Archive · 26 Sep 2025
Tokyo's Jimbocho Named World's Coolest Neighbourhood by TimeOut
TimeOut magazine has picked Tokyo's Jimbocho as the world's coolest neighborhood for 2025!
Jimbocho is famous for its many vintage bookstores, making it a paradise for book lovers.
This spot also attracts young people and food fans with its curry houses.
TimeOut looked at things like culture, community, and food to choose the coolest neighborhoods.
The magazine's list also includes neighborhoods in Belgium, Brazil, London, and Chicago.
TimeOut named Jimbocho in Tokyo the coolest neighborhood in the world.
Jimbocho is a book district with nearly 150 vintage bookstores.
The criteria for selection included culture, creativity, and 'nowness'.
Other neighborhoods on the list include Borgerhout, Barra Funda, Camberwell, and Avondale.
The survey highlights local favorites that deserve attention.
- Who
- TimeOut magazine
- What
- Named Jimbocho in Tokyo as the world's coolest neighborhood
- When
- With three months remaining in 2025
- Where
- Tokyo, Japan
- Why
- To highlight vibrant and original urban locations.
- Coolest Neighbourhood
- Jimbocho, Tokyo
- Magazine
- TimeOut
- Jimbocho Features
- Bookstores, curry houses