Kyoto IP Bookstore, themed 'Wa' (Japanese harmony), opens on April 28 (Tuesday) as the third store after Shibuya and Ebisubashi
Culture Convenience Club (CCC) opened its third 'IP Bookstore' in Kyoto Takashimaya S.C. on April 28, 2026. This store, following Shibuya and Ebisubashi locations, will feature exhibitions and sales primarily of original merchandise related to Japan's leading IP entertainment content, offering new experiences to core fans and inbound tourists.
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Culture Convenience Club Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture; Representative Director, President, and CEO: Takanori Takahashi; hereinafter "CCC") opened the "Kyoto IP Bookstore," a gathering place for Japan's representative IP entertainment content, as its third "IP Bookstore" following Shibuya (SHIBUYA TSUTAYA, Tokyo) and Ebisubashi (TSUTAYA EBISUBASHI, Osaka), on April 28, 2026 (Tuesday), inside "Kyoto Tsutaya Books" on the 6th floor of Kyoto Takashimaya S.C. [T8].
"IP Bookstore" is a store that primarily exhibits and sells original merchandise related to Japan's representative IP entertainment content, such as comics, anime, and VTubers (virtual YouTubers). It offers a wide range of unique IP entertainment content that can only be purchased and experienced here, creating a space where fans can gather and connect, garnering strong support from core fans to inbound tourists.
Kyoto, the new base for "IP Bookstore," is known as one of Japan's leading "sacred places for IP culture," where numerous anime and game production companies, art universities, and creators gather. It is a city where tradition nurtured by history intersects with Japan's representative IPs, attracting high expectations from inbound tourists.
Going forward, "Kyoto IP Bookstore" will create encounters with new IPs and new worlds through various goods related to IP entertainment content and unique exhibitions and products that incorporate a Japanese 'Wa' aesthetic in their design and expression. From Kyoto, it will transmit the "now" of Japanese IP to the world.
Experience meeting, deepening, and immersing yourself in your "likes" and "oshi" (favorite characters/idols).
Through diverse IP projects that change weekly and monthly, "Kyoto IP Bookstore" will provide a space where visitors can enjoy new discoveries and encounters with their "likes" and "oshi" every time they visit. A gallery space with immersive large-scale exhibitions and POP UP events has been established, creating a layout that allows for a three-dimensional experience of the world of IP entertainment content.
Through exhibitions and presentations tailored to the charm of each IP, we aim to deliver a store experience that moves the heart every time you visit.
Unique original goods born from 2D IP × "Wa" (Japanese harmony), only here, only now.
In addition to newly drawn art, we offer unique original goods that combine practicality and collectibility, such as items incorporating traditional Kyoto techniques and designs, and collaborations with young creators. With a curation unique to "IP Bookstore," which fuses 2D IP with a Japanese 'Wa' aesthetic, we propose new expressions and values to fans both domestically and internationally.
Details regarding the projects to be held and the lineup of original goods to be sold at "Kyoto IP Bookstore" will be announced sequentially on the official website and official social media.
Official Website: http://tsutaya.jp/kyoto_ip-shoten/
Official X: @KYOTO_IPSHOTEN (https://x.com/KYOTO_IPSHOTEN/)
■ About "IP Bookstore"
"IP Bookstore" first opened on the 6th floor of "SHIBUYA TSUTAYA," which reopened in April 2024 with the theme "Create your world with what you love." (SHIBUYA TSUTAYA IP Bookstore: https://shibuyatsutaya.tsite.jp/ip-shoten/). In December 2024, the second store opened on the basement first floor of "TSUTAYA EBISUBASHI," TSUTAYA's flagship store in Osaka, located in the heart of Ebisubashi, Osaka (TSUTAYA EBISUBASHI Osaka IP Bookstore: http://tsutaya.jp/osaka_ip-shoten/). The "Kyoto IP Bookstore," opening on the 6th floor of "Kyoto Tsutaya Books" this time, will be the third store.
"IP Bookstore" primarily consists of three areas: the "POP UP SHOP" updated monthly, the proposal-based corner "IP100," and the "Large-scale Project POP UP" for major exhibitions. It mainly sells goods and comics. Many of the products sold are "IP Bookstore Original Limited Edition Products" produced by "IP Bookstore," offering a wide range of IP content that can only be purchased and experienced here, and are supported by a wide range of customers, from core fans to international visitors.
■ Kyoto IP Bookstore Store Information
- Business Hours: 8:30 to 21:00 *Store holidays are subject to Kyoto Takashimaya S.C.
- Address: Kyoto Tsutaya Books, 6F Kyoto Takashimaya S.C. [T8], 35 Otani-cho, Shijo-dori, Teramachi Higashi-iru Nichome, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture 600-8002
- Opening Date: Tuesday, April 28, 2026
- Access: Direct underground connection from Hankyu Kyoto Line Kyoto-Kawaramachi Station by Hankyu Railway.
Keihan Railway Keihan Gion Shijo
"IP Bookstore" is a store that primarily exhibits and sells original merchandise related to Japan's representative IP entertainment content, such as comics, anime, and VTubers (virtual YouTubers). It offers a wide range of unique IP entertainment content that can only be purchased and experienced here, creating a space where fans can gather and connect, garnering strong support from core fans to inbound tourists.
Kyoto, the new base for "IP Bookstore," is known as one of Japan's leading "sacred places for IP culture," where numerous anime and game production companies, art universities, and creators gather. It is a city where tradition nurtured by history intersects with Japan's representative IPs, attracting high expectations from inbound tourists.
Going forward, "Kyoto IP Bookstore" will create encounters with new IPs and new worlds through various goods related to IP entertainment content and unique exhibitions and products that incorporate a Japanese 'Wa' aesthetic in their design and expression. From Kyoto, it will transmit the "now" of Japanese IP to the world.
Experience meeting, deepening, and immersing yourself in your "likes" and "oshi" (favorite characters/idols).
Through diverse IP projects that change weekly and monthly, "Kyoto IP Bookstore" will provide a space where visitors can enjoy new discoveries and encounters with their "likes" and "oshi" every time they visit. A gallery space with immersive large-scale exhibitions and POP UP events has been established, creating a layout that allows for a three-dimensional experience of the world of IP entertainment content.
Through exhibitions and presentations tailored to the charm of each IP, we aim to deliver a store experience that moves the heart every time you visit.
Unique original goods born from 2D IP × "Wa" (Japanese harmony), only here, only now.
In addition to newly drawn art, we offer unique original goods that combine practicality and collectibility, such as items incorporating traditional Kyoto techniques and designs, and collaborations with young creators. With a curation unique to "IP Bookstore," which fuses 2D IP with a Japanese 'Wa' aesthetic, we propose new expressions and values to fans both domestically and internationally.
Details regarding the projects to be held and the lineup of original goods to be sold at "Kyoto IP Bookstore" will be announced sequentially on the official website and official social media.
Official Website: http://tsutaya.jp/kyoto_ip-shoten/
Official X: @KYOTO_IPSHOTEN (https://x.com/KYOTO_IPSHOTEN/)
■ About "IP Bookstore"
"IP Bookstore" first opened on the 6th floor of "SHIBUYA TSUTAYA," which reopened in April 2024 with the theme "Create your world with what you love." (SHIBUYA TSUTAYA IP Bookstore: https://shibuyatsutaya.tsite.jp/ip-shoten/). In December 2024, the second store opened on the basement first floor of "TSUTAYA EBISUBASHI," TSUTAYA's flagship store in Osaka, located in the heart of Ebisubashi, Osaka (TSUTAYA EBISUBASHI Osaka IP Bookstore: http://tsutaya.jp/osaka_ip-shoten/). The "Kyoto IP Bookstore," opening on the 6th floor of "Kyoto Tsutaya Books" this time, will be the third store.
"IP Bookstore" primarily consists of three areas: the "POP UP SHOP" updated monthly, the proposal-based corner "IP100," and the "Large-scale Project POP UP" for major exhibitions. It mainly sells goods and comics. Many of the products sold are "IP Bookstore Original Limited Edition Products" produced by "IP Bookstore," offering a wide range of IP content that can only be purchased and experienced here, and are supported by a wide range of customers, from core fans to international visitors.
■ Kyoto IP Bookstore Store Information
- Business Hours: 8:30 to 21:00 *Store holidays are subject to Kyoto Takashimaya S.C.
- Address: Kyoto Tsutaya Books, 6F Kyoto Takashimaya S.C. [T8], 35 Otani-cho, Shijo-dori, Teramachi Higashi-iru Nichome, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture 600-8002
- Opening Date: Tuesday, April 28, 2026
- Access: Direct underground connection from Hankyu Kyoto Line Kyoto-Kawaramachi Station by Hankyu Railway.
Keihan Railway Keihan Gion Shijo