Don’t be taken aback when you’re asked for a cover charge (¥1,500/S$19) at bunkitsu, a bookstore in Roppongi. The cost includes a cup of coffee or tea, but it’s really the astonishing collection of over 30,000 books and magazines, dabbling in every topic under the sun, that will pique your interests. Curated by Japan’s Your Book Store, guests can explore tomes on humanities, design and nature, to name a few. When stumped by the towering shelves, there are also rotating exhibitions on books and periodicals. (Every book is on sale.) Roppongi Electric Building, Roppongi, 6 Chome-1-20, Minato, Tokyo 106-0032, Japan. Tel: +81 3 6438 9120
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