[Afternoon shopping trip in Kanda for calligraphy tools, paper books that have disappeared from the world, coffee, and curry]

[Afternoon shopping trip in Kanda for calligraphy tools, paper books that have disappeared from the world, coffee, and curry] We have created a Kanda guide for liberal arts students and those who want to master Japanese culture. ☕️SENDAI-Kaffee Senshu University Kanda Campus Building 10 🏖️Atmosphere/Facilities: You can have breakfast at the cafe and bakery on the university campus. Start your morning off right with hand-dripped coffee made from rich, crisp coffee beans. 📍Location: 3 Chome−４−1, Kanda Jinbocho, Chiyoda City, Tokyo 101-0051 📕Nohgaku Shorin Co., Ltd. 🏖️Atmosphere/Facilities: A specialty store for traditional Japanese performing arts supplies. Practice books and chanting books for each Noh school. Tabi socks, fans, and practice tools for Noh practice ⭐️Online store available 🕰️Business hours: 10:00-17:00 (Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri) Closed: Wed, Sat, Sun, Holidays 📍Location: 3 Chome-6 Kanda Jinbocho, Chiyoda City, Tokyo 101-0051 🖌️Gyokusen-dō Gyokusen-dō 🏖️Description: A long-established calligraphy tool store "We stock everything related to calligraphy culture, including brushes, ink, inkstones, and paper. In particular, Gyokusen-dō Meibutsu brushes are known as comfortable brushes supported by the craftsmanship of artisans that has been passed down since the Edo period, and we receive orders not only from within Japan, but also from customers in China, Korea, the United States, and Europe. Not to mention famous calligraphers and painters, our products have been used by literary figures since Bakin Takizawa, politicians, business leaders, and elementary, junior high, high school, and university students throughout the country. We have hundreds of types of famous brushes, and we also accept orders for custom-made brushes.』 ⭐️Online store available 📍Address: 3 Chome-3, Kanda Jinbocho, Chiyoda City, Tokyo 101-0051 🖌️Sandaken Japanese calligraphy materials 🏖️Description: Sandaken was established in 1973 as the purchasing department of the Japan Calligraphy Education Society, in response to strong requests from people studying through correspondence courses nationwide, under the belief that "calligraphy begins with the right tools and materials" by the late Ishibashi Saisui, former president of the Japan Calligraphy Education Society, a public interest incorporated foundation. Since then, we have been selling the four treasures of the stationery, with a policy of selecting products from the perspective of the writer. We are especially proud to recommend the original products, brushes, paper, ink, etc. made by the manufacturers under the guidance of our teachers. We also have a wide selection of calligraphy-related books, both from our own company and other publishers, including products from famous, long-established companies. We can meet a wide range of needs, from beginners to experts. ' ⭐️Online store available 🕰️Business hours: 10AM–6:30PM 📍Location: 2 Chome-2-3 Nishikanda, Chiyoda City, Tokyo 101-0065 📕Yaguchi Bookstore 🏖️Atmosphere/Facilities: A second-hand bookstore that mainly handles old Japanese books related to theater. Occasionally, you may find old dramas, TV programs, radio programs, and theater scripts used and written by popular Japanese actresses and famous actors. 📍Location: 2 Chome-5-1 Kanda Jinbocho, Chiyoda City, Tokyo 101-0051 📕Italia Shobo 🏖️Atmosphere/Facilities: "Italia Shobo is the first foreign-language bookstore in Japan, founded in 1958, specializing in books from Italy, Spain, Portugal, and Latin America. The head office is located in Kanda Jinbocho, a famous book town. There is a branch, ITALIA SHOBO FIRENZE, in Florence, Italy. The president published the first Japanese-Italian dictionary, "Wa-Italian Dictionary" (written by Takahashi Hisashi) in 1982, and won the Yoshikawa Eiji Cultural Award. 』 ⭐️Online store available 📍Address: 2 Chome-23, Kanda Jinbocho, Chiyoda City, Tokyo 101-0051 🍛Curry Bondy Curry rice with a particular focus on fond de veau, coffee, and lightly sweet baked apple for dessert. 🕰️Business hours: Mon-Fri 11:00-21:30 (L.O. 21:00) Sat-Sun and holidays 10:30-22:00 (L.O. 21:30) 📍Address: Kanda Kobo Center Building, 2nd floor, 2 Chome-3-3 Kanda Jinbocho, Chiyoda City, Tokyo 101-0051 #My travel itinerary #Domestic travel #Enjoy Japan #Tokyo travel #Asia travel #Travel spirit #Tokyo travel #tokyo