Tsutaya Tokyo Roppongi

4 stars: Huge fan of the place, but not so much with the seating.
Tsutaya Tokyo Roppongi is a cool collaborative space between Tsutaya Bookstore and Starbucks neighbored by Roppongi Hills. Although a lot smaller than its counterpart in Daikanyama, the store is rather large and holds a broad selection of magazines to business books and a smaller section for notebooks and handbooks.
Just like Barnes and Nobles in the US, you can grab up to three books that you’re interested, and read it without purchase at the Starbucks seat. You’ll need to return it of course lol. It appears bigger bookstores in Tokyo are collaborating with cafes to recreate this style. It’s a real win-​win for both customers and shops
The only challenge for Tsutaya Roppongi is that the seats are often so crowded, that it’s always a challenge to find seats. I often walk around the block 3 to 4 times before finding one. Now that its getting warmer, perhaps the patio seats might be available (*Note: not sure whether you can take the books outside…)
Regardless, Tsutaya Roppongi is one of my favorite environments to work or study or just glance at recent magazines. A recommend if you’re in the area!

I love bookstores in Japan. They are very spacious and have lots of stuff to peruse. There wasn’t too much stuff in English but that’s ok, I can always go home for that.
There is a Starbucks on the lower level. Even in the middle of a workday there were lots of people just hanging out around the bookstore.
I did see some placards that say that you should purchase a Starbucks coffee before sitting down.

My favorite Tsutaya bookstore.
Tsutaya is the largest rental DVD, CD, Game and book store in Japan with over 1,000 stores and 20 million customers nationwide.
Has extremely wide selection of international books, magazines, making it great place to browse in between shopping or meeting with friends.
Has Starbucks Coffee inside, taking the word convenience to the next level.

One of the nicest places in Tokyo to sit and sip a coffee. It’s located at the base of Keyakizaka Dori, just up from Azabujuban Shotengai. You can sit outside if the weather is nice; or inside; feel free to read the magazines without buying them, for as long as you want. Free internet too!