The One about TimeOut selects Jimbocho in Tokyo as the world’s coolest neighborhood in 2025 (in the world)

Curious of your thoughts of Jimbocho winning first place on TimeOut “coolest neighborhood” (in the world) in 2025?

I have stayed in Jimbocho (in the Kanda area of Chiyoda, Tokyo) and yes, if you are a literary fan, it’s must-go to spot (it’s the home of over 150 bookstores) and there are some restaurants that are definitely worth dining, but I think I look at the location more for a place where students go to for college and where people who work in the manga industry work. I guess, it’s a worker’s town that you see people mostly there for work, to get a book/magazine easily and also for occasional dining.

But for “coolest neighborhood”, I don’t know about that. But as always, I respect people’s decision and in this case, if you are a person who loves books during a time where it seems like not many people are literary geeks like myself, the place can be see a haven.

But even for myself, with so many other neighborhoods in Tokyo, I don’t know if I would call this place as “cool”. But to each their own.

Jimbocho took first place while the others were ranked in the top 10: