【Jinbōchō magnif】A small bookstore that lets you travel through time by flipping through "magazines".

✨【Jinbōchō magnif】A small bookstore that lets you travel through time by flipping through "magazines".

Magnif, marked by its yellow door, stands quietly on Suzuran Street in Jinbōchō.
This is a specialty store for vintage magazines, mainly fashion and art magazines, with a large collection of back issues from the 1940s to the 2000s📖.

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🌟Features and Highlights
• Focus on fashion culture: Carefully selected vintage fashion magazines from Japan and abroad, including 'VOGUE,' 'Ryūkō Tsūshin,' and 'anan.'
• Content as a source of historical insight: Advertisements and articles capture the culture of the time, offering many fresh discoveries.
• Popular among international staff and designers: A highly specialized shop visited by fashion professionals and tourists searching for reference materials.

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🛠Owner and History
• Opened in 2009 by owner Yasunori Nakatake, who was fascinated by the value of magazines from his part-time job during university.
• Sensitive to the trend of re-evaluating magazines from the 80s and 90s with a perspective of "old but new."

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📍Access & Store Information
• Address: 1-17 Kanda Jinbōchō, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
• Access: About a 2-minute walk from Jinbōchō Station, Subway Exit A7.
• Hours: 11:00 AM – 6:30 PM (irregular holidays)

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🔍How to Enjoy Your Visit & Tips
• 🎯 Treasure hunt vibe: Magazines are arranged by genre, and just looking at the covers is exciting. There are also photo books and stickers, making it a place for small discoveries.
• 🕘 Best to visit before noon: Going in the morning helps avoid crowds and allows you to leisurely browse the vintage magazines.
• 📸 Perfect for a Jinbōchō stroll: Many retro cafes and curry shops nearby make it ideal for a walking and resting plan with your new books.

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📚 Experience a "magazine journey" where history and culture intersect in Jinbōchō.
If you find a cover or magazine genre that interests you, we can also suggest captions or photo-friendly texts tailored to it! Feel free to ask😊✨

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