<h1 class="subject">Where is the best place in tokyo to buy craft books and fabric?</h1>

I'm going to Japan in a couple of weeks and i want to buy fabric and craft books (specifically knitting and sewing) while i'm there. Can you recomend an area of Tokyo, or even a specific store?

Fabric:

Yuzawaya (locations in Tokyo: Kamata ,Kichijoji and so on )

http://www.sakura-house.com/english/premise/kamata/yuzawaya.htm

Kinkado (location : 5 to 10min walk from JR Ikebukuro station)

http://flickr.com/photos/movinghands/391892617/

http://www.rakuten.co.jp/kinkado/

Craft books:

I guess some craft books will be available at the fabric department stores, however, more such books might be found at large book stores such as Kinokuniya book stores, Junku-do book stores in Shinjuku, (as just example of very large book stores in Tokyo)

Yuzawaya is one of the place you should go.

http://www.yuzawaya.co.jp/company/brochure3.html

I think Tokyu Hands is good, especially Shinjyuku branch is bigger than other branches.

Tokyu Hands

http://www.tokyu-hands.co.jp/index.htm

I would definitely check Yuzawa, and Tokyu Hands in Shibuya is awesome for craft things! As for the books... do you want them in Japanese or English? English books are harder to find, you'll have to go to Quest or Kinokuniya.