Book Section Ranking

April 2026 Ranking

Komaba

Ranking	Book title	author	Publisher	excluding tax Price
1	How to write reports and papers using generative AI	Takayuki Ito	Keio University Press	1200
2	A brand new academic writing textbook	Kodai Abe	Kobunsha	1800
3	Instructions and existence	Saul Kripke	Heibonsha	2000
4	For those studying feminism	Shin? Young	Sekai Shisosha	3000
5	Learn more about 300 World Heritage Sites	World Heritage Academy	World Heritage Academy	2400
6	Modern and Contemporary Japanese History: From the End of the Edo Period and the Meiji Restoration to World War I	Mao Higuchi	University of Tokyo Press	2400
7	Why is this a masterpiece?	Mayako Akita	Asahi Publishing	2000
8	The art of viewing pictures	Mayako Akita	Asahi Publishing	1850
9	Unleashed Nothingness	Ray Brassier	Kawade Shobo Shinsha	5900
10	Archaeology of Violence	Pierre Clastres	Heibonsha	2000

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April 2026 Ranking

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April 2026 Ranking

Komaba　

Ranking	Book title	author	Publisher	excluding tax Price
1	University of Tokyo, Contemporary Chinese Studies	Tomoo Marukawa	University of Tokyo Press	3000
2	Modern Japanese political history	Koji Nakakita	Yuhikaku	2700
3	The essence of the American Democratic Party's failure	John B. Judith	Toyo Keizai Inc	2800
4	International Relations	Jun Tago	Keiso Shobo	2400
5	University of Tokyo Politics	The University of Tokyo Faculty of Law "Contemporary Politics" Committee	University of Tokyo Press	1800

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April 2026 Ranking

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Ranking	Book title	author	Publisher	excluding tax Price
1	Pocket Six Laws Reiwa 8 Edition	Hiroki Morita	Yuhikaku	2500
2	Pocket Six Laws Reiwa 8 Edition	Hiroki Morita	Yuhikaku	2300
3	civil procedure law	Koichi Miki	Yuhikaku	4000
4	Yuhikaku Case Law Six Laws Reiwa 8 Edition	Hiroki Morita	Yuhikaku	3500
5	Criminal law case study materials	Ryo Ida	Yuhikaku	2900
6	administrative law	Mitsuru Noro	Yuhikaku	2100
7	Methods of law	Wataru Tanaka	Yuhikaku	6000
8	Complete Guide to the Bar Exam & Preliminary Exam Multiple Choice Six Laws Civil Law 2026 Edition	Tokyo Legal Mind LEC Research Institute Judiciary	Tokyo Legal Mind	3500
9	Labor Law	Yuichiro Mizumachi	Yuhikaku	3500
10	Perfect Past Questions for the Bar Exam & Preliminary Exam: Civil Law 2, 2026 (Reiwa 8)		Tatsumi Law Institute	4637

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April 2026 Ranking

Komaba

Ranking	Book title	author	Publisher	excluding tax Price
1	The Apocalypse of the Anthropocene	Kohei Saito	Shueisha	1700
2	Capital in the Anthropocene	Kohei Saito	Shueisha	1800
3	Destructive capitalism	Quinn Slobodian	Misuzu Shobo	3600
4	Economics of a Country of Inequality	Angus Deaton	Misuzu Shobo	3400
5	Introduction to Money Markets	Takahiro Hattori	Nippon Hyoronsha	2800

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April 2026 Ranking

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Ranking	Book title	author	Publisher	excluding tax Price
1	The Apocalypse of the Anthropocene	Kohei Saito	Shueisha	1700
2	Start with the issue	Kazuto Ataka	Eiji Publishing	2000
3	Matching theory and market design	Takehito Kojima	Nippon Hyoronsha	2000
4	The power of microeconomics	Michihiro Kamitori	Nippon Hyoronsha	3200
5	Introduction to Japanese Government Bonds	Takahiro Hattori	Financial and Fiscal Affairs Research Group	3300
6	Financial Accounting Lecture	Hisakatsu Sakurai	Chuo Keizai-sha	3900
7	Empirical Business Economics	Yasuaki Uetake	Nippon Hyoronsha	2700
8	You can learn four years' worth of university-level public finance in just 10 hours	Masayoshi Hayashi	KADOKAWA	1600
9	The mechanisms of society and the economy as learned through economic history	Masayuki Nakabayashi	Nippon Hyoronsha	2200
10	A Random Walk Down Wall Street	Burton G. Malkiel	Nikkei BP	2700

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April 2026 Ranking

Komaba

Ranking	Book title	author	Publisher	excluding tax Price
1	A Guide to Physics at the University of Tokyo	Kensuke Kobayashi	University of Tokyo Press	3000
2	How to get selected as a JSPS Research Fellow and tips	Rui Yoshida	Yodosha	3300
3	A mirror called AI	Shannon Valore	Tokyo Chemical Industry Association	2200
4	If we create a superintelligent AI, humanity will become extinct	Eliza Yudkowski	Hayakawa Publishing	2400
5	Academia Swimming Techniques	Nozomi Taniguchi	Yodosha	3300
6	The world of roots	Tomoki Nakanishi	Asakura Bookstore	4500
7	The mind is hereditary	Robert Promin	Kawade Shobo Shinsha	2400
8	Exercises for Graduate School Entrance Exams: Mathematics 1	Shunichi Himeno	Science Company	2850
9	Physics of Many-Body Systems	Naoki Yamamoto	Science Company	2700
10	KPZ Universal Class Physics	Kazumasa Takeuchi	Kyoritsu Publishing	2800

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*If we were to simply compile the top-selling science and engineering books at Komaba, the ranking would be dominated by reference books and exercise books for first-year courses such as differential and integral calculus, linear algebra, and mechanics. These are considered equivalent to textbooks and may be excluded from this ranking.
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April 2026 Ranking

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Ranking	Book title	author	Publisher	excluding tax Price
1	Introduction to Complex Function Theory	Yuki Watanabe	Kyoritsu Publishing	2500
2	Academia Swimming Techniques	Nozomi Taniguchi	Yodosha	3300
3	A Guide to Physics at the University of Tokyo	Kensuke Kobayashi	University of Tokyo Press	3000
4	Physics of Many-Body Systems	Naoki Yamamoto	Science Company	2700
5	How to get selected as a JSPS Research Fellow and tips	Rui Yoshida	Yodosha	3300
6	Introduction to Algebra for Mathematical Information Sciences	Tsuyoshi Takagi	Kyoritsu Publishing	3000
7	Nature's Lighting Techniques	Kanazawa Teruyoshi	Morikita Publishing	3000
8	KPZ Universal Class Physics	Shozo Sudo	Kyoritsu Publishing	2800
9	Practical Introduction to Cloud Code	Kimihiro Nishimi	Gijutsu Hyoronsha	3000
10	Hands-on learning of topology: Fundamental groups	Yuya Kouda	Shokabo	3600

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Komaba

Komaba Bookstore
does not create rankings because its inventory/sales of medical and pharmaceutical books are limited.

April 2026 Ranking

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Ranking	Book title	author	Publisher	excluding tax Price
1	Experimental Medicine, May 2026: Techniques for Utilizing Generative AI	Ryo Ozaki	Yodosha	2500
2	A Beginner's Guide! Real-World Data x SQL x Clinical Research Analysis	Hideki Yasunaga	Kinpodo	4100
3	Causal inference for epidemiological and clinical research	Tomohiro Shinozaki	Asakura Bookstore	4500
4	Diseases Made Visible Vol. 1	Medical Informatics Research Institute	Medic Media	4400
5	Neonatal Resuscitation Textbook, 5th Edition	Shigeharu Hosono	Medical View Co., Ltd	4500
6	Lectures on Causal Inference for Medical Research	Kosuke Inoue	Medical Publishing Company	4000
7	Design of medical research	Masako Kihara	Medical Science International	5700
8	Does that graph convey the message correctly?	Ryosuke Fujii	Yodosha	3600
9	How to write a good medical paper in just one day	Rikta Hamaya	Maruzen Publishing	4000
10	Today's Therapeutics 2026	Koji Izutsu	Nankodo	5000

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April 2026 Ranking

Komaba

Ranking	Book title	author	Publisher	excluding tax Price
1	In the Megachurch	Ryo Asai	Nikkei BP	2000
2	Novel thinking for verbalization	Satoshi Ogawa	Kodansha	1100
3	The era of "futons"	Hiroshi Kimura	Shinchosha	1800
4	blue sky	Masayasu Wakabayashi	Bungeishunju	1800
5	Poetic Brain Lectures	Kiwao Nomura	Left and right shrines	2700
6	emotional materialism	Fuhito Endo	Kotoriyu Shobo	2700
7	Flower Song	Sayusha Editorial Department	Left and right shrines	2000

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April 2026 Ranking

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Ranking	Book title	author	Publisher	excluding tax Price
1	In the Megachurch	Ryo Asai	Nikkei BP	2000
2	Novel thinking for verbalization	Satoshi Ogawa	Kodansha	1100
3	blue sky	Masayasu Wakabayashi	Bungeishunju	1800
4	University of Tokyo, Hongo Campus	Campus Planning Office, University of Tokyo	University of Tokyo Press	2800
5	The Story of the University of Tokyo, Part 1	Yukinori Fukatsu	Yugeisha	1500
6	Epicurus's Prescription	Sosuke Natsukawa	Suirinsha	1800
6	ripe persimmon	Noon Sato	KADOKAWA	1850
6	A Happy Ending: How Eiichi Ohtaki Came to Be	Kenta Hagiwara	Bungeishunju	1750
9	A flower-themed notebook to make walks more enjoyable	Hidehiro Inagaki	Tokyo Shoseki	1600
9	Two people traveling the railway in Taiwan	Yang twins	Chuokoron-Shinsha	2300

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April 2026 Ranking

Komaba

Ranking	Book title	author	Publisher	excluding tax Price
1	The ethics of leisure and boredom	Koichiro Kokubun	Shinchosha	900
2	The science of organizing thoughts	Shigehiko Toyama	Chikuma Shobo	630
3	Project Hail Mary, Vol. 1 and 2	Andy Weir	Hayakawa Publishing	1500
4	Super Princess Kaguya!	Studio Chromat	KADOKAWA	760
5	Ethnicity and Nationalism	Ernest Gellner	Iwanami Shoten	1370
6	What is Literature? (Volumes 1 & 2)	Terri Eagleton	Iwanami Shoten	910
7	The Temptation of Shuraksai	Mark Lilla	Chikuma Shobo	1300
8	Naruse goes to take over the world	Mina Miyajima	Shinchosha	630
9	righteous desire	Ryo Asai	Shinchosha	850
10	The mystery of London scones	Honobu Yonezawa	Tokyo Sogensha	640

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April 2026 Ranking

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Ranking	Book title	author	Publisher	excluding tax Price
1	Project Hail Mary (vol. 1 and 2)	Andy Weir	Hayakawa Publishing	1500
2	The science of organizing thoughts	Shigehiko Toyama	Chikuma Shobo	630
3	Prolegomena	Immanuel Kant	Iwanami Shoten	1100
3	The ethics of leisure and boredom	Koichiro Kokubun	Shinchosha	900
5	Techniques of sociology	Howard S. Becker	Chikuma Shobo	1700
6	Inspiring words	Judith Butler	Iwanami Shoten	1670
7	Naruse goes to take over the world	Mina Miyajima	Shinchosha	630
8	National Treasures Vol. 1/2	Shuichi Yoshida	Asahi Shimbun Publications	800
9	Definitive Edition: Power and Modes of Exchange	Kojin Karatani	Iwanami Shoten	1880
10	Wittgenstein	Takashi Iida	Chikuma Shobo	1600

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April 2026 Ranking

Komaba

Ranking	Book title	author	Publisher	excluding tax Price
1	Everything and nothing	Markus Gabriel	Chikuma Shobo	1400
2	Defeat against the Emperor	Koichiro Kokubun	Shinchosha	900
3	Jewish History	Taro Tsurumi	Chuokoron-Shinsha	1080
4	The Principles of Action and Geopolitics of Africa, the "Economic Continent"	Mitsugu Endo	Chuokoron-Shinsha	1050
5	Evangelicals: American Society Torn by Eschatology	Yoshiyuki Kato	Chuokoron-Shinsha	1200
6	Zionism	Taro Tsurumi	Iwanami Shoten	1120
7	Modern War Theory	Yu Koizumi	Chikuma Shobo	980
8	Why don't girls from rural areas aim for Tokyo University?	Kawasaki Rion	Kobunsha	860
9	Meirokusha Shrine	Yuri Kono	Chuokoron-Shinsha	1050
10	What to study at university	Taizo Kato	Bestsellers	900

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April 2026 Ranking

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Ranking	Book title	author	Publisher	excluding tax Price
1	Skepticism	Tetsuya Furuta	Chuokoron-Shinsha	980
2	Defeat against the Emperor	Koichiro Kokubun	Shinchosha	900
2	Evangelicals: American Society Torn by Eschatology	Yoshiyuki Kato	Chuokoron-Shinsha	1200
4	Meirokusha Shrine	Yuri Kono	Chuokoron-Shinsha	1050
5	The intellectual history of "empathy"	Tatsuya Sakamoto	Iwanami Shoten	1000
6	Mitterrand	Toru Yoshida	Chuokoron-Shinsha	1050
7	What is nationalism?	Ryo Nakai	Chuokoron-Shinsha	1100
8	How has written Japanese changed?	Toru Kugikan	Chuokoron-Shinsha	980
9	Classical Japanese and Classical Chinese	Tanaka Sota	Chikuma Shobo	980
9	What is counseling?	Kaito Higashibata	Kodansha	1400
9	Japanese society and foreigners	Park Sara	Chuokoron-Shinsha	1200

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April 2026 Ranking

Komaba

Ranking	Book title	author	Publisher	excluding tax Price
1	Crown French Vocabulary Introduction	Georges Vessières	Sanseido	1600
2	TOEIC L&R TEST Appearing Words Express Golden Phrase	TEX Kato	Asahi Shimbun Publications	900
3	1100 Essential Vocabulary Words for German Language Proficiency Test Levels 5 & 4	Asako Ishizaki	Goken	1800
4	Official TOEIC Listening & Reading Questions 12	Educational Testing	International Business Communication Association	3300
5	New Zero-Start French Vocabulary BASIC 1000	Fumie Suzuki	J Research Publishing	1200
6	French for Beginners	Yoko Otsuka	NHK Publishing	2000
7	Crown German Vocabulary 1600	Shio Nobuoka	Sanseido	2200
8	Kikutan Spanish: Beginner's Edition	Rika Yoshida	ALC (Shinagawa Ward)	2000
9	Start from Scratch with BASIC 1000 Spanish Vocabulary	Hispanica	J Research Publishing	1200
10	Korean Language Proficiency Test (TOPIK) Levels 3 & 4 Intermediate Vocabulary: 1800 Words [Audio Download Available]	Hein South	Goken	1800

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April 2026 Ranking

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Ranking	Book title	author	Publisher	excluding tax Price
1	Complete TOEFL iBT test preparation for those taking the test for the first time or those aiming for a high score	Yuki Yamauchi	J Research Publishing	2800
2	Official TOEIC Listening & Reading Questions 12	Educational Testing	International Business Communication Association	3300
3	Official TOEFL English Vocabulary	ETS	The Japan Times	3000
4	TOEIC L&R TEST Appearing Words Express Golden Phrase	TEX Kato	Asahi Shimbun Publications	900
5	1000 TOEIC L&R Test Grammar Questions	TEX Kato	Ask Publishing	2300
6	Complete TOEFL iBT test preparation for those aiming for a score of 100 (5.5) or higher	Yuki Yamauchi	J Research Publishing	3000
7	TOEFL Test English Vocabulary 3800	Takashi Kambe	Obunsha	2300
8	Complete TOEFL iBT Test Preparation for First-Time Test Takers: Introductory/Beginner Level	Yuki Yamauchi	J Research Publishing	2500
9	TOEFL iBT Complete Practice Tests (5 sets) [Includes 5 Web-based Practice Tests]	Yuki Yamauchi	J Research Publishing	5000
10	Master the TOEIC L&R test in just 2 months and get 900 points!	Tsuguo Tenma	ALC (Shinagawa Ward)	3000

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Komaba

Komaba Bookstore
does not have a ranking system in place due to its limited stock and sales of job-hunting and civil service-related books.

April 2026 Ranking

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Ranking	Book title	author	Publisher	excluding tax Price
1	This is the real web test! 2 2028 Edition	SPI Note Club	Kodansha	1500
2	This is the real SPI3! 2028 Edition	SPI Note Club	Kodansha	1500
3	Case study notebook written by a University of Tokyo student to improve your problem-solving skills	University of Tokyo Case Study Research Group	Toyo Keizai Inc	1500
4	Company Quarterly Report Industry Map 2026 Edition	Toyo Keizai Inc	Toyo Keizai Inc	1800
5	The Strongest SPI & Test Center Practice Questions in History 2027 Latest Edition	Office Umi	Natsumesha	1500
6	This is the real web test! 1 2028 edition	SPI Note Club	Kodansha	1500
7	The Ultimate Treasure Box & C-GAB Super Practical Problem Set 2028 Latest Edition	Office Umi	Natsumesha	1500
8	This is the real SPI3 test center! 2028 Edition	SPI Note Club	Kodansha	1500
9	Discussion notes written by a University of Tokyo student to improve discussion skills	Masahiro Yoshida	Toyo Keizai Inc	1500
10	Fermi Estimation Notes: A guide to developing your natural intelligence, written by a current Tokyo University student	University of Tokyo Case Study Research Group	Toyo Keizai Inc	1450

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April 2026 Ranking

Komaba

Ranking	Book title	author	Publisher	excluding tax Price
1	Detective Conan 108	Gosho Aoyama	Shogakukan	540
2	SPY×FAMILY 17	Tatsuya Endo	Shueisha	580
3	The more books you sell, the better	Ao Kojima	KADOKAWA	780
4	ONE PIECE CHOPPER's 1	"ONE PIECE" (Original story by Eiichiro Oda)	Shueisha	1400
5	Goodbye Eri	Tatsuki Fujimoto	Shueisha	440
6	Detective Conan 107	Gosho Aoyama	Shogakukan	540
7	Delusional Academism 1-2	Yuki Hiyama	Houbunsha	900
8	Skip and Loafers 13	Misaki Takamatsu	Kodansha	720
9	ONE PIECE Volume 114	Eiichiro Oda	Shueisha	520
10	100m	Uotoyo	Kodansha	1200

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April 2026 Ranking

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Ranking	Book title	author	Publisher	excluding tax Price
1	Detective Conan 108	Gosho Aoyama	Shogakukan	540
2	SPY×FAMILY 17	Tatsuya Endo	Shueisha	580
3	Peasants and aristocrats 9	Hiromu Arakawa	Shinshokan	1160
4	Natsume's Book of Friends 33	Yuki Midorikawa	Hakusensha	540
5	The more books you sell, the better	Ao Kojima	KADOKAWA	780
6	ONE PIECE Volume 114	Eiichiro Oda	Shueisha	520
7	Q. E. D. UNIV. - Proof complete - 3	Motohiro Kato	Kodansha	540
8	Akane's Tale, Part 21	horseback hawk	Shueisha	520
9	Real 17	Takehiko Inoue	Shueisha	820
10	Skip and Loafers 13	Misaki Takamatsu	Kodansha	720

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The designated textbooks referred to here are as follows:
1) Books that have been approved by the student cooperative by the instructor in charge.
2) Books other than those listed in 1 above that have been introduced in class and have been purchased by many students.
Please note that designated textbooks may include independently bound books or foreign books,
and these may not be reflected in this ranking.

ranking textbooks
is meaningless because the number of required textbooks supplied depends on the number of students enrolled.
However, there have been requests for information on which textbooks are frequently purchased at the University of Tokyo and when and what textbooks are purchased. Therefore, we
have decided to make this information public starting in January 2024.
For more information on the University of Tokyo Co-op's approach to textbook sales, please see the page below.

Sales of textbooks and reference books

April 2026 Ranking

Komaba

This ranking is based on the stocks sold during the 2026 S semester

Ranking	Book title	author	Publisher	excluding tax Price
1	Chinese language course	Hideki Ono (Chinese)	Hakuteisha	2600
2	A compass for learning Spanish	The Spanish Language Section, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Tokyo	Asahi Publishing	2200
3	Understanding life science from the perspectives of physics, chemistry, and mathematics	University of Tokyo Life Science Textbook Editorial Committee	Yodosha	3500
4	Life Sciences for All Science Students	University of Tokyo Life Science Textbook Editorial Committee	Yodosha	3800
5	Fundamentals of Modern Condensed Matter Chemistry	Keiichiro Ogawa	Kodansha	3400
6	Basic Life Science Experiments	Editorial Board Member, Basic Life Sciences Experiment, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Tokyo	University of Tokyo Press	2700
7	Basic Chemistry Experiments	University of Tokyo	Tokyo Chemical Industry Association	2800
8	Introduction to University Mathematics	Mathematics Department, University of Tokyo	University of Tokyo Press	2400
9	Einblicke	German Studies Section, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Tokyo	German Studies Section, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Tokyo	2526
10	Basic Physics Experiments	University of Tokyo, College of Arts and Sciences, Basic Physics Experiment Textbook	Academic book publishers	1900

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Due to the nature of the sales method, it is difficult to compile statistics for the Hongo Book Department, so there are no plans to make them public

January to December 2022 Overall Ranking (Top 20)

Komaba

Ranking	Book title	author	Publisher	excluding tax Price
1	Lecture on "Vocaloid Music Theory" at the University of Tokyo	Ayukawa Pate	Bungeishunju	2200
2	University liberal arts calculus	Fumimoto Kato	Suken Publishing	2800
3	Introduction to modern thought	Masaya Chiba	Kodansha	900
4	The ethics of leisure and boredom	Koichiro Kokubun	Shinchosha	800
5	ONE PIECE Volume 104	Eiichiro Oda	Shueisha	480
6	ONE PIECE Volume 102	Eiichiro Oda	Shueisha	440
7	What is feminism?	Shimizu Akiko	Bungeishunju	980
8	nonequilibrium statistical mechanics	Takahiro Sagawa	Kyoritsu Publishing	2200
9	The campus seminar on linear algebra is highly acclaimed for its excellent learning potential	Takayuki Baba	Masema	2380
10	Jujutsu Kaisen 19	Akutami Gege	Shueisha	440
11	The science of organizing thoughts	Shigehiko Toyama	Chikuma Shobo	520
12	Modern Russian Military Strategy	Yu Koizumi	Chikuma Shobo	940
13	Spinoza for Beginners	Koichiro Kokubun	Kodansha	860
14	The campus seminar on differential and integral calculus has a reputation for building amazing skills	Takayuki Baba	Masema	2380
15	Algebra 1	Akihiko Yukie	Nippon Hyoronsha	2000
16	Easy-to-understand analytical mechanics	Masahiro Maeno	Tokyo Books	2800
17	Capital in the Anthropocene	Kohei Saito	Shueisha	1020
18	It's all about being popular	Hitoshi Futamura	East Press	667
19	Petit Royal French-Japanese Dictionary	Hidenori Kurakata	Obunsha	4200
20	Spinoza	Koichiro Kokubun	Iwanami Shoten	1280

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*Textbooks designated by the university have been excluded. *
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January to December 2023 Overall Ranking (Top 20)

Komaba

Ranking	Book title	author	Publisher	excluding tax Price
1	Chart Series: University Education: Linear Algebra	Fumimoto Kato	Suken Publishing	2800
2	The ethics of leisure and boredom	Koichiro Kokubun	Shinchosha	800
3	Chart Series University Education Calculus	Fumimoto Kato	Suken Publishing	2800
4	Delusional Academism 1	Yuki Hiyama	Houbunsha	900
5	Lecture on "Vocaloid Music Theory" at the University of Tokyo	Ayukawa Pate	Bungeishunju	2200
6	Introduction to modern thought	Masaya Chiba	Kodansha	900
7	The city and its uncertain walls	Haruki Murakami	Shinchosha	2700
8	The essence of language	Mutsumi Imai	Chuokoron-Shinsha	960
9	righteous desire	Ryo Asai	Shinchosha	850
10	TOEFL Test English Vocabulary 3800	Takashi Kambe	Obunsha	2300
11	TOEIC L&R TEST Appearing Words Express Golden Phrase	TEX Kato	Asahi Shimbun Publications	890
12	Das Kapital from Scratch	Kohei Saito	NHK Publishing	930
13	Algebra 1	Akihiko Yukie	Nippon Hyoronsha	2000
14	The science of organizing thoughts	Shigehiko Toyama	Chikuma Shobo	520
15	Introduction to sets and topology	Kazuo Matsuzaka	Iwanami Shoten	2600
16	The campus seminar on linear algebra is highly acclaimed for its excellent learning potential	Takayuki Baba	Masema	2380
17	Campus seminar on thermodynamics, a highly acclaimed program that builds students' skills	Yutaka Takasugi	Masema	2020
18	Did the Nazis do any "good things"?	Takuya Onodera	Iwanami Shoten	820
19	Latest Paper Classroom	Kazuhisa Todayama	NHK Publishing	1400
20	Thermodynamics of fluctuating systems	Keiji Saito	Science Company	2500

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Ranking	Book title	author	Publisher	excluding tax Price
1	The ethics of leisure and boredom	Koichiro Kokubun	Shinchosha	800
2	Diffusion Model	Daisuke Okanohara	Iwanami Shoten	3200
3	Case study notebook written by a University of Tokyo student to improve your problem-solving skills	University of Tokyo Case Study Research Group	Toyo Keizai Inc	1500
4	The essence of language	Mutsumi Imai	Chuokoron-Shinsha	960
5	Are large-scale language models the new intelligence?	Daisuke Okanohara	Iwanami Shoten	1400
6	TOEFL Test English Vocabulary 3800	Takashi Kambe	Obunsha	2300
7	Theory and algorithms for optimal transportation	Ryuma Sato	Kodansha	3000
8	The city and its uncertain walls	Haruki Murakami	Shinchosha	2700
9	Academic Phrase Bank: Ready to use! 200 sentence structures and 1900 examples	John Morley	Kodansha	2500
10	Official TOEIC Listening & Reading Questions 9	Educational Testing	International Business Communication Association	3000
11	Did the Nazis do any "good things"?	Takuya Onodera	Iwanami Shoten	820
12	Inspection techniques	Masaki Kobayashi	Koseisha	2000
13	Fermi Estimation Notes: A guide to developing your natural intelligence, written by a current Tokyo University student	University of Tokyo Case Study Research Group	Toyo Keizai Inc	1450
14	Deep Learning	Takayuki Okatani	Kodansha	3000
15	Postwar Japanese Political History	Shiro Sakai	Chuokoron-Shinsha	960
16	Techniques of Administrative Law Interpretation	Ken Ito	Kobundo	2600
17	The science of causal inference	Judea Pearl	Bungeishunju	3400
18	Deep Learning from Scratch	Yasutake Saito	O'Reilly Japan	3400
19	Introduction to modern thought	Masaya Chiba	Kodansha	900
20	Introduction to large-scale language models	Ikuya Yamada	Gijutsu Hyoronsha	3200

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January to December 2024 Overall Ranking (Top 20)

Komaba

Ranking	Book title	author	Publisher	excluding tax Price
1	The science of organizing thoughts	Shigehiko Toyama	Chikuma Shobo	630
2	One Hundred Years of Solitude	Gabriel Garcia Marquez	Shinchosha	1250
3	The ethics of leisure and boredom	Koichiro Kokubun	Shinchosha	900
4	A brand new academic writing textbook	Kodai Abe	Kobunsha	1800
5	Three bodies	Liu Cixin	Hayakawa Publishing	1100
6	TOEIC L&R TEST Appearing Words Express Golden Phrase	TEX Kato	Asahi Shimbun Publications	890
7	Ethics of care	Yashiro Okano	Iwanami Shoten	1240
8	TOEFL Test English Vocabulary 3800	Takashi Kambe	Obunsha	2300
9	A mathematician's musings	Yasuyuki Kawahigashi	Iwanami Shoten	1600
10	Introduction to LATEX document creation	Haruhiko Okumura	Gijutsu Hyoronsha	3300
11	Naruse goes to take over the world	Mina Miyajima	Shinchosha	1550
12	Philosophy of Sense	Masaya Chiba	Bungeishunju	1600
13	Algebra 1	Akihiko Yukie	Nippon Hyoronsha	2100
14	Of all the white things	Han Kang	Kawade Shobo Shinsha	850
15	The campus seminar on linear algebra is highly acclaimed for its excellent learning potential	Takayuki Baba	Masema	2380
16	Why is Tokyo University so male-dominated?	Yuto Yaguchi	Shueisha	990
17	righteous desire	Ryo Asai	Shinchosha	850
18	Campus seminar on electromagnetism, a highly acclaimed exercise that builds students' skills	Yutaka Takasugi	Masema	2050
19	Master University Calculus in One Book	Shunzen Ishii	Gijutsu Hyoronsha	2280
20	Butler Introduction	Kazuteru Fujitaka	Chikuma Shobo	940

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Ranking	Book title	author	Publisher	excluding tax Price
1	One Hundred Years of Solitude	Gabriel Garcia Marquez	Shinchosha	1250
2	A brand new academic writing textbook	Kodai Abe	Kobunsha	1800
3	The science of organizing thoughts	Shigehiko Toyama	Chikuma Shobo	630
4	TOEFL Test English Vocabulary 3800	Takashi Kambe	Obunsha	2300
5	Case study notebook written by a University of Tokyo student to improve your problem-solving skills	University of Tokyo Case Study Research Group	Toyo Keizai Inc	1500
6	TOEIC L&R TEST Appearing Words Express Golden Phrase	TEX Kato	Asahi Shimbun Publications	890
7	History thinks so	Yusaku Matsuzawa	Chikuma Shobo	940
8	Three bodies	Liu Cixin	Hayakawa Publishing	1100
9	The ethics of leisure and boredom	Koichiro Kokubun	Shinchosha	900
10	Field theory and Green's functions for condensed matter physics	Masao Ogata	Science Company	2700
11	Graph Neural Networks	Ryuma Sato	Kodansha	3000
12	How generative AI will change the world	Shota Imai	SB Creative	900
13	Naruse goes to take over the world	Mina Miyajima	Shinchosha	1550
14	Why is Tokyo University so male-dominated?	Yuto Yaguchi	Shueisha	990
15	Philosophy of Sense	Masaya Chiba	Bungeishunju	1600
16	Introduction to large-scale language models	Ikuya Yamada	Gijutsu Hyoronsha	3200
17	Econometrics of Causal Inference	Kohei Kawaguchi	Nippon Hyoronsha	3200
18	Deep Learning 5 from Scratch	Yasutake Saito	O'Reilly Japan	3600
19	Machine learning as a liberal arts subject	Masashi Sugiyama	University of Tokyo Press	2600
20	Fermi Estimation Notes: A guide to developing your natural intelligence, written by a current Tokyo University student	University of Tokyo Case Study Research Group	Toyo Keizai Inc	1450

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January to December 2025 Overall Ranking (Top 20)

Komaba

Ranking	Book title	author	Publisher	excluding tax Price
1	The science of organizing thoughts	Shigehiko Toyama	Chikuma Shobo	630
2	The ethics of leisure and boredom	Koichiro Kokubun	Shinchosha	900
3	Delusional Academism 2	Yuki Hiyama	Houbunsha	1000
4	TOEIC L&R TEST Appearing Words Express Golden Phrase	TEX Kato	Asahi Shimbun Publications	890
5	A brand new academic writing textbook	Kodai Abe	Kobunsha	1800
6	The world of middle voice	Koichiro Kokubun	Shinchosha	900
7	Jewish History	Taro Tsurumi	Chuokoron-Shinsha	1080
8	Freedom from means	Koichiro Kokubun	Shinchosha	880
9	Naruse goes to take over the world	Mina Miyajima	Shinchosha	630
10	What is Logical Thinking?	Masako Watanabe	Iwanami Shoten	920
11	Official TOEIC Listening & Reading Questions 11	Educational Testing	International Business Communication Association	3000
12	ONE PIECE Volume 113	Eiichiro Oda	Shueisha	520
13	Why don't girls from rural areas aim for Tokyo University?	Kawasaki Rion	Kobunsha	860
14	Introduction to modern thought	Masaya Chiba	Kodansha	900
15	National Treasures Volumes 1 and 2	Shuichi Yoshida	Asahi Shimbun Publications	800
16	Why working makes it hard to read books	Kaho Miyake	Shueisha	1000
17	TOEFL Test English Vocabulary 3800	Takashi Kambe	Obunsha	2300
18	Research on "Tokyo University Graduates"	Yuki Honda	Chikuma Shobo	920
19	righteous desire	Ryo Asai	Shinchosha	850
20	Detective Conan 107	Gosho Aoyama	Shogakukan	540

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Ranking	Book title	author	Publisher	excluding tax Price
1	TOEIC L&R TEST Appearing Words Express Golden Phrase	TEX Kato	Asahi Shimbun Publications	890
2	A brand new academic writing textbook	Kodai Abe	Kobunsha	1800
3	Research on "Tokyo University Graduates"	Yuki Honda	Chikuma Shobo	920
4	The world of middle voice	Koichiro Kokubun	Shinchosha	900
5	The science of organizing thoughts	Shigehiko Toyama	Chikuma Shobo	630
6	One Hundred Years of Solitude	Gabriel Garcia Marquez	Shinchosha	1250
7	TOEFL Test English Vocabulary 3800	Takashi Kambe	Obunsha	2300
8	What is Logical Thinking?	Masako Watanabe	Iwanami Shoten	920
9	How generative AI works	Daisuke Okanohara	Iwanami Shoten	1500
10	NEXUS: The History of Information for Humankind, Vol	Yuval Noah Harari	Kawade Shobo Shinsha	2000
11	What is a research question?	Ikuya Sato	Chikuma Shobo	960
12	National Treasures Vol. 2	Shuichi Yoshida	Asahi Shimbun Publications	800
13	National Treasures Vol. 1	Shuichi Yoshida	Asahi Shimbun Publications	800
14	I understand the language of birds	Toshitaka Suzuki	Shogakukan	1700
15	ONE PIECE Volume 113	Eiichiro Oda	Shueisha	520
16	NEXUS: The History of Information for Humankind, Vol. 2	Yuval Noah Harari	Kawade Shobo Shinsha	2000
17	University of Tokyo, Hongo Campus	Campus Planning Office, University of Tokyo	University of Tokyo Press	2800
18	Quantum field theory in condensed matter	Hiroyuki Tajima	Kyoritsu Publishing	3500
19	Jewish History	Taro Tsurumi	Chuokoron-Shinsha	1080
20	Half a step ahead of linear algebra: 30 lessons before tackling data science and machine learning	Jun Okubo	Kodansha	3000

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