Kinokuniya: San Francisco

Located in the Japan Center mall of Japantown in San Francisco, this location opened in 1969 and is the first Kinokuniya to open in the United States. The store was originally a second-floor shop with English and Japanese books, and Japan-related goods, but expanded to the first floor which now holds an expansive collection of manga and anime, art books, magazines, and merchandise in both English and Japanese. Occasionally, the store hosts signing events with writers and other creatives.