Bookstores in Hiroshima
Bookstores reward the browsers. Hiroshima, Chugoku has 51 mapped right now. That's 51 bookshops mapped around Hiroshima, each with its own shelves and specialties. The used sections are where the real bargains hide.
This guide covers every bookstore we could verify in and around Hiroshima (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include フタバ図書MEGA and ブックオフ, plus 東京書店. If a bookshop's missing from Hiroshima's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet.
The Hiroshima bookstore lineup
51 mapped within about 40 km:
フタバ図書MEGA
Bookstore
フタバ図書MEGA — Bookstore.
ブックオフ
Bookstore
ブックオフ is Bookstore on 6, 広島市. ブックオフ also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 10:00-22:00; it has a website with more detail.
6, 広島市, 730-0051
Hours: Mo-Su 10:00-22:00
東京書店
Bookstore
東京書店 is Bookstore.
東京書店
Bookstore
東京書店 is Bookstore.
紀伊國屋書店
BookstoreRun by 紀伊國屋書店
紀伊國屋書店 is Bookstore run by 紀伊國屋書店. 紀伊國屋書店 also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as 09:00-21:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
Hours: 09:00-21:00
Phone: +81-829-70-4966
サンブック白島店
Bookstore
サンブック白島店 is Bookstore.
BOOK OFF
Bookstore
BOOK OFF is Bookstore.
フタバ図書
Bookstore
フタバ図書 — Bookstore.
フタバ図書 TSUTAYA
Bookstore
フタバ図書 TSUTAYA — Bookstore.
フタバ
Bookstore
フタバ is Bookstore. フタバ also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as 24/7.
Hours: 24/7
メロンブックス
Bookstore
メロンブックス — Bookstore, found on 1 in 広島市. Also worth knowing about メロンブックス: the map lists its hours as 11:00-20:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
1, 広島市, 730-0051
Hours: 11:00-20:00
Phone: +81 82 545 5808
廣文館 新幹線店
Bookstore
廣文館 新幹線店 is Bookstore.
紀伊國屋書店
BookstoreRun by 株式会社紀伊國屋書店
紀伊國屋書店 is Bookstore run by 株式会社紀伊國屋書店.
廣文館
Bookstore
廣文館 is Bookstore.
アカデミィ書店
Bookstore
アカデミィ書店 is Bookstore on 7, 広島市. アカデミィ書店 also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as 10:00-20:00; it has a website with more detail.
7, 広島市, 730-0035
Hours: 10:00-20:00
フタバ図書可部センター店
BookstoreRun by 株式会社フタバ図書
フタバ図書可部センター店 is Bookstore run by 株式会社フタバ図書.
広島市, 731-0231
ブックオフ
Bookstore
ブックオフ is Bookstore on 52, 広島市. ブックオフ also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as 10:00-21:00; it has a website with more detail.
52, 広島市, 732-0814
Hours: 10:00-21:00
ブックオフ
Bookstore
ブックオフ is Bookstore on 5, 広島市. ブックオフ also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as 10:00-22:00; it has a website with more detail.
5, 広島市, 731-0101
Hours: 10:00-22:00
フタバ図書MEGA中筋店 別館
BookstoreRun by フタバ図書
Run by フタバ図書, フタバ図書MEGA中筋店 別館 is Bookstore. Also worth knowing about フタバ図書MEGA中筋店 別館: the map lists its hours as 10:00-22:00.
Hours: 10:00-22:00
フタバ図書
Bookstore
フタバ図書 — Bookstore.
ジュンク堂
Bookstore
ジュンク堂 — Bookstore.
フタバ図書
Bookstore
フタバ図書 — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about フタバ図書: the map lists its hours as 10:00-21:00; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: 10:00-21:00
明屋書店
Bookstore
明屋書店 is Bookstore.
明林堂書店
Bookstore
明林堂書店 is Bookstore.
TSUTAYA
Bookstore
TSUTAYA is Bookstore.
フタバ図書TSUTAYA
Bookstore
フタバ図書TSUTAYA — Bookstore.
TSUTAYA
Bookstore
TSUTAYA is Bookstore.
至誠堂書店
Bookstore
至誠堂書店 — Bookstore.
TSUTAYA
Bookstore
TSUTAYA is Bookstore.
TSUTAYA
Bookstore
TSUTAYA is Bookstore.
ブックオフ
Bookstore
ブックオフ is Bookstore.
TSUTAYA
BookstoreRun by カルチュア・コンビニエンス・クラブ
TSUTAYA is Bookstore run by カルチュア・コンビニエンス・クラブ.
明林堂書店
Bookstore
明林堂書店 is Bookstore. 明林堂書店 also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
廣文館
Bookstore
廣文館 is Bookstore.
啓文社
Bookstore
啓文社 is Bookstore.
廣文館
Bookstore
廣文館 is Bookstore.
大垣書店
Bookstore
大垣書店 — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about 大垣書店: the map lists its hours as 10:00-20:00.
Hours: 10:00-20:00
フタバ図書 TSUTAYA
Bookstore
フタバ図書 TSUTAYA — Bookstore.
アカデミイ書店
Bookstore
アカデミイ書店 — Bookstore.
東西堂書店
Bookstore
東西堂書店 is Bookstore.
丸善
Bookstore
丸善 is Bookstore.
広島県官報販売所
Bookstore
広島県官報販売所 is Bookstore.
ブックオフ フォレオ広島東店
Bookstore
ブックオフ フォレオ広島東店 — Bookstore.
フタバ図書TSUTAYA TERA
Bookstore
フタバ図書TSUTAYA TERA — Bookstore.
TSUTAYA坂店
Bookstore
TSUTAYA坂店 is Bookstore.
宮島堂書店
Bookstore
宮島堂書店 is Bookstore.
フタバ図書
Bookstore
フタバ図書 — Bookstore.
沢井書店
Bookstore
沢井書店 is Bookstore.
海田町, 7360061
ブックオフ
Bookstore
ブックオフ is Bookstore on 12, 広島市. ブックオフ also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as 10:00-21:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
12, 広島市, 733-0812
Hours: 10:00-21:00
Phone: +81 82 507 4700
中川書店
Bookstore
中川書店 — Bookstore.
ホリデイ書店
Bookstore
ホリデイ書店 is Bookstore.
What the map tells us about bookstores in Hiroshima
11 of the 51 list their opening hours on the map, which is genuinely useful — bookshops keep civilised hours, so the listed ones are usually reliable.
8 have websites listed. Worth a look for events — readings and signings get announced there first.
The Hiroshima bookstore crawl
Plot these on a map and the day plans itself: フタバ図書MEGA, ブックオフ on 6, 東京書店, 東京書店, 紀伊國屋書店, サンブック白島店, BOOK OFF, and フタバ図書. That's 51 stops on the Hiroshima bookstore crawl. 43 more are listed below.
Bookstore tips for Hiroshima
A few things worth knowing before you work through Hiroshima's bookstores:
- Ask for the out-of-print hunters at フタバ図書MEGA. Some used shops will hunt down out-of-print titles for you. It takes patience, but the find is worth it.
- Check the events board at ブックオフ. Book clubs, writing groups, story times — bookshops are community centres that happen to sell books.
- Bring a tote bag. Bookshops and tote bags are a natural pair. You'll need it — nobody leaves with the one book they came for.
- Ask the booksellers. A good bookseller lives for the question 'what should I read next?' Give them three books you loved and watch them work.
Good to know
We searched about 40 km around Hiroshima — that covers the town itself plus the surrounding communities you'd reasonably drive to. Listings come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by local volunteers, so a brand-new bookstore in Hiroshima can take a while to appear. If you spot one of the 51 that's closed, or a great bookstore we missed, the fix is to update the map itself — that's where this guide reads from.
We don't list prices — they change constantly and vary by edition. What we list is the where: real shops, verified by real mappers, in alphabetical order with no favourites.
If you run one of the 51 listed here and something's wrong — a closure, a move, new hours — the fix is the same: update the shop on OpenStreetMap and the correction flows through to this page on the next daily refresh.
Bookstore listings for Hiroshima: 51 mapped from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Photos from Wikimedia Commons contributors; individual photo credits appear in captions. Listing data was last refreshed automatically — verify hours before visiting.