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Kinokuniya Seattle

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525 S Weller St, Seattle, WA 98104, United States

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Reviews of Kinokuniya Seattle

Terrence Mahnken

Such an amazing place! I could have spent all day there. They had all sorts of Japanese literature, manga, toys, and stationary. The staff was friendly and helpful. I wish I would have brought a bigger suitcase so I could have brought home more goodies. You will not be disappointed.

Life With Us

I could be here all day! Plan to be in kinokunia for 1+ hours. Manga, books, magazines, figurines, funko, cards, they have it all! They were decently priced. Some things were a bit on the expensive side, especially with Washington tax, but it wasn’t much more than what you would pay online.

Millie Kwan

Kinokuniya is where you want to be if you are into Manga. It's simply amazing. There is a Japanese, a Chinese, and a English Manga section. The English section is upstairs so don't despair when you don't find it on the lower level. They also have a small amount of washi, novelty pens, stuffed animals, Manga figurines or all things Japanese. Really enjoyed shopping there and found Manga that I haven't seen on Amazon and I might not have seen because the algorithms push you only certain books.

Brendan Zhang

Good Japanese specialty store. Most of the stuff is quite expensive but it’s imported from Japan. Fairly wide variety of merch, stationery and manga. Store is a bit cramped and smaller than the New York location.

Kylene

Must stop if you love cute things or are into Japanese culture! Lots of adorable things here that aren’t available in the NYC Kinokuniya.

shino asada

Amazing store! Lots of items and had a second floor that sold manga English. The items are not cheap but great place for anime fans!

Mr Bird

I just recently moved here and I haven't gone to many places, but Kinokuniya is so far my favorite place to go. You could spend hours there looking at all the stuff they have, and they have a fantastic selection of notebooks, sketchbooks, and journals. Plus they have a decent selection of fountain pens, and a giant selection of writing utensils in general. If you're a pen or pencil nerd, this is the place to go.

Jessica Pérez

Super cool bookstore! Very much about Anime and K-Drama and all kinds of unique Asian pop culture things!

Jbbouvardia

Fun place to visit. Gets extremely full inside the store. Best time to come early morning when they open or near the end of closing. Otherwise, it's elbow to elbow inside during the afternoon. Sometimes there's a line forming outside the inside entrance.

Dawn Lamond

SO BUSY 😂 You kinda had to just follow behind people and look quickly. Tons of great Japanese and cute stuff and gaming stuff and art supplies! Not a cheap place, adds up quick - be sure to look at the price tags! …

Owyn Dominick

I love this bookstore. They have an amazing selection of writing utensils and other stationary supplies. I have a membership that I've had for years, since I lived in Illinois previously, I will say the Seattle location is bigger and better stocked than the Arlington Heights location. The only major down side is that the upstairs, while accessible if you ask the staff (this isn't marked) is very complicated to get to and involves going out into uwajimaya and taking a staff elevator. It makes it seem like disabled people have no way of accessing the upper floors, especially since it's not marked. The workers were more than happy to help me get up there, though, so it didn't feel too bad.

Franklin Furlong

Kinokuniya is a unique Japanese book and stationery store in the Seattle International District. It is two blocks walking distance from the Link Light Rail station....so easy to arrive at. It is co-located with the Japanese grocery store Oujimaya. A visit here for books,, stationery or foot would not fail to be a nice day's outing.

Aidan Kircheim

Firstly, I'm a stationary nerd married to a book nerd. We had a great time here, even though it was a bit crowded. To be expected this time of year. Aside from the cute plushies and wonderful selection of manga, there is also an array of different pens, pencils, stickers, envelopes, etc. I was so happy to see Coleto Multipens and refills here, and Jibun Techo journals - it really made my day. The only reason for 4 stars is because the upstairs needs some cleaning and reorganization for all of the product to be seen better. It was fun to peek around and dig but I also feel like there was stuff we missed because there were some piles of things about. Maybe just a lot of stock during the holidays, will definitely be back multiple times. Can't wait to go in the new year when it's a slower day and take our time to really look around. Highly recommend!!

Russell Sickler

This is one of my favorite little chinatown shops for unique gifts with an Oriental flare. And since it is located inside of a grocery store, it's easy to drop in and browse. Anime stuff and my fave, Yu-Gi-Oh cards.

ubernewb (ubernewb)

love poking around this store! seems like every time I go down there they have a fresh assortment of imported awesomeness to browse thru. a must-stop any time I head downtown

momo

Absolutely love this bookstore. It's so hard to walk out of here without purchasing a good read, an abundance of adorable plushies or unique stationary items. You will find so many things that you will end up in this store for countless hours. I love that they carry books from Yuko Higuchi here. The staff is always so wonderful and helpful!

Darin S

Great place for Otakus/weebs, and also K-pop fans. I bet there is over 7,000 books including manga, lightnovels, magazines, etc. There are also many fingiuries, accessories, and merch that many would love. Honestly, it's the best store in America that I know.

Sharon Powers

I stopped at the import store because I had called earlier they had said they have a certain item in stock. So I 1st ran to the location and sure enough they have it. It was a pilot fountain pen. The gift was to be for my daughter who is in the hospital recovering from a burn. She is such a wonderful daughter that I wanted to get her something special. This beautiful purple pen would certainly fit the bill. Looking around I further found some beautiful paper for her to write upon. Some of the paper had beautiful flowers with matching envelopes, I got those. Another stack had a whole invelop'd full of loose papers with different types of looseleaf paper. Yet another have a tablet that was similar to handmade paper, I got this one for her as well. Then I picked up a few more envelopes for her, and walked on to another section. Soon I found I had walked all over the store. How interesting each section was, I found met so many things to keep my interests and it was hard not to keep wandering letting one thing lead me to another. I just covered the store had such a wide variety of imported goods that it is hard to classify them all. This is a large store, filled with shoppers Kala so come prepared to do battle to get whatever it is you need. I did find the clerks and assistance, very helpful, attentive , and courteous. When I was wrong up my transaction was accounted for efficiently and professionally. While the store is well laid out, I think handicapped persons link find it difficult to meanders through here. There is a second floor, and I did not see an elevator. I don't know for sure if there is one or if there is not 1I just did not see it.

Charity Nauman

Always a cute comfortable place to visit in Seattle. Such cute notary, art supplies, books, keychains, stickers, you name it. Anime section upstairs as well as tons of manga. Studio Ghibli merch as soon as you walk in! Even onesies and hats. The perfect gift shop/bookstore/anime merch.

Protato

If you are a fan of the culture this place is the hotspot for you. Anything ranging from figurines, to novels, Seattle assorted items, etc. Great stop to visit if you're in the area.

Michael Natkin

Inside Uwajimaya, Kinokuniya offers a great selection of Japanese language books, English language books about Japan, all manner of kawaii stuffies and tons of art supplies. And manga. And anime. And all the things. If you love Japan, you could browse for hours.

Helen Ell Tran

I love the stationery supplies and cute items in the store. I always find something new and interesting when I am in the store. The mechanical pencils are expensive but well worth the cost. I love my pencils from there.

Perry Low

Wonderful snippet of Japan life, a book store directly from there; My only disappointment is the disappearance of their fiber crafting section. When this bookstore first opened, there was an abundant and fabulous section with all manner of: knitting, crochet, lacemaking, felting, etc - and showcasing the uniquely Japanese take on these crafts - SIGH - but no more ... So only 4 stars, not 5.

Ayon Ibrahim

Super legit Japanese speciality bookshop With more than just books - many awesome gifts and Studio Ghibli memorabilia that had me swimming in nostalgia

Josh Perlstein

This is probably my favorite location, comparing against the New York Kinokuniya. It's so fun, and there's so much to explore, especially if you're into design, art, writing, stationary, or anything Japanese pop culture. I make a point of stopping here any time I'm nearby and grabbing some new pens and anime keychains.

Professor Nils

It's an alright bookstore if you want some Japanese comic books. Their English selection was lacking but it's clearly not their target audience. I was looking mainly for Berserk or Dragon Ball books but I couldn't find any of either and I ended up with some little Gacha toys and a Gundam when leaving. They actually gave me a cool Gundam Tote bag and a Pin for picking one up which I thought were really neat perks for a 25$ action figure.

Max Maxwell

Good selection. Also has a good selection of books in Chinese as well. Many Japanese language learning books, a few Chinese language learning books. Didn't see much of other languages but wasn't looking for them either. It has a section of stationary, pencils, pens and brushes that is pretty good as well.

Kristen Herbst

A bit of a hike but interesting to shop in the bookstore and the Asian food market. We found several books. They had a lot of other merchandise as well.

Drew Owen

Very busy! But that's the expected vibe here, so understandable. Mostly a place for tourists, but enjoyable to browse and you always leave with something you didn't intend to buy when you came in!

Christiane Dolezal

This is the best most interesting fun and lovely book store/toyshop/ art store to find yourself in and lose some time in.. their selection of books is hands down amazing.. their knick knacks are also amazing and one of a kind.. alot of stuff from brand kikkerland fun stuff and lovely selection of Japanese imported books stories magazines and coffee table books full of art from mostly Japanese artists but artists all over too really.. they have a little magazine section in the back by the strictly imported Japanese magazines and books in the back that includes some really hard to find amazing little monthly zones from all over the states and Europe like 2600 hacker magazine and off the wall European fashion or broccoli the cannabis lovers monthly magazine and a whole lot more. They are a little expensive since everything is imported but you can still find a couple of cool little things here and there for an affordable price.. also their art supply section is just superb and they carry a lot of really awesome cool hard to find top quality company name products and alot of the stuff in the art supplies smaller products are actually very affordable like the refill inks or just solo purchased pens and markers or refills at least.

Jazzy Lynx

I really love this store, they have a huge variety of things like books, merch, stationery, and some other cool things! Plus they don’t just have merch for the well-known anime/manga! The only downfall is that some of the staff aren’t very nice

James Sovick

Really cool place! Has complete japanese volumes of manga and. Other books. They also have all the stationary items one could need with endless notebooks, bens and organizers. Highly recommend

Douglas Beasley

Kinokuniya is a wonderful book store with the finest paper products, stationary and writing instruments with many uniques items from Japan.

Madeleine Thorell

Great selection of manga, both in Japanese, Chinese and English. Large assortment of pens, notebooks and other office necessities. Nice anime figurines and art books. Highly recommend visiting all the way from Sweden 😄 …

LTBrandonLT

Goated art supply selection. And their art books are nice for the niche audience.

Tuugasala Leiato

Friendly workers. They have a vast manga collection. Great place for people who respect Japanese culture.

six raccoons in a secondhand patagonia jacket

Always busy but perfect for finding gifts for the stationary or Japanese pop culture lover in your life.

Van

sometimes you just gotta let out the otaku within you Two floors of goodness

Ben Beaumont

This place has all kinds of cool pop culture stuff, art supplies manga, figures. Great prices too! We also really like making a trip here because the shopping center it's in has this wonderful little stand that sells waffle style fish desserts. I can't remember what they were called off the top of my head.

Tery Lockitski

I love a good stationery store. I'm also discerning when it comes to high quality stationery products . Having said that, it’s important to note that this one his all marks. High quality Japanese stationery and gifts with whimsical and fun themes, a well thought out store Layout, and a good mix of practical products makes this one worth every star. in addition, Customer service is attentive but not overbearing, this location is very convenient to public transportation,and The store is very well stocked given the supply chain issues during this pandemic.

Gabe Lapingcao

Lovely store, not only has manga in English but the Japanese versions as well! They also have Chinese and Korean merchandise if you're interested.

NH Hussin

My favorite Japanese bookstore! You can find so many selections of manga and stationeries here. The only reason I give 4 stars is because the store is small and always crowded. I like to get some Japanese snacks from the grocery store too because they’re gooood!

Ace Tran

Very large selection, and although it usually comes at a slight mark up there are hard to find manga and light novels here.

KW

Went here after a Mariners game. This store is 2 stories with tons of stuff packed in there. Lots of cute items. It's a little difficult to move around in here if there are lots of customers. We stopped in so our kids could look at the manga. Kids said it was a good selection with the Japanese manga downstairs and the English manga upstairs.

Yusuf Scott

This store has a large selection of manga, and other books. I like coming here to peruse their books, and many other items. They have manga in Japanese, Chinese, and English. The store is always busy when I'm there, and can be quite crowded. However, it's still a fun experience. It's definitely a dangerous place for my wallet lol.

Alexa Asturias

Visit here for all of you who are in love with studio Ghibli items!! Staff are super friendly and helpful, prices are decent, and there is A LARGE selection of books, notebooks, prints, plush toys, and beyond!

Musho Pea

Manga, art books, Japanese magazines, akihabara merch, studio ghibli stationery, giant fluffy avocado's This place has it all 😍

donna cuaresma

Nice and clean place. Good food and for groceries.. kids can also enjoy the bookstore and anime figures.

william ota

Like the store, bought some items for my mother as well. Animated figures, very cute,l. My grandsons love the shop

Laura Ruiz

One of my favorite places to shop for cute plushies, stationary items and a huge selection of manga!

Al W

The place is huge. Plenty of book selection and anime items for all ages

Jessica Kanehen

Wonderful store! We went around 1pm on a Saturday so it was pretty busy. There were a variety of items to buy including books, stationary, Funko Pops and knickknacks. There is something for everyone to enjoy and purchase.

Saff M

Bit messy, when trying to navigate the space, but it could be that a remodel is underway. However, they have a great selection, as expected. First time buying Japanese stationary and its reputation holds up. And the associates at the stationary help desk were able to grab me some refills for the specific pens I ended up choosing and were very knowledgeable.

Rebecca Holmes

Always fun, especially during the holidays when they've got extra fun gifty items 🛍 …

Ma Ligaya Ako

Anime posters to all.kinds Asian flare they have it here. I love their books and the all pens.

Stephen Clark

Great stop for art books and other gift odds and ends. If you live in Seattle, this is a great option for books and all manner of collectibles. The stationery section is robust, as well. For art books, manga and western comics, they have a selection that gets new options regularly but not so often that I feel obligated to check in more than once a month.

Duncan Sheik

What a wonderful bookstore! I walked by this store and one day changed my mind. I was surprised! Now it is my favorite place to visit! Kinokuniya Bookstore has lots of books, comics, books, and Japanese magazines. There are so many interesting and fascinating items! You will definitely find something special for you or for your friends. Very cute bookstore!

Amanda Gentry

Great selection of Manga, light novels, as well as other books and genres! They also have a great selection of merch and magazines! Located next to Uwajimaya, and Bean Fish! We make the trek from Monroe often!

Dian DIAN

Soooo great to meet a Japanese bookstore here! LOVE all the cute little things and mangas !

Chloe S

I was excited about this store - it did not disappoint. Incredible variety of books and anime merch. The staff were lovely too. :)

Skywalker Feng

A hidden treasure in Chinatown, filled with huge selection of Japanese books, comics, music and video, gifts and souvenir hard to find anywhere else in the States.

Ashley Lee

So much is great here. Friendly staff, good prices, wide variety of books, more manga than anywhere else, and so much anime related merchandise.

Josh Velasquez

The art books section is so cool, I could spend all day in there

Jean-Carlo Barrera (mistaepik)

Manga, Fountain pens, and stationary galore! Very helpful staff

Simren Randhawa

Such a cool place! I found a lot of anime/manga merch and had a hard time choosing what to pick up.

Sue Jin Choi

A lot of the items have some steep prices despite being available for purchase nationally (as in, not imported). However, the selection variety is amazing and they have decent prices for imported stuff. Love stopping by here anytime I go to Uwajimaya.

Ranae Fithian

Awesome Asian book store! They have a great selection of novelties, stationary/desk items, & k-pop merch as well as books. It was a bit tricky to navigate (esp. if you’re trying to social distance), the store is not set up well for how busy it gets & they seem a bit short staffed at the moment. Other than that, a fun spot to snag some of your favorite Studio Ghibli merch!

Alan Hirotani

Continues to be a very busy place. Or did everyone decide to shop today? Long lines .. fairly crowded. But that's better than the alternative. It's been a few years since my last visit. So a bit overwhelmed. It's all good. Will try again.

John Moore

What great service!! I called hoping to find some old back issues of a magazine. They didn’t have them. I thought that was the end of it. Then I got a call back telling me that there are none in Seattle or Japan but that the New York store might have them! Turns out they did! Now my magazines are on the way thanks to the kindness and diligence of this awesome man! I am very happy!

Rachele McKelly

This place is great! It is often crowded and the flow of traffic needs a bit of work (a touch wider aisles) but there is a lot to look at! Toys, comics, stickers, knickknacks, pillows, books, puzzles, coffee mugs, plant pots, fancy pens, etc. Definitely a fun place to go.

Carl Liu

Their anime collections in Chinese were very limited. Overall great.

Lucent Designs Media

Fantastic store! A very nice variety of Asian media and the reasonable prices too!

cara carpenter

Such a fun and wonderful shop I could spend hours here and be very very happy!!!

Tyson Pettegrew

Knowledgeable staff + great selection = Amazing Experience. A brick and mortar store with people you can't get online. This place is so easy to geek out at. I've been a huge fan of manga and Japanese culture since I can remember. If those are an interest of yours, you should come here.

Joshua Davenport

Amazing! SO MUCH COOL STUFF. One of the best manga bookstores I have ever been to. If you are in the area or if your aren't I recommend you go here. They have most of the series you would hope to find, as well as a large selection of figures and other merchandise!

Carson Zhou

Yes omg!!! Great collections of Japanese and Chinese books but was mildly annoyed that wait in lines for checkout is way too long.

Parker Gandall

Great selection of things, plenty of stationary, and so much studio ghibli! But. It's difficult to navigate if you're stuck with a bulkier mobility aid. If you can walk for a bit of time and climb stairs, do it. Otherwise, you're going to need a buddy who can go down the narrow isles for you. Update march 1 2022, it's undergoing renovation and it's looking good so far! The aisles are brighter and I didn't notice any flicker!

Gary Jelks

A nice place to shop. Plenty of products to choose from. Queues in store moved quickly. Staff were friendly and helpful

Ben H.

This is an awesome store to visit. There are two floors. The first floor has books in Asian languages, Japanese manga, and lots of cool gifts and accessories, including official Studio Ghibli merchandise! The second floor is entirely anime-themed, with tons of anime gifts and merchandise as well as tons of English-translated manga. Service is friendly and the store is quite cozy. I really enjoyed my visit here. If you plan to buy merch and souvenirs here, come ready with a fair bit of spending money as most items are a bit on the expensive side due to being imported or otherwise quite exclusive. However, the prices are quite fair considering those factors.

Della Does

Fun! Soooo much to look at! I missed the whole upstairs and all the manga so I guess I'm gonna have to back!

Jake Badilla

Great store awesome inventory. Its my favorite bookstore

Eugene Lin

Such a fun store to explore! They've got fancy Japanese pens/pencils/markers, cute stuffed animals, everything featuring that little sad egg guy, a bunch of anime books and figurines, and more.

krissia lauren

They don't really carry Jpop DVDs, Albums. Mostly Kpop.

Sharon Kurasaki

They have such a great selection of Japanese books, and they said if we need anything that we can't find they can always order them for us. The problem was there was so many to choose from, we had a hard time choosing. We're so lucky to have this great Japanese bookstore nearby.

Andrew Brandon

Neat, clean, great variety, nice space, helpful staff

naruto28291

They have great selection of Manga for sale

Claire Robson

Wonderful shop with great selection of toys, books and stationary.

Ewnet Worku

I originally went to this store because my kids wanted Manga books, but I have found many wonderful things while I wander around waiting for them. They have beautiful pop up cards, a great selection if calligraphy pens, notebooks, gifts and of course books. Employees are helpful and I like that drinks and food aren't allowed and hand sanitizer at the entrance/exit

Crystal Brendel

Looking for a good book? Or a cool gift from somewhere exotic and steeped in culture and tradition? Well check out きのくによ this place is amazing! With many different languages and levels of learning, you won't be disappointed. Can't find what your looking for in this 2 story bookstore, then check in with the staff as they can help you find your favorite manga and order it too! Want to learn a new language? They have a great selection of Asian books to choose from.

Lain Shosho

I absolutely love this store! They always have something I want even though I don’t come in with anything in mind. It’s definitely a great place to find manga, magazines, books and more!

maggie230885

Great place to go shopping for groceries or to eat and have lunch and if you're into anima awesome place to shop for merch or manga's.

Keith George

First visit. Awesome place to experience a bit of Asian(Japanese) culture. I recommend, if you've never been.

Ernesto Haibi

Haven't been here in four years. Selection is smaller, redecorating killed a lot of space.

Mikel McFall

I love Kinokuniya, I used to go to the one in Little Tokyo (DTLA) all the time, so I'm glad to have a wonderful and familiar store here. It being connected to Uwajimaya is also very convenient

Olivia Beringer

One of my favorite places to go, this store is huge!! Wide selection of Japanese manga and Chinese manga on the first floor, and English manga upstairs.Tons of magazines, Asian literature, anime merch, trinkets, and more! And their studio ghibli section is absolutely precious :) highly recommend!

Grotten Skeksi

This place and the adjoining food court and grocery is so freaking cool. I wish there was more interesting stuff like this where I was from.

Evan Newton

This place is one of my favorite gift shops. Cutest stationary, and adorable toys for all ages. Manga, anime, and other books, too. Lots of educational material as well for aspiring global citizens! They are renovating right now, but the impact is very low.

Yizu Lulu Yeh

One of my favorite book stores in Seattle. Lots of Japanese and Chinese books. Ordering books from Asia is also do able. The exchange rate applied was ok.

Thabata Regiani

I always enjoy coming here, not only for the variety of book and mangas, but also for the people watching - almost every time I stopped by I saw people in cosplay shopping around. They also carry a nice variety of gifts, and being inside Uwajimaya is another plus. The only turnoff is the price - everything is very expensive (at least for my budget), so come prepared.

Josh Tischler

Extensive selection of manga and art books in both Japanese and English. Not to mention the various other collectibles and stationery on the first floor. It's very cool that they sell officially licensed Studio Ghibli merchandise, too.

Constance Miles

My kid adored this store and it was interesting, even for me :)

Tatchai Titichetrakun

It is great to have a Japanese bookstore here in Seattle but the price is so expensive compared to the price in Japan.

Joey Kolber

I have always loved Kinokuniya. They always have awesome stuff to find. It's fun just to browse and see the Japanese goods, but I do also find some things to buy that I'd have to otherwise get online, like figurines.

Maxine Soth

The best place for any anime/manga lover! Come often cause some unknown shows can get a discount, and there's always new manga getting put in! Recently I've seen some translated light novels too, buy some so we can support the author and get more! :D

Ashley Sindelar

This is a dream for anyone who enjoys anime, manga, or Asian culture. There is a huge selection of books and manga in Japanese along with a lot of popular anime/manga merch. There are also hundreds or books and manga in English as well. I definitely wanted to buy pretty much one of everything.

Mikhaella Walden

I know this is primarily a book store, but as a stationery addict, this place is so cool!

Cyndi Brown

The staff was very friendly and helpful. I have been looking for traveling chopsticks and couldn't believe it. They actually had them. She helped me locate them in the shop. So glad we stopped in.

Jazmyne Jones

This is my first anime store I've found in my area and when I'm telling you that it was an amazing store and you should drop by sometime I really mean it! So many fun and nice people who like everything from k-pop to manga to anything! I can't wait to go back!

Tatiana Turner

Wonderful bookstore with a large variety of products and gift items. Great place to pick up manga. The staff is very nice and they can hold items for a few days for you too.

Angela P

The staff is friendly and leave you to yourself unless you need their help. The store itself is amazing, it's two levels! The upstairs being all manga and anime merchandise. There's also a funko pop wall with limited selection. Downstairs is filled with interesting books, but the main attraction are the trinkets and giftshopesque stuff. Lots of cute stuffies, stationary and pens, and gadgets. They carry ghibli, bts, sanrio, and sm more. Mainly japanese imported and japanese merchandise.

Isabelle Saunders

It was an amazing experience, everything is labeled and easy to find. They're handling changes this pandemic is causing very well. They have a vast assortment of supplies and goods, all of which are amazing quality. They have many Manga and novel series that are up to date and a great price. Will definitely bring my friends here again and again. 😁☺

C Yonker

Lots of great food, and dishes. Love the ready to eat items.

Shannon Ke

The bookstore feels very authentic, like you took a step into Japan. The stationary, plushies, and novel selections were diverse and plentiful. If you are not japanese or can read japanese though, >50% of the store is kinda off the table. There are some translated novels and manga though.

Aysun Bascetincelik

This is my go to store for all my stationery needs, especially when I need higher quality stuff. I also love their choice of magazines, toys, plushies etc. During COVID times, they’re restricting the number of people in the store and just recently there was a huge line outside. I’d recommend checking out how busy it is before heading there, especially during weekends.

inanna mystyrica

The staff is both caring of safety and providing excellent customer service. I love that they have a wide selection of both English language and Japanese language books. Their huge manga sections (both English and Japanese languages) keep myself and my son very occupied.

Paolo Gómez

There is always something new I want to buy! Get more Tokidoki stikers

Louisa

to start off, kinokuniya is an EXTREMELY fun store to be in! shelves and shelves of books and manga and stationary and plushies, it's almost overwhelming how much cool stuff there is to look at. There's a Japanese and a Chinese section as well as an English section, which is all fine and dandy and really convenient for those who only speak one of those languages and maybe not the other. It's a rather large store, but things are packed tight so it gets a little claustrophobic occasionally, but this is pretty easy to avoid if you know where you're going. The second floor is usually where I spend most of my time, and I suggest you take a peek up there if you haven't done that yet :) the staff is nice and respectful, and overall, if you don't get super stressed out about having a bunch of options and cool things you can buy, this is a really great store to spend some time in.

Kianna H

I love seeing what this shop has to offer. The prices are pretty average, but the variety can't be beat. They always have such cute merchandise, even if I don't buy anything, I love stopping by.

Christina Ng

Great store for manga!

Thomas Kim

Excellent unique finds for all ages.

christhesmith

Still discovering treasure here after 5+ visits. The stationary section is truly divine. Tons of individual Copic markers (and other brands) available.

Andrew Pang

Although things tend to be a little pricey, I get my fill of anime merchandise here, so I'm happy it exists at all! I'm curious if this location differs from other locations, as I also enjoy looking at foreign imported stationary and comparing that to local stationary items...

Mustard Mission

They always have so much to look at and to buy, aside from a lack of monster hunter (which there isn't much to really sell for monster hunter anyway), there was a vast variety of anime and manga merch.

Kevin M. Drury

Very nice store with a large selection!

Palomita Bonita

Super Kawaii i bought a bunch Kawaii! super cute bought a bunch of manga they have a lot of manga love their service super kind lots of stationary and anime figures great place for anime lovers and sanrio lovers lots of stickers

Henry Meyer

They were great. The staff was very helpful and nice. They didn't have what I wanted in stock thought. But overall, the selection was great and had many different kinds of books from learning Japanese to books in Japanese about learning English. Great place to go if you want manga too, but it is mostly in Japanese, so of you don't k ow how to read it food luck.

Sarai Garcia

Love the variety of items they have here.

Tsukkuyomi Kokuryuu

It's a fun cute little place. I never have any issues here and it's one of the few places that always stocks one of my favorite book series. It takes time to get to but it's worth it for a bookstore that feels cozy and has cute stuff.

Joshua “JGar92” Garcia

A Japanese bookstore. They have books in Japanese, Chinese, Korean, and English. The actual English book selection is small and limited. As with most bookstores in Japan, a huge area of the store is dedicated to manga, stationary, and gifts. The entire second floor is dedicated to manga and manga-related trinkets and paraphernalia. Most of the manga on the second floor is in English; almost all of the manga on the first floor is in Japanese.

Derek Jeffries

My wife loves the manga selection here. There are so many books you cannot find anywhere else but online, and considering we prefer to buy local if possible, that makes this location one of the only places you can get a lot of books. The people are friendly, and the place is kept clean and organized.

Corwyn Shaugnessy

I'm from out of state. This place is amazing and overwhelming for those of us from the fly-overs. Highly recommend. So cool. Experienced wonderful customer service.

John McCauley

Great asian focused book store. Lots of foreign language books, manga, and magazines. Plenty of selection in English as well. Large selection of toys and games, specifically japanese blind box toys, character plushies, and memorabilia from many popular series.

Spencer Nilsson

A cramped store filled to the brim with (mostly Japanese) materials and merch. A diehard weeb's dream, no doubt. I really like their stationary corner!

Alysia Kang

This store is always really nice. They're clean, organized, and just jam-packed with books, stationary, and other cool things. I think you can always find something new or interesting to look at. Staff are always great as well.

Samantha Huston

If you're a stationary or writing utensil connoisseur, this is the place for you. The book selection is great and the upstairs section of current anime merchandise is expansive. This is a place you can get lost in for a long while or run in for a quick trip if you need to. It's not very handicap friendly as the aisles are narrow and you can feel claustrophobic if it's busy. But it's an amazing store you should visit once.

Mitchell Huber

Fantastic Japanese literature store in Uwajimaya. I go there for Manga primarily and they have a good selection upstairs of stuff I wouldn't find at Barnes and Noble. Keep in mind all prices are MSRP there for all that, no discounts that I could see unless their membership program has rewards or something.

Amanda Warren

We love this bookstore; we never know what to look at first but we always find something we just have to have. They have a very wonderful selection. Great cleaning and sanitation at the door during covid times. Staff was very friendly and helpful.

Saharla D.

I went there 2 days ago, and it was amazing! Kinokuniya's books are very diverse in Asian literature! I bought the Demon Slayer manga, and they had it in English and Japanese! Also Uwajimaya Village is very exciting to be at! (for people who want to buy manga or anime related things, go on the 2nd floor of Kinokuniya Bookstore.) I'll definitely be going there again!

Tony Demma

Japanese, English, and Chinese selections with plenty to choose from; lots of books but also anime DVDs and Manga, plenty sealed in plastic (I found Akira, Ghost in the Shell, Cowboy Bebop and others). There's also a dedicated Studio Ghibli section. The anime/manga area includes art books, drawing books, some figurines etc from different anime as well as Godzilla.

Dana D

Great place to buy manga! It gets a bit crowded on the weekends but that's expected due to the location. It's a cool place to walk around after a big meal in Chinatown.

- Lon

Love. This. Store. So many cute finds but also great reads! I picked up a book about the Koreas. I wish they had a larger selection of Korean books but all in all it’s a great store. If you speak or are learning Japanese or even Chinese you’ll be in heaven.

John Powers

Clean, well organized store. Friendly, helpful staff, book sections clearly labeled. The upstairs is for anime. I called ahead to check, and they definitely carry a wide variety of high end fountain pens, as well as Pilot metropolitan pens. Great stationary section and magazine section.

Benji Tri

While it's not completely my cup of tea, I'm giving the place full stars because it completely fulfills its mission: to be a wealth of Asian and Asian-related books and materials, from language to Manga, Anime to BTS. Plenty of stores in the surrounding market as well.

Baselle 5000

I love shopping here for Japanese stationary, crafts, washi tapes, anime and of course cute stuff. They have a whole section of magazines translated into Asian languages.

Loretta Pirozzi

This store is in the Uwajimaya building and the stores connect inside. Great store, tourist prices. Fun to shop. A lot of "cute" stuff. Wander in and browse or look for some unusual school supplies. They have a great selection of jigsaw puzzles at outrageous prices. If the pieces are well constructed and not all the same shape they could be worth the price. They also have stuffed avocados.

KChin

Amazing place! I want to go back again when I'm in Seattle! Tons of cooool stuff! A must for anime/manga fans!

Charice

They have so many books! I love it! They may not have sign language (as just a regular learning book) but they have baby sign and that's just as good. Really a nice place if you're learning Japanese or away from Japan.

Tanakorn Leesatapornwongsa

Good place to shop Japanese related books

Michele Barutha

Such a great book store! My favorite is the stationary in the store. They carry actual stationary and not just boxes of cards. I'm a big letter writer so this place is a go to for those needs. Also I'm a bit of a die hard Sailor Moon fan and their collection makes me happy.

Peter King

Lovely store. Huge selection of Asian authors and of course comics but the magazine rack is the star of the show!

Rox Hoskins

I only wish the stationary section itself was larger!

Jack Yimbunlue

Not a huge store but has many cool Japanese items like manga, bags, stationary, figures, pins, and many more! I rated 4/5 because it didn't have what I liked but I did bought many anime stuff. Not much air conditioning so it can get hot if you're wearing a thick coat inside.

pnw max

Excellent selection of unique items, books, anime, and much more. Pricing higher than commercial shops, but it’s quality items versus modern store bought stuff.

Adam Saunders

Favorite place to buy cool pens and paper

greg wimer

Lots of things called books . If that's what you want we'll then there you go

Alex Braiden

A hidden gem, easy to miss among all the other stores. Great variety of fillings and delicious waffles

Issei DeBlieck

Fun store lots of cute stuff

Devin Heath

Good store, kinda caught us off guard that its inside a grocery store but that grocery store is amazing too, recommend checking both of them out

Mayumi K

You can find truly strange but awesome(or just beautiful) gifts here! With all the fun books and unique gift selection, I felt like I'm in my home country (: Adjacent from Uwajimaya where you can shop Asian groceries, houseware and gifts also there is a wide range of food choices at the food court. Perfect for spending a rainy afternoon here.

rainbowdad

Amazing place! Had a very nice atmosphere, and a extremely wide selection of books. I was here during June, and they had a table full of LGBTQ+ books, and they also had souvenirs and little trinkets and toys. 5/5 would shop again.

Alex Li-Green

Best place around for Manga and Japanese books. Also has a good selection of stationary and other, miscellaneous things. Think of it as a Japanese Barnes and Noble.

hello kokoro

Great source for Japanese imported books, manga, and toys; prices aren't terribly inflated and everything is packaged or wrapped to keep from being damaged. I go here mostly to buy art books from popular video games, which are upstairs in the manga/toy area! They also carry some great art publications that appear in that section such as character design quarterly.

Dawn Brown

The best Japanese bookstore you can find in Seattle. I love coming to this store to find manga books in English and Japanese. Great selection of stationary, magazines, and stuffed animals. I also love that there is a tiny section for K-Pop music.

Kim Wang

I enjoy the variety of snacks in the shop. The sushi and to go food was actually affordable but took quite a while for me to familiarise on my first few days there.

Cory E.

Amazing place. Seriously. Great, friendly staff with awesome service. You'll see a lot of reviews that say the prices are steep but actually it's one of the cheapest you'll find for Japanese books in the US. Buy something from CDJapan, include shipping, and it'll probably go well over how much you would pay in this store. Heck, there was a big Japanese bookstore in Vancouver, CA I went to that sold exact same items but the price was nearly DOUBLE. And that store went out of business as of now. I highly recommend this place. Best place in Seattle to find Japanese goods (more than just books!). Prices are all very good. And if you can't find what you're looking for, they'll happily try and order it for you.

Elizabeth Higgins

I love this bookstore! They have great manga selection in English language, Japanese language, and I saw some Chinese language manga as well. They have lots of pins and things for sumi-e as well as journals and stickers. They have books on how to learn English, Spanish, and Japanese. I love to buy children's books in Japanese so I can practice my reading skills. They also have novels, music, figurines, and magazines. They have a few other neat pop culture Japanese items as well. If you love Asian pop culture you will love this bookstore.

Thea S

I blew fourteen easy dollars here. I was looking at stationery when a customer was talking to her friend about this pencil lead she loved and would buy a lot of whenever she went to Japan. I picked up a case to see if she was right. (I think it's a good lead, I just picked the wrong hardness.) The art book section was very, very tempting, as some of the original prices were marked down to a good price. The cashier was friendly too, and we talked for a bit. The only thing I regret was not picking up some of the Persona 5 collection, because I got into it after I left Seattle.

Rachel P

Cutest store, studio Ghibli gear, books, mini lucky cats. Right next door is the grocery store, Uwajimayas, grab something to eat. They have sushi, big bowls of soup with noodles, BBQ pork buns, a lot of food stalls to choose from. So much cuteness& food in one place. Love this store! Worth the stop.

Chase Oleyer

Coming here is the main reason I come to Seattle. Its tradition for my dad and I to come here for shopping then hitting the food court. The store is nice and spread out and comfortable to shop in, the live fish section is always stocked with healthy product, and the food there is delicious. I cant wait to come back here again.

Kathleen Nelson

Kind of tight... But the gifts were great! Anything Totoro or Spirited Away is probably there!

E B

Be very careful, if you bring your whole wallet, you will spend the rent. They've got everything your heart desires from manga and anime to fun school supplies, plushies, language lessons and some of the best, newly translated books (especially for history geeks, but also fiction and fantasy). So much fun!

Amy Kendall

Something new to find around every corner! Great place for pens!

Donya M.B.T.C

Awesome shop inside the mall/grocery store. Def not a comic book shop, but a manga and anything with asian (mainly japanese and Korean culture.) I say this cause I typed in comic book store and it was the first to show up.

Lush Melody

I LOVE THIS PLACE TO BITS AND PIECES! The workers are so so nice here and are willing to help you find most of your specific needs and may even show you where to find them if you're lucky! (Mind you this may only occur if the store is not busy. Weekdays are your best bet). I had trouble finding the Hetalia section and asked one of the employees. The employee that helped me was ever so kind. She understood what I wanted and even knew what Hetalia was! I guarantee you that the workers here knows everything they have in store. So if you have trouble finding a specific item, section, or etc., they will most likely know where it is and will help out when asked :) Costumers complain about the pricing of the items here at the store, but I personally believe the prices are just fine. Overall, to sum up everything, my experience here was AMAZING, the workers are so kind, helpful, and sweet, service is amazing, quality of the items, manga, and bookstore overall are just top notch. Perfect. 5 stars.

Sean O'neil

If you love anime, art or just all things Otaku... Come here!

Steven Franco

Plenty of books, magazines, manga, and need/geek culture. Although mainly focused on Japanese things, there are some books and magazines in Chinese. Perfect for hardcore otakus or casuals alike.

Amanda

Great selection of Anime, Manga and gaming merch but don't bother buying any kpop albums here because they literally double the price.

Carlo Lacambra

Get your favorite manga books here. There are also a lot of novelty items for you to buy from Kpop groups and anime features.

Aeloran James

I literally could not focus I wanted to look at everything

Guilhem Lagarde

This is one of my favorite places to go while I am in Seattle. There's a huge selection of Japanese books and figures and the prices aren't too bad. It's also connected to the grocery store which itself is pretty nice.

B E S

I went in looking for Japanese sewing books and was disappointed by the selection. There are lots more at the Portland and Beaverton, OR locations.

James Buttke

Went with Niece to get art supplies and anime art book. Tons of similar themed items and friendly staff to help you navigate your way through the immense collection. Have my eye on some of the Final Fantasy behind the scenes material, and Legend of Zelda knick knacks. Often they have fan events which we have attended. Really enjoyed the live game music, despite how packed it was that day.

Ben Young

Definitely very geared toward collectors and such. It's a fun store with a lot of nic-naks and toys that are fun. There were a lot of books and manga as well, though I was sad that most were shrink wrapped and unable to be skimmed through. I understand why, as most collectors will want that stuff mint in packaging, I just personally enjoy thumbing thru a book to see if it's to my liking. If that kind of stuff is your jam though, no hate, I'm sure many people will find a lot of stuff to enjoy in this store!

j spain Greene

Large branch of this Japanese book store is located in the Uwajimaya complex. Excellent selection of books in every category: cooking, kids, fiction and non. A great place for gifts and stocking stuffers, they carry exclusive Studio Ghibli (Totoro, Ponyo) gift items here. Craft items galore and lots of stationery. There is music here as well....and yes, of course, tons of books in Japanese! Join their buyer club for discounts ($21/year) and watch out for signings and events. They get some good ones!

Jesse Hameed

If you like japanese merchandise especially anime stuff, this is THE place in pretty much all of washington state, with the biggest/best/current merchandise selection of any bookstore or anime store in the area. And being attached to Uwajimaya and having so many restaurant options in the area, this place is the ideal otaku heaven in Seattle to spend a day of shopping for merch, and picking up snacks and food on the way out.

Brian L

My go to store for all things Japan related. For more obscure items, I order online and have it picked up in store. The staff is always friendly and willing to help. Please continue taking my money, I will always support kinokuniya!

William Tablan

Great place in Seattle to find great stationary as well as anime related stuff. Can be a bit expensive and the stock is limited. You might not always find what you're looking for but there's probably something there for you. It can get pretty crowded and it's certainly not the largest place, so be prepared to navigate around people.

Bailey Hubbard

One of my favorite places! I've visited Kinokuniya in SF, NYC, Tokyo, and now Seattle. Always so much fun. I'm a collector of mechanical pencils, and they have a great selection.

Vivien

Fun store. My daughter spends hours in there.

Ethan Gibson

Kinokuniya is my go to place to spend random amounts of money on manga. I especially like that most of the manga is wrapped, so I get a pristine copy every time. They're the only place I've found a BL section. I hope it expands, but for now, the fact that they have one shelf dedicated to it makes me happy. Toys and other collectibles are plentiful, and it feels my addiction to blind boxes well.

Wren Lee

I haven't shopped here, but I have window shopped. It's better than any other Kino I've seen. It has a large collection of Studio Ghibli and anime. The anime stuff is all upstairs. They have a lot of manga in Japanese too which I think is neat.

Mark Oliver

Really fun place. Lots of unique items specialty notebooks, pens, novelties and Japanese language books as well as manga and anime merchandise upstairs

Elaine Ahn

There are English books, but all the manga and magazine books are either in Japanese or some Chinese translation. There are also some cute stationary towards the back.

Amanda T

Best store ever. So much selection. Came here while on vacation and miss it so much. There is nothing that compares.

J. Sandner

My only complaint is that I wish this place was bigger. It has a fairly large variety of Japanese themed items (either made there or for Japan based audiences, etc.): craft books, cookery, manga, art books, Japanese mags and other publications, stationery, pens and pencils (0.38!) and calligraphy and comic markers (i think they actually have Copic available, not exactly sure), and other small fun misc items (plushies, kewpie mini figs and blind box type stuff, socks). Ghibli stuff. There's a huge variety, it's great.

Elizabeth Metz

Fabulous selection of asian language books and magazines. But best of all: the stationery section. Planners and pens and art supplies and handmade papers and more notebooks than you could use in a lifetime. Possibly my favorite place on the planet.

Lei X

Heaven for the otakus. Also you can find a lot mangas and novels in Japanese and traditional Chinese here. After entering a door there is a section of Hayao Miyazaki, which is pretty cool for fans. But just like the problem for all this import goods store, stuff here are a little overpriced. You can easily find the gap between the Japanese Yen price and usd price marked in the items..z

Melissa Ragnos

I am from Arizona, where the Asian population is low and the stores are even more sparse. I'm a huge fan of comics and games from Japan, so a friend recommended I stop by the book store on my way through town. Oh. My. God. I was completely unprepared and overwhelmed by the Kinokuniya experience. I don't speak or read a lick of the language, so I had to ask the sales clerk for assistance in finding a few items. Both clerks that helped me were very courteous and helped me find everything I was looking for. There were a few imported comics that we couldn't track down, so they even logged on to Amazon and searched ISBN numbers for me to help out. They were even apologetic when they relayed the news that the titles I was searching for had been out of print for a number of years! I picked up quite a few items at Kinokuniya, including some $10 souvenirs for friends and some $80 art books for myself. Well worth the stop, and well worth the price!

Blake Thomas

Excellent Selection of Japanese games, toys, books, and more! Always packed, but very pricey though. I was able to find a couple of unique items here that you would struggle to find elsewhere though.

Marco Alvarez

Amazing store love coming here with friends they have great stuff manga is wrapped so it isn't dirty or torn and lots of merchandise

Grace Fong

Great bookstore. On the expensive side because they carry a lot of imports. Lots of rare books with a second floor anime/manga section and vast array of writing implements - from cheap to professional to high-end. Found a book that we'd been looking for for years!

Dexter Santos

Best place to get your Manga and Anime fix in Seattle! The store also has a variety of stationary items, movies, books, and collectibles. Worth spending an hour just browsing through the store.

Jonathan “Foxius” Slater

Absolutely one of the best places to get Japanese Manga and collectibles for any Anime/Manga fan. I don't happen to see very many Anime DVD's though except for totoro, castle in the sky, and porco rosso as well as grave of the fireflies. I often end up spending upwards of 30-100 dollars every time Im here, but no regrets about it. The store is super clean and well kept. Easily organized, and the staff is extremely helpful to advise you where things are or to give recommendations of what you may like. Wish Kinokuniya expanded to more cities like Maple Valley, Covington, Kent, Tukwila, etc.

Zanthu

If you like anime stuff this is the place too go. Right next to an amazing food court and store. Good selection of anime goods from figures to books to keychains. The staff on my visits there didn't really stand on the second floor. So if you have questions have to go back down to ask. But they will help you out.

Patrick Lo

Lots of great items and fun imports. The selection is well curated and the variety is very whimsical. Only negative is how much they charge because it is imports. You can find many of the items individually cheaper at other locations but not together like here.

Randy Jones

Anything you could ever want in literature from Japan to help keep you connected to Japan while living abroad can be found or ordered here. From children's educational aides in Japanese to the latest in fashion magazines and all the manga an otaku can swallow--and more. Zany gifts and incredible stationery. Note: can get busy on the weekends.

A V

Well I'm a huge fan of Kinokuniya and because what they offer (Japanese books and gifts often straight from Japan) is such a rare treat and hard to find elsewhere in America, I am willing to still go out of my way to shop there. HOWEVER, it's really becoming out of my way more and more: I must regretfully warn people that the historic Asian Seattle neighborhood which this sweet, enchanted place is located in has, tragically, gone to sh*t lately with disgusting extreme filth of drug-addicted crime and homelessness just outside of the small "halo effect" cast by this little bright spot. I seriously suggest the Seattle Kinokuniya pack their bags and move to Bellevue, near the other Uwajimaya (Japanese grocery store) and related nearby Japanese-American cultural spots.

Bam Andres

Fun store to be around. I love to just go around and look at the merchandise. You can find this related to Manga, Anime, Figurines, KPop, Jpop. Basically anything Asian lol. Sometimes the stuff is a bit pricey but that is expected. Also there are memberships and promos if you go here often! They usually have their shelves near the stairs change every so often with new merchandise sharing a certain theme. For example. Ghibli, Nekoatsume and last but not least, Pusheen. The service is nice and usually polite. Because this is a popular place, it gets crowded/busy during International District events.

De Rivera

Love love love always in the hunt for Snoopy and an excellent writing instrument. Paper/notebook are delish!

Joshua Hedani

Always a great trinket, craft and most importantly bookstore. I wish I could afford everything I wanted, but I'm very happy with what I have gotten here.

Jade Perrin

This place is fantastic! I found everything I could dream of as an anime lover. I spent at least four hours there browsing their art books alone this weekend. I would definitely go back if I ever end up in Seattle again!

Robin Bennett

Located in the Uwajimaya building, Kinokuniya is a book store and more. There are books and magazines in English as well several Asian languages. Although a large percentage of the books and wares are Anime focused, there is also a large selection of other items, both magical and practical. Along with books and magazines, Kinokuniya offers art supplies, office supplies, collectibles, stationary, calendars, gifts, and much more. Be prepared to spend loads of time looking through every nook and cranny... and don't forget to go upstairs!

Kaskaa

Best place for anime, stationary, and well made aesthetic items alike. Please visit for a fun experience where you're completely immersed in Japanese based books and images.

Frederick Haze

Cramped space, but that also means plenty of merchandise. The stationery department is overpriced on most things, but their notebooks are quite reasonable; sometimes even cheaper than Amazon. They don't typically have new merchandise in which is kind of a bummer. Invest in their club card of you plan on spending over $300 in a year. You get basically tax off, and a gift card. Pays for itself and more.

Amanda “Demisendra7” Phoenix

Fantastic and very clean place. Excellent food, we shared multiple dishes and everything was delightful. The green bottle of saki is available here, and it's so delicious!

Ramon Reyes

Great selection of Japanese books, magazines and Bandai models.

Audie Dewey

What can be said about Brookline Booksmith that hasn't already been said? They have everything! I got my first book (Goodnight moon) here and have loved coming in since. In addition to books, they have a great selection of mugs, pens and other small items that can be bought as gifts.

Rhonda “Indigoblk”

Great store lots of book selections. Friendly staff. Committed to good service. Great prices.

Melina Benoit

my favorite bookstore ever. first discovered this place when my friend did a book reading here. i was completely charmed by the cafe with it's wallpaper of different book pages, and the tables that swing up against the wall to be tucked out of the way using a book strap.i also love browsing through the store with their random and wonderful recommendations, and i love the low, large chairs that invite you to sit down and read for awhile with them. :) pure bliss.

C Dobbins

Love the selections of writing instruments and accessories. Great selection of Japanese Pop print media and respectful inventory of KPop and JPop music.

Vladimir Lestat De St. Augustin

This place is very special to me, BESIDE for being a familiar Hepburn Romanizer of the Japanese Culture in Japan Town Seattle. SHopping at the Wajimaya Center is another reason to cross the street and grab a few items. L'AMOUR EAT U.N. ART and here at Kinokunya is found all interresting items that make you feel like you are rightfully in the Heart of Japan and People who live you. To decorate your favorite rooms and buying Art supplies, this is a great place to shop. Thank you for visiting us, Come again!

Karena T

Loved it here! The bookstore is huge! They've recently filled their upper level with tons of video game and anime related stuff. The staff was very friendly and helpful.

Arundhati Tillu

My favorite place to go treasure hunting. Never know what I will find. the bookstore is connected to uwajimaya, where I also recommend wandering and picking up food

Neeka Rose

Kinda small in setup but has a lot of cool manga and anime merchandise.

Meg Tan

Small but lots of books and other Japanese pop culture related things.

Patti T.

They were a bit off tonight. They forgot one item in order. The rice/crab appetizer was in a broth that was a little to salty for our group. And it took them a few minutes to figure out where they placed my coat. Even with all this, it was still a 5 star experience. The view made for a perfect evening. The Sea Beam was moist with a slightly crisp crust. The dashi was exquisite!

Kari Evans Whitney

Kinokuniya, located inside Uwajimaya grocery story, has a wide selection of Asian media and gifts. We are particularly drawn to their extensive Anime section, which contains both media and collectibles. The stationery section is fantastic with many types and colors of pens, pencils, and other materials. Prices are understandably high given what must be high costs of curating and importing.

Nick Yang

Had lots of manga that I could not find any where else

Tristan Sill

A well stocked bookstore, there are plenty of books written in Japanese here. Although a bit pricey, this is understandable considering the relatively small demand for Asian language books in the United States and the because most of the items are imported.

Brianna Braden

Loved all of the merchandise, I just wish it wasn't so tight and packed so you can see everything. It can be overwhelming but I really loved all the great stuff!

Freeman Alex

This bookstore attached to Uwajamia is full of Manga (separate Eng/Jap language sections), comic books, anime dolls and figures, plus a wide range of novelty items. Fun to browse too.

David Hallowell, PhD

Good luck finding a better panoply of Anime + Japanese cultural gems. This store is awesome.

Anna Gonzalez

Great selection of Japanese and other Asian products. Hot plates and cold snacks are available but things sell out if you visit later in the day.

Hideki Saito

Considering there are no other places in the area that carries Japanese books, even with hefty markups, sometimes I have no choice if I need to pick up some Japanese books without waiting provided they carry one I am looking for. (as opposed to order online and wait few weeks.) Selections are good but I found storeperson being unhelpful and lousy too many times. This place can use some competition.

Aida Crystal Rodriguez Soto

Everything is so kawai. You can buy a lot of of shiba inu stuff.

Tracey Fitch

Amazing selection of Japanese language books and supplies. Their English language manga selection is the best there is.

D XO

Enjoyed my visit here. Went three times love all the unique books and toys.

Mia Vera

Great bookstore! I adore the large stuffed Totoro and Pusheen, cookbooks, t-shirts, cute accessories, calendars, writing implements, etc. Many collectibles upstairs as well!

Adam Simpson

Really great space. Lots of books, Notebooks, and other stationary supplies. Great Asian themed items, with lots of video game memorabilia. Also they host really cool concerts sometimes

Chris Palmer

Hands down one of my favorite places in Seattle. Huge selection of Japanese manga and other knick knacks. Great selection of stationary and pens (slightly lacking on fountain pens but that's a lot to ask) It's also stationed immediately next to uwajimaya which has an amazing selection of food.

Micheal Linke

New releases of Japanese authors and for my daughter her one stop manga fix. Stationary department usually well stocked for my needs.

Travis Hensley

Though Kinokuniya can be a little on the expensive side, there selection is unmatched by any other retail store that I know of for manga, anime, and general bric-a-brac related as such. And that's just their upper floor. They also have excellent stationery supplies, children's books, magazines, both local and foreign, and language learning books. And as part of the uwajimaya parking center, 10$ validates 1 hr, and 20$ for two.

Rachel

Good selection of kpop albums! The prices are a bit on the high side, but it's a great experience for fans who are not able to purchase merchandise in person. 😂 …

Karen Zhen (Karen)

Snagged a couple fountain pens here. Great selection.

Ginger Young

One of our favorite stops. I could spend hours in the stationary & Ghinli section.... and my husband enjoys the Manga Anime (especially Gundam) area.

Joshua Reber

A bit on the pricey side but they have a great variety of interesting products! I enjoy just wandering around in here and finding new things. It's can be a bit crowded at times but the staff are rather nice.

Taym26

Best place ever! 2 story anime,manga,and art store?! I could go there every day. This place is like heaven ^^

chronofanz

Great bookstore featuring Japanese and Chinese books and stationery. Lots of postcards, dvds, and dolls related to Miyazaki films, such as Kiki's Delivery Service and My Neighbor Totoro.

Jonna Nevins

Parking is very challenge there, but if you like Japanese culture and love manga/ anime, this is your most-go place in Seattle. I can spend whole day there just check out all books. There is a grocery store attach to it, make sure you stop by as well.

Shane Rideout (SeattleShane)

Kinokuniya always has an excellent selection of Japanese merchandise and manga.

En Caelum

Very large Kinokuniya! Each location is diff but this location carried a lot of mid 2000s anime merch and newer merch like MHA!

eribri02

They have a great selection of Japanese books, both in Japanese and English. The prices are reasonable. They also sell stationary, art supplies, and gifts.

T-Ann C.

Surprized at the wide variety of items they carry. Clean, organized and I could do some damage in the pen section. It's amazing! Pens, pencils, highlighters, stationary, etc.

Samantha Blake

Great place for cute plush, pens and manga. Also some j magazines. It's changed it's stock over the years but is still nice too browse every now and then.

Saifu Angto

Best stationary store in Seattle area. Awesome selection of writing instruments. Fun Japanese knick knacks. Lots of Japanese books and plushies, including manga. It's connected to an Uwajimaya store. Street parking might be a bit hard to find at times, but validated parking is available in Uwajimaya Village parking lot.

Tifa Almeida

Completely agree with other reviews, excellent bookstore with art and writing supplies galore. Love going there to take a look at the Japanese books and get more pens and notebooks!

David Goldman (Diablodave9)

Such an amazing selection of books and Asian literature. Plenty of manga and anime collectibles, and lots of Japanese options for those that can read the language

Shiina Yuri (yuris)

Lovely bookstore for Asian books and items. Bought a lot of pens from here, they all worked perfectly

Angela Truesdale

If you like fantasy/ anime, this is the place for you. My daughter loved it here. Wish we had something like this close to home.

Liam Compton

It's much better than the one in Oregon. Very large and full of things that fans of Japanese culture will love.

Walter Lowe

Lots of interesting things to look at but a bit pricey. Lantern Press postcards are reasonable ably priced, but the selection now is a bit meager.

Vanessa K. Stokes

It has a really good selection of Japanese goods, especially for anime music and DVDs, but Kinkuniya switched to a different seller for figures/figmas and I noticed multiple fakes on the shelves.

DaKine HMan

Well for those who've seen my posts, I'm a nerd at heart. This place has all sorts of knick knacks. I love all of the fine point pens and pencils here; but believe there is so much more in this place. Go visit and enjoy!

Azalea Miles

I really love their stationery section. A lot of stuff in here can get a little pricey, but their stationery is priced very competitively.

Tim Baker (Charon)

Tightly packed, in a good way, and full of all sorts of books, stationary, pens, manga, and merch. I recommend it.

Ven

Had almost all of the most popular anime mangas, not much juicy merch though.

Cassi Mark

Super cool store. It's a bit tight. So taking a stroller in there would be impossible. Somethings are hard to find. But it's very nice. I enjoyed looking at everything.

God Algorithm

There was a great selection of Japanese and Chinese language books. You can even buy Japanese comics in English language. After looking through books you can walk next door and get Japanese or Chinese food.

Joshua Kelly

Manga manga manga this place is a little slice of heaven in China town. So.much nanga raws and all. Stuff I don't even see online to read is here so cool. But.... its all sealed so no free reading

Kamal Gounder

Good collection of books and manga. Hard to find parking though. Best to use public transportation and walk.

Bao thien Che

Nice store with AWESOME roasted duck and roasted pork. Came all the way from California just to go here. Worth

Veasna Chak

Fun little shop. Lots of general Japanese knickknacks from popular animations. Easy place to find small gifts.

Herakles Li

Bookstore, small selection of Western books, they primarily specialize in comics, manga, and more manga. There is also an upstairs with international books, primarily chinese and japanese. Also a diverse stationary section and an entire shelf devoted to easy do it yourself growables.

Ryan.T/ RECKO Reptiles

Great shop! Was very much worth to go in and look around! So many manga was tough to choose from 😁 …

Eddy Su

Great selection of toys and books. The upstairs Manga collection is also fairly extensive.

Gracie

Super great store for all the Studio Ghibli lovers and anime lovers! Has something for everyone!

PRO X CUBER

Great selection to try some things out in person instead of ordering them online. Only 4 stars since it is expensive here and much cheaper online

Quinn Lacey

Manga, Japanese books and novelty items, gifts, comics, anime. This store has it all. Your once stop shop for japanese goodies.

Shucheng Chao

A great place to just wander around. Even better if you are an Anime/Japanese culture lover!

L pERFORMANCE aRTIST

Lot overpriced cute stuff. Book selections in foreign languages are fair. However this is place more like a stationary store than a bookstore and possible book lover community. Hope this store to host author events.

TearsOfAJadedStar

Huge selection of manga, magazines, stationary, Studio Ghibli merch and a few other fun extras. Great for Japanese and English readers.

Ben M

Awesome store but it's getting too crowded now. It's hard to explore everything in such tights spaces otherwise I would give it 5 stars.

Paul Nathan

Good selection of Japanese kitsch and manga. Their writing supply section is great. Overcrowded in the time of Covid, though. :-(

Trachurus Symmetricus

This is a great book/sundries store. We're fortunate to have one in Seattle. Prices can seem high, but where else would you find Japanese books, manga and notebooks...

Jerrard Jayme

Best collection of international periodicals i know of. Manga heaven.

Angelina S

Clean, well stocked, always the manga I'm looking for, professional staff

Michelle Edgar

Getting better with water spray park but that's now delayed till next summer. Would love a few more picnic tables!

Ricardo Gomez

This place was amazing! And it had all the BTS Albums, which as an army i was very very happy and there were also other Kpop Albums. The books are also really good. I recomende it 100%

Leigh Braun

Really neat bookstore with tons of other fun things like stationary/scrapbooking supplies. Great place to spend some time exploring if you are a book lover.

Harper Hults

great place to dissociate. expensive but absolutely lovely. don't try and steal they will catch you and don't have time for it.

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This kinokuniya is very small and like all of them, pricey. They have a good selection of Taiwanese books and a lot of stationary supplies, though be careful about breaking your budget

Glenn Brockett

Great bookstore for manga and Japanese stationary supplies.

Josie Farnam

I'm about to write my paycheck over to this place. It's pretty expensive (a Totoro mechanical pencil being $14) but if you love anime or just cute little Japanese stuff, you'll love this place

Sadia Pervaiz

It was first visit and I really liked it. They got very cool and cute stuff. Nice gift ideas.

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When you walk in the bookstore the atmosphere is so welcoming. It has everything you can think of!

Amani Jones

Really cute stuff. I bought a cute mask. Staff was nice. I really like this place and I'll plan on coming again.

Robert Buck

Large selection of fandom stuff manga art pens cute stuff a very large selection of Japanese manga in original languages.

Nelson Lowhim

Seriously a perfect place for a writer. Great and eclectic choice of books. But the pens. Oh man the pen selection and notebook selection and out of this world (ditto the pencil selection).

Rachel R.

Stationary wonderland. Expensive but worth it. Really helpful staff helped me find the refills for the pen I got here (which I love). Great for buying gifts also.

Noctis Cline

Absolutely love the selection of hard to nab merch from Japan and very nice selection of writing tools.

Alexander Bernhard

Really cool collection of goods in both English and Japanese. Super friendly staff. Connected to some other amazing stores.

waiging lau

Been there yesterday. Nice place to stay, especially for a rainy afternoon. Good books, Great place. Price aint cheap, but you don't have many japanese book stores

Human Person

I could spend hours in this store. It is jam packed with amazing items and fantastic books. It is truly a treasure to have in Seattle.

Marissa McDaniel

Really nice section for English and Japanese manga. Also a good section for learning japanese books.

Addy Rain

This is a really fun place to go. Lots to see and I always love to go. Some stuff is in the spendy side, but it is definitely very unique. I really suggest not missing out on checking this place out.

Kevin Marino

Nice location, slightly different merchandise that New York location which was nice. Staff friendly and helpful

Karl Rubottom

Great selection, busy.

Lasondra Fields

Great Asian bookstore inside Uwagimaya grocery store.. They have English manga, arts and craft supplies, magazines, plushies, movies, etc. Awesome variety to choose from.

Robin Kelley

Such a fun store! Anime, children's books and fun finds for me, as well!

JC

Sometimes prices can be a bit high for what you can get from online or other places, but it still is a really neat bookstore with a lot of cute items. Worth a visit.

Houda Bissoular

Fun store but a bit expensive

Kris Stout

Best shopping and food ever! I'm so happy I live near here. I visit nearly every day.

Lisa Johnson

A little expensive but there is a huge selection and it's organized

Google User

It's a nice store, but when I went they were almost completely out of the kawaii letter sets, and totally out of the kawaii memo pads.

Priyangi Perera

Fantastic selection of pens, art supplies and stationery! They also carry a selection of hard to exclusive magazines.

Josh

Same as most other Kinokuniyas. Good selection of Japanese books and misc goods.

Clayton Butler

Very friendly and knowledgeable staff fun atmosphere in the store prices are great considering the location and the quality of the items your buying definitely recommend people go

connor cornell

Really good selection, spent an hour and we definitely need to go back and spend more time.

Aavius

It's an amazing place to go to. Super clean. and there's so much you could find here

Don Dol

Great variety of books and merchandise. A little crowded. convenient parking.

E

I always love the variety here! There are lots of fun trinkets... not to mention a wide selection of manga.

Marsha Silvas

Almost everything I was looking for but just shy of some kpop

Lorenzo Castana

Great anime selection...I mean they've got it all!!!

Takumi Fujiwara

Love this place and staff always friendly

Rex Wax

A store designed to take all my money

Amy Bice

Best book store in Seattle for Manga and gifts and the location can't be beat!

JediJoda0

Every Thursday I go in to pick up some of the newest manga that came out.

Melanie Goodman

Always good to visit this place. So much fun stuff to look at. They have a variety of items for all ages, socks, toro toro, tokidoki, pusheen, etc.

Sakuralia

I love this place and i'm going their today to get some more manga, and their prices are reasonable

Denise Turnbull

This is an amazing place for anime stuff I absolutely loved this place 😍 …

NINO MANA

Not much of a variety for my nieces and nephews.

Blake Howell

Awesome unique shop all sorts of Manga and memorabilia

Richard W

Such a fun store. Great for writing pens and origami supplies.

Ghesus

Took my son who loves Manga, and we both were mesmerized with the store. Planning our next trip back.

Leif Sandvar

Best selection of Japanese books and bits. Honestly would go back to seattle from victoria bc... JUST to buy more stuff from kinokunia.

MidnightMoon

The little bookstore was adorable and had many great trinkets and souvenirs and the grocery section was quite expansive and had a good variety.

Shaun A (That Bat Pony)

Awesome stuff, from art and books to anime and manga with collectibles too, definitely worth stopping by.

Lam

This is the first time I ever went in this store. They selling some Cool stuff. Some I only in Japanese which I can not read or understand

Josiah Truax

As a country bumpkin from the east coast, this was an amazing experience! They have an amazing selection that is easy to get lost in!

Jason Merrill

A great place for specialty pens, anime swag, and other fun things.

Thuan Vo

Favorite bookstore and actually has a Chinese manga/manhwa section

sam nelson

Great store not overpriced like everything else in seattle

E Ostasiewski

I love coming here and perusing the the shelves for all my Japanese literature needs. They also carry movies, music, stationary and gifts.

Emmy Dorchak

We came here for our anniversary, and it really felt like they went to l the extra mile for us, several times. We got the chef experience with wine pairings, which was so worth it!

connor

Cool book store with an amazing collection of manga. I love how all the books are sealed, my only gripe is that it’s all full price, but hey, what can you do.

Dan Nicolescu

Maybe it is because of the pandemic, but the store is a little understaffed. As a first time visitor, especially for a specialty store I would expect more help available in the floor.

Michael Arellano

Awesome book store with interesting Asian Pop culture merchandise. Worth a visit!

David Daurelle

Wonderful collection of manga, books by/ for Asian americans, and kitch.

Simin Wu

Amazing selection. I could spend hours here. Staff is very friendly and helpful. I highly recommend.

Ray Rc1764

They have a good variety of manga and anime stuff at a good price

Kimmie chan (Kimmiechan)

Amazing store lots of books both in English and Japanese and helpful staff.

Keith Woeltje

Lots of items beyond books. Tons of Japanese collectibles

Angelicsailor

Very polite staff, well organized chaos just how I love my bookstores! Also, great Ghibli Memorabilia section

chenyang zhao

Find god eater2 ceil's figure here,,,love it, and truly some things which can find in Japan but can't find in other American kinokuniya bookstores that you can track here. so must be pretty good of this Seattle one.

Peter N

Amazing Japanese stationery store. One of a kind in this corner of the world. Co-located with Uwajimaya for the full experience.

Anthony Schlacks

Japanese bookstore with stationary and some basic office supplies. I purchased a pen from the store and I love the quality of it and other Japanese brands.

Lisa Lin

The shop is connected to the uwjimaya. There’s sometimes a line to get in. The staff lowkey got attitudes, especially the lady at the entrance.

burlingk

Awesome book store. As the name implies, they have an entire section devoted to Japanese books, and Chinese as well.

Guts

Amazing bookstore for fans of anything japanese I would recommend checking this place out for sure!

Rapheal Williams

Awesome selection of novelties, and they're always great for finding a gift for anyone!

Bob Taylor

Consistently excellent selection.

Niklas Saari

Very nice selection of manga and books, plus many other things otaku.

Jetrin Wichienwidhtaya

Great store for Japanese imports. A bit expensive but that is expected. Good covid protocol as well.

Mabel b

I found everything I wanted in pens pencils and way more... Amazing store

Andrew Lingbloom

Wide array of books, manga, art supplies, journals, figurines, and stuffed animals! Being directly attached to Uwajimaya is a plus, too.

Colin Murdock

Very nice Asian market, with a bunch of cool shops

Phoenix ilr

This Place is amazing! The staff is friendly I love this place, if there’s one place you could go broke this is the place.

Dorian Garsky

God-tier Manga Shop, gonna stop here every time I visit Seattle.

Steven Theiss

Great collection of art books, animé, manga, and funkopops.

Chloe Lewis

i mainly go there for the stationary and the ability to test out pens, the selection is pretty good. great place for gifts.

Amanda Ibrahim

Amazing selection of manga, collectibles, and books in Japanese/Chinese

Malcolm Williams

2 floors of goodness. IL and CA has their own vibe. This one hit different in a good way.

Jesse Art and art

An awesome store for manga and anime figures and other stuff this store is the best for nendoroids

Michael de Lange

Great Japanese bookstore. Good selection of little gifts and English language books too.

Cody Duncan

Japanese, Chinese, Korean, and English / Translation Specialty Bookstore. I always find something wonderful and unexpected!

Chad White

All best of the brush, gel and fountain pens that I usually have to order direct from Japan. Thanks !

Anabel Amis

This place is fantastic! Even with the construction, there was plenty to look around at and shop for. The staff were friendly and helpful, too!

Kenton Wilcox

Amazing manga selection, best I've seen in Seattle.

Skyler O'Connor

Such a lovely bookstore! So many options, and I found a sequel to the novelization of How's Moving Castle!!

Derek

I only go here for fountain pens and notebooks, but they have a good selection of quality products.

Jess Tupper

This is a dangerous addiction. Manga, textbooks, CDs, you name it. Expect the prices to not be all that low, but this is one of the best places to get your japanese book fix in town.

Dan Knickerbocker

Fabulous. More than enough to occupy a full afternoon of browsing. An official Studio Ghibli store, very cool...

Ethan king

They have allot of really cool stuff. Anime,manga, fountain pens and magazines from Japan and china.

Andrew Finley

Very crowded but offered a wide selection of books and gifts

Kreator Kiki

Love this place. So many things to look at, yoi could be in here for hours and find things you weren't looking for. Very fun. :)

Alexander Hyde

Very nice selection, great service. Also they validate parking. I love this place.

Lydia Grey

Loooove the pusheens and great stationery!

Taylor Nutsford

Awesome selection of books, the staff was very friendly even though it was pretty hectic when we went.

Brian Mann

So much to see here. You'll find something to buy

Chad Clements

Wide selection of Chinese and Japanese books, novelty gifts, along with a big Anime / Manga section on the 2nd level.

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