Tokyo's Jimbocho Book shoppers meca

Thousands of bibliophiles are expected to descend on Tokyo’s Jinbocho neighborhood over the next week or so as the city celebrates the 60th anniversary of its largest secondhand book fair.

Bookstores can be found on almost every corner of Tokyo’s Jimbocho neighborhood

Bountiful books: Founded in 1939, Komiyama Tokyo is a bookstore that places an emphasis on photography books.

Tough times: Isseido was the first bookstore to reopen in Kanda after the 1923 earthquake.

Survival specialists: Kitazawa Bookstore was once one of the country’s biggest suppliers of English-language books.

Paper pleasure: Isseido also has a wide selection of English-language books.

Digital fatigue: Nyankodo stocks more than 2,000 titles on cats and feline issues.