Buying English books in Tokyo
 

Hi,
maybe this question has been answered before, but im searching for a "Lonely Planet South Korea" and a Book for learning basic Korean (including the writing) in Tokyo. Because i only have a few days in one place i cant order over the internet. Does anyone know a good store where i could get both of them, or at least one?
Of course they would have to be in english because i cant read enough kanji to learn Korean from a Japanese book. Eventually a Phrasebook might do, but id rather have a real book.

thanks so much!

Firebird

oh, anywhere in Tokyo would be fine!

Have you tried Kinokuniya in Shinjuku?

nope, actually i havent tried any until now, i just wanted to avoid running through all the shops (after i found them). Where in Shinjuku is it?

Kinokuniya is a huge bookstore. It's a whole building! The entire 6th floor is dedicated to forein-language books and magazines. It's located just south of ShinjukuTakashimaya Dept. Store, closer to Yoyogi station than to Shinjuku. (At the very bottom of this map)

Thanks so much.
Gonna give that a try as soon as im back in Tokyo!

Pointless question if you are not in Tokyo...

Try mininova and do a search on korean. It will be cheaper and will not involve you being in Tokyo on any particular day. duh!

Doesn't answer the question, and after the question has been correctly answered by a more knowledgeable and helpful forum member. Add in a dollop of self-delusional superiority...

...yup, a troll response. Good work!

Good juice for a person who cannot use the internet to find out stuff <<Troll Reversal>> PPl who post about learning korean on a J forum are bait, suck it!

*sighs* Well, you're consistent, I'll give you that much.

Thank you!
Now read the OP carefully and see why I made bait!

Well i will be in Tokyo in 2 days, so i think my question is resonable. And the question was not about learning Korean but about buying english books in Japan and id prefer a real book. I tried a Japanese learning Programm on the PC and hardly didnt use it, so i think a book is better especially because im travelling alot at the moment and i can easily read a book anywhere (train,....) wich might be more difficult with the PC.

I recently found that amazon Japan has an English version! Here's your book:
Amazon.co.jp&#xFF1A; Lonely Planet Korea: Martin Robinson, Ray Bartlett, Rob Whyte: &#x6D0B;&#x66F8;

Thanks mate, but as i said im not in one place long enough to get it send to me.
found what i was searching in the shop close to yoygi, cheers for that!

you may get it from "bookoff" if you are lucky enough...sound not a unusual book
though...
or,you can just print it out...what I usually did in my college...

good luck~

You can also try Maruzen in Marunouchi (right across the street from Tokyo station). This store has the largest selection of foreign language books I've found in Tokyo

The next best place to try is the Book Off store in Meguro. It is within walking distance of Meguro station, and it is where I buy most of my books. The B1 level is make up almost entirely of foreign language books, and the prices are dirt cheap. It is also a good place to find cds, dvds, and video game software.