive shopping centers. It occupies a solid chunk of the sixth floor. Tsutaya is a Japanese chain, and the bookstore sells tons of things that aren't books, as most bookstores have to do to survive. But where a Barnes & Noble might look a little desperate with its hopeful display of Blu-Rays, Tsutaya sells a thoughtful range of aesthetically pleasing, curated goods. It has a coffee shop that is, it turns out, a Starbucks, but like the prettiest Starbucks you've ever seen. Tsutaya also has its own art gallery, and after wandering through several floors of name-brand international luxury boutiques, I was surprised and gratified to find a cluster of exhibits showing work by a small handful of Japanese artists. I was immediately drawn to several paintings by an artist named Kisho Kakutani, and one in particular, a small piece from his Frosted Window series. It was available and affordable, and I decided to buy it on the spot. It felt like such a fortuitous find. I rarely find art that I want like that, and never before by total happenstance. I'd also spent the morning at teamLab Planets, which was a money-making Instagram factory with the veneer of art, and it was nice to connect with an artwork that actually made me feel something. The people working Tsutaya's gallery were super nice and helpful, and they let me take the painting home even though the exhibit wasn't over. I looked into having it shipped, but as that would have added significantly to the cost, I decided to get it wrapped up good and bring it back on our flight to California. My only complaint about the whole process is that Tsutaya doesn't accept the tax exemption QR code we got through like a government portal, and that we assumed would work at a place like Ginza Six. We had to go back the next day with a passport to make the purchase without paying tax. The painting lives at our house now, and I'm really happy it came home with us. I'm guessing it cost a lot less than the average handbag sold at Ginza Six, and is definitely a more unique souvenir. If you're exploring Ginza, Tsutaya Books is well worth a visit. It's a marvelous bookstore where you might find something that moves you.

Largest bookstore in Tokyo with a Starbucks located inside on the upper floors! They have a huge selection of books and collectibles with plenty of space to browse. If you are a book collector or just window shopping Ginza 6 this bookstore is well worth the stop. Side note the Starbucks inside is usually not crowded and has more exotic coffee selections than other locations.

This is a very unique bookstore right in the heart of Ginza Six. They have a good selection of books, mostly in Japanese and some English books as well. Starbucks is right next to it so you can grab some coffee and sit and spend a couple of hour relaxing and reading.

Faaaaaancy. A bookstore that just happens to also sell or at least display things like originals from Yoshimoto Nara. This store is most of the 6th-floor of the high-end mall Ginza 6, and contains a big selection of regular books and stationary, but also fancy high-end collectibles like that Nara piece, and $250 dollar Studio Ghibli Totoro sweaters that to my knowledge aren't available elsewhere, and giant 4-foot tall art books. There's a large Starbucks that actually seems like a pleasant cafe space, plus a few restaurants that are kinda theme-parky (a British pub, a French cafe) but seem great.