Cute location, not as big as other ones I’ve been to, but the selection is definitely bigger and has more sections than most other locations Ive been to

In the annals of time the Kinokuniya Book Store will go down as the single greatest Japanese book store run out of a movie theater building staffed by Americans learning japanese. the elegant shade of almond center hazel paint that clings to every wall practically shouts that these helpful staff members really keep their business walls clean. I would recommend as a must visit for any seasoned swimmer/cyclist looking for gifts for retired or working children and parents.

A fun stop to check out all things anime, Manga and cute toys. I love the art section as well. Good quality items and a ton of options. Well stocked book selection.

BUYER BEWARE: SHOP AT YOUR OWN RISK. This store has a crazy policy NOTHING IN THE STORE CAN BE RETURNED except BOOKS AND UNOPENED COMICS!!!! they have some lame rationale of “Covid” but no real reason why a book is OK to return (even if you’ve read it, fingered through it, coughed on it, etc) but no models, characters, posters, stationary, etc. can be returned for any reason. This is clearly not a normal policy compared to any US retailer. Oh, and this info is not shared until you are given a receipt, where it is printed. But of course at that point you can’t return the item. HATE TO SAY THIS, BUT WE SHOULD ALL AVOID THE STORE UNTIL THEY UPDATE THIS RIDICULOUS POLICY.

This place is really nice. Great place for Manga, Model Kits, Gundams and hobby tools, anime statues. Lucky cats, Darumas. The list goes on, they have it all. Definitely worth looking at

My first but not my last time in there. Great place to grab manga if you are having a hard time finding anything at Barnes and Nobles. Figure selection wasn’t big and were priced reasonably, but still managed to find the right one. Everyone was friendly. Best experience and will for sure be back!!!! :)

This is a great spot to find something fun and/or unique for yourself or a friend. Theres great stationery, Studio Ghibli merch, cute home goods, and much more.

Unsure why, but this Kinokuniya is levels above the Kinokuniya in Seattle! Great selection and nice employees made visiting very enjoyable.

Love the selection. The model section keeps expanding! The staff are super friendly.

This place was great, wonderful staff good products decent prices

Great variety, but a small problem. They did not have the first volume of any series I was looking for. Other than that, awesome store, and I do definitely recommend to anyone who is a fan of manga.

Really nice selection of manga in both Japanese and English. The pen and notebook selection is better than great! I plan to come back later this week and enjoy it some more. There are helpful notes on which books have a show planned or currently airing. There are so many goods to choose from that I feel spoiled for choice…

Has everything you would want. Manga, stationery, figures and so much more. It was also a little bit crowded at times, it may be because the the aisles are small, and because the store is popular. Other than that we really did enjoy our visit.

Really fun just found the perfect pens and perfect lil journal and other cute random things to put in books if you stay there too long you will spend so much on cute things but WORTH IT

Great place to get your japanese experience going. Definitely would recommend this store to my fellow friends.

So happy theres finally one in Portland! Love this place! I dont go here just for the books but for the wide selection of pens and stationery!

This was an amazing surprise on my Portland visit! Excellent selection of manga, stationery, art supplies, and more! Hope I can make it back soon.

Love the way that everything was set up but didn’t get enough time to look so hopefully when i comeback there will be more new items.

This is a really cool place, and they randomly had an appearance by awesome comic book writers Kelly Sue Deconnick and Brian k Vaughn (who live in Portland), it was really cool to meet them. The shop has all kinds of cute Japanese stuff and a huge wall of journals and diaries and pens and markers etc. Its easy to spend two hours in here just looking at all the neat stuff!

Great place to buy many Japanese imported goods. They have a decent English and Japanese manga selection.Parking sucks and everything is overpriced.

Clean, friendly atmosphere and plenty of awesome things to look at!

Its a great place if you enjoy Japanese manga and other things.

I’ve visited Kinokuniya in Austin, TX, San Jose & San Francisco. This was my first time in the PDX location and it was lovely. Great selection & well organized throughout the store. The staff is friendly and always prepared to help you. I have to be real careful in this store because I just want to buy everything! Love the corgi masks by the way!

Cutest store, tons of Japanese imported items that are hard to find. A tad pricey on certain items but love visiting and picking up a few different things every now and then. 💗

I stop in here everytime I’m at uwajimaya and I always find a fun book for my daughter

Amazing Japanese bookstore, plenty of things to look at.

Amazing Selection of both Manga and Merchandise. As well the staff were super kind and helpful. Amazing trip.

Very nice store. We will return😸

Such a cool place, especially for someone who loves Japanese culture

Super cute, lots of stuff! wish there was more of a dvd selection but thats okay! staff is friendly :)

Wide range of manga and other books!! also sells very adorable plushies and stationary, as well as home goods! anime figures are also sold here!

This location is awesome. It used to be an old theater and it was vacant for many years. Its right next to the Director Park, a very nice place to chill when the weather is nice.This store has all sort of cool Japanese stuff. We got several Christmas gifts from here. There are Bandai models, Totoro, stationaries, books, and all sort of knick knacks. Check them out if youre in the area. This is a great place to shop for souvenirs.

Its a very cool place probably worth five stars but I feel like the pricing was a little high I understand that that might be inherent to the type of shop that it is but still it is one thing keeping me from giving you the perfect score. They have a solid variety of beginner manga solid variety of figurines upstairs they have some really fun mystery boxes downstairs as well as an amazing pin selection which can be easily overlooked by accident. They have some good models for like Gundam and stuff. Totally worth checking out of your interested in the anime manga or Japanese media in general

Ive visited Kinokuniya a couple of times and I still havent seen it all. Packed full of books, collectables, and curiosities from Japan and beyond there is something for everyone waiting to be found at Kinokuniya.

Great place, surprisingly big. The prices were pretty high but there was a lot of variety and if your interested in the more popular of Japanese culture, this is the place to be.

They had a very nice lgbtqia+ section

Really cool. Books and supplies for drawing Manga

Such a fun variety of journals and pens!

Very overpriced on a lot of things, the selection of light novels was disappointing. But there are some cool things here.

A must for anyone interested in Japanese pop culture and the arts.

Fun store carrying all manner of Japanese knickknacks and stationery supplies.

It was a cool place. Kinda expensive. There is a lot of stuff in this store so it was hard to move around and when there was people in it it kind of made it crowded.

Very cool place with all sorts of anime goodies some prices can be spendy

Love looking through all the stationary and pens.

So many cool things here! Love their stationary second, but their anime selection is beyond. Cant wait to shop here more!

Good selection of figures here and pleasant staff. Ive bought two expensive figures here and both were in good condition.

Great bookstore and art supply store

Place has so much for art, reading, school supplies, and merchandise from across seas. Will always recommend

Super friendly helpful folks.

This store is breathtaking and overwhelming in the best ways.

The staff here, do not talk or help..Either they are new and learning about the stuff! but the store inside UWajimaya in Beaverton is soo much better in terms or staff, help and actually the stock they have..The Portland store is very mainstream and kind of overwhelming where you cant find the rare stuff. I just prefer the store in Beaverton I guess. Having said that this is a much bigger store and well organized and have a huge stock of manga which is upstairs.

Fun place to shop. Daughter had a blast.

Fun stuff! And very Covid aware. Great shopping experience.

Its a pleasant place to go, old building, interesting Japanese items plus few local ones

Ive only been to the Kinokuniya in Beaverton so when I heard about this one I HAD to visit. Not only is it much bigger, the selection of stationary and anime goodies is much larger too! Its reasonably priced and Ill be back again soon!

I love this place! Great manga selection in both English and Japanese. Also the CUTEST stuffed animals ever! I totally suggest this store for anyone a fan of Japanese culture.

This place has alot of Japanese items. Pens, paper and gundums. If you want unique items this is the place.

Hidden gem, easy to not see the entrance.

Great bookstore! Very large selection of Japanese language books, and english manga, magazines, game books, and translated Japanese fiction. Also an amazing stationary & pen section! I was disappointed that their green tea cafe is still closed due to COVID, but thats understandable

Cute anime and stationary

So organized and colorful! Stocks a huge variety of things!

I think my whole time in Portland Id never seen the Guild Theater in use. I was thrilled to see Kinokuniya make use of the space. They have such a fun selection of books and gifts. Theres a little tea shop in the back too. Dont miss the upstairs, it has some really amazing stuff.

Amazing place for weebs

Awesome selection!

Best place for Japanese books and novelty! They need a bigger location though!

Great Gundam selection. Ended up getting the membership to save money on all the kits xD

Loved it

This place is dangerous! Warning: you will spend lots of money on severely cool Japanese pop culture items as well as amazing stationary and books if you visit. Id go nuts if I worked here, theres just too much cool stuff. Prices are not low, probably because importing isnt cheap, but if you decide to be a regular they do offer a club membership ($25/year, I believe) that gets you discounts, club-only offers, possibly other goodies, all of which would make this place easier in the wallet. Ill definitely be back.

Cute little fun place with a wide selection.

When you get there, savor the delicious items in the small eatery. Great service. Theres also some seating available, which is quite rare from another establishment Ive gone to. The clerks are very helpful and courteous. The merchandise is worth the cost. You will not be disappointed.

This place is a dream. I was only able to purchase one item, in which the worker was very helpful with finding. (It was the Given manga)

Amazing pen selection !

Great place, great workers super nice, they also have great food and I love the small store in the back too!

Well executed new bookstore in downtown Portland where the Guild used to be. Collection is mostly focused on anime but there are lots of other great books, movies and office type supplies. The cafe is a nice perk; you could easily spend hours in here and its much different than Powells!

Wonderful store with books you can’t find else where. My husband has a hobby in bonsai and he really loves the books he found here. They also have some very cute and helpful stationery.

Huge selection, really friendly staff, and I found some great gifts for a friend. 💚

I love this eclectic place. They have a large selection of books from and about Japan, including language books, cookbooks, and novels. They also have a cafe in the back that makes awesome food and drinks.

Bookstore does not accurately describe this place. They have books, stationary and pens, puzzles, knick-knacks, and a thousand other things tucked carefully away in every nook. With their cafe and amazing selection, you could easily spend a couple of blissful hours before you run out.

It has a great selection of Japanese-specific items... The only issue for my budget is they sell a MSRP, but have a club that provides some discount. I bought a Sailor 1911 Pro Gear here because they had one I could hold.

Most packaging is written in Japanese.

Someone stole my umbrella and the staff were not helpful at all! 😤Items are overpriced!! 💸They have some cool stuff, but I could get it online for cheaper!Cafes macha ice cream was good and worth the money at least.

Enjoyed the store!

Very spacious, well organized store. The people who work there are very nice and the snacks at the cafe are really good. Love the pen and notebook selection!

Found touhou, I am happy

Charming Japanese bookstore filled with all the cute trinkets you could possibly want. Books, plush, stationary, figures. Its great!

Was a frequent to the one in Little Tokyo in LA. was so happy when they opened one in PDX. theres a small cafe. Plush toys, an upper level comics section, wonderful books, stationary and much more.

From Manga to a selection of papers.

Glad theyre open again and theyre being safe and sanitary

Love it :)

Funky little store - much smaller than the chains outlets in Asia. Its about half art supplies and half books, so its an interesting place to poke around in.

So cute!

Its got a crazy selection of Japanese stationary. And I come here a lot. Theyve even got this cute little cafe with some Japanese drinks and snacks. Its not a big variety of food, but its a chill setting to sit and rest while you read or write. Apart from stationary, they have an upstairs portion dedicated to anime and manga, a weeaboos dream haha.

I love this bookstore. This was my go to place when I was in Asia and needed to buy good quality postcards 😂

If you like japanese stuff this is the place to get it much closer to other store that carry japanese stuff.

Quirky, interesting, trendy items sold here. It has interesting book and stationary choices.

Great assortment of Japanese books, gifts, and anime/manga media. Great place to browse and shop for gifts

Amazing selection

Great selection, atmosphere, and cafe. Certainly a treat to visit Kinokunia whenever youre looking for a Japanese book, or just some neat stationary.

If your home lacks proper kaiju statues (and lets face it, it probably does), this is your best bet in downtown Portland!

Fun Japanese store with cool books, paper, pens, etc. There is also a Japanese style coffee & tea shop in the back with cookies and pastries.