Modeled as a library in the woods, here you can browse through the stores large collection of movies, music, and books while taking in the natural scenery of the surrounding area. A new, 140,000volume shop designed by the tokyobased firm klein dytham architecture kda, the building started out as a rebranding project for the media giant tsutaya, which has 1,440. Kdas new daikanyama tsite is a campuslike complex for tsutaya, a. If you happen to find yourself near ebisu and daikanyama, this book store is a wonderful place to spend a few hours. A small book store dedicated to outofprint books right next to nakameguro river. Tsutaya books by klein dytham architecture in tokyo located in tokyos upscale daikanyama shopping district, the site of tsutaya books combines three lowslung elegant pavilions providing a smooth integration of the interior and landscaped outdoors within a relaxed villagelike setting. Daikanyama tsite shibuya 2020 alles wat u moet weten. They have a great lounge and bar on the second floor too. The tsutaya chain has over 1400 bookstores located all over japan but this store location has to be one of the most interesting. This vast, threebuilding complex in daikanyama has it all.
Kdas new daikanyama tsite is a campuslike complex for tsutaya, a giant in japans book, music, and movie retail market. Nestled among the rich greenery of daikanyama, daikanyama tsutaya books is more than just a bookstore. Ultrastylish daikanyama tsutaya books tsite has terrace cafes, galleries and daikanyama tsutaya books as well as many modern lifestyle stores, all set within airy spaces filled with greenery. Walking along the gigantic trees did give you a feeling into the woods. Lose track of time at this expansive book and lifestyle store in daikanyama. By the editors on october 20, 2016 it would be a shame, but you could theoretically spend a nearperfect day in the citys best bookstore and possibly the worlds, tsutaya at daikanyama tsite, without opening a single book. One of the shops located in hillside terrace is tsutaya books. Three building wings connect together along magazine street, a 55meter long aisle that cuts through the middle at ground level. Tsutaya, the largest music and video rental chain in japan, was the first company which implemented the idea of selling books at video rental stores. In a perfect world, all bookshops would be like this. The flagship store of famous chain tsutaya books, tsite is located in daikanyama, a stylish pocket of tokyo just a few minutes from shibuya.
I have been around the block and seen a book or two, and nowhere am i more inclined to haul off with a metric ton of them than after visiting what deem to be the best bookstore in the world. Restaurants near daikanyama tsite, shibuya on tripadvisor. I dont read books so i fall more into the latter categories, but i absolutely loved exploring the bookshelves. Tokyo bookstores may be closing right and left in cities all over the world, but in january 2012 tokyo welcomed daikanyama tsutaya books with an enthusiastic embrace. Cafe space is housed within the complex to allow for leisurely instore browsing. Daikanyama tsutaya books 20516 architectural record. Tsutaya books by klein dytham architecture, tokyo wallpaper. That t stands for rental chain tsutaya, whose seemingly bottomless pockets helped fund the kind of book emporium that most capital cities can only dream of. Short for daikanyama tsutaya tsutaya is tokyos biggest bookstore chain and undoubtedly the most wellknown space in daikanyama, this place is a mustvisit for book lovers, travelers and photographers alike. Daikanyama tsite, stylish commercial complex by tsutaya. Daikanyama tsite is so much more than a bookstore remarkable living. Tsutaya shoten opened in tokyos daikanyama in 2011 as an attempt to create a new market by reconnecting with their original customers, the postwar baby boom generation.
The book store basically comprises a multibuilding complex that includes cafes, a fancy bar, an art gallery and a convenience store. We welcome you to our newest series, tokyo art bookstore guide, where we introduce bookstores with captivating art books along with their book recommendations for our readers. Spend like 5 hours drinking greentea and flicking through magazines and art books. Daikanyama tsutaya book store 1st building, 1st floor, business book area. How tsutaya books daikanyama tsite is so much more than a. It was one of the most immersive experiences i have had so far in tokyo, there. Short edit of the tsutaya book store shoot in daikanyama, tokyo. There is also a lounge where you can sit and read from their dazzling collection of books. Tsutaya shoten bookstore works hara design institute. Located in daikanyama this place serves great and huge sandwiches. Tokyos klein dytham architecture won an award at the world architecture festival for their.
Nakameguro tsutaya books shopping in nakameguro, tokyo. Daikanyama tsutaya books, the tsutaya for grownups, is tied to the. Located in daikanyama, an upmarket but relaxed, lowrise tokyo shopping district, it stands alongside a series of buildings designed by pritzker prizewinning architect fumihiko maki. Daikanyama tsutaya books shopping in daikanyama, tokyo. See more ideas about electrical stores, interior and book cafe. Daikanyama the official tokyo travel guide, go tokyo. Located 30 miles southwest of tokyo, shonan tsite is the second store that astrid klein and mark dytham have designed for japanese entertainment retailer tsutaya and is intended to build on the.
By the editors on october 20, 2016 it would be a shame, but you could theoretically spend a nearperfect day in the citys best bookstore and possibly the worlds, tsutaya. The new cultural complex features a large collection of books from newly published literature to limited edition art books, as well as an audiovisual pavilion housing collectable vinyl records and dvds for cultural aficionados. Back to best art and design bookstores tsutaya daikanyama tsite tsite if theres only one. From this treetrunk like artery, six book departments branch out by category. Daikanyama book store in tokyo tsutaya designed by klein dytham address. Daikanyama tsutaya books 175 sarugakucho, shibuyaku, tokyo. Tsutaya is one of japans largest booksellers and its store, with an interior of dark wood bookshelves and blond wood floors, is an ode to traditional. Daikanyama tsutaya books the expats guide to japan. Run by the videorental chain tsutaya, this very large, impressively wellstocked book and music store serves as the anchor for the upscale daikanyama tsite shopping complex. Its wide selection of books, movies, music and other items has attracted a devoted following of creators enamoured with the bold vision it represents. Architecturally speaking the store is a masterpiece. Shonan tsite is a bookstore with makeshift high street inside. Library in the woods tsutaya books tsite is a threebuilding.