Toho Shoten is a specialist bookstore focused on books about China, including mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. It serves readers seeking reliable resources for study, research, teaching, and personal interest, offering imported and domestic books, its own publications, magazines, and digital products. Its catalogue spans Chinese history, literature, language, culture, society, and the arts, with materials ranging from introductory guides and textbooks to scholarly works and reference books.

The store publishes titles through series such as Toho Sensho, which presents accessible introductions to China’s history, culture, and society from ancient times to the present. Customers can also find dictionaries, language-learning texts, audio downloads, sample materials, and electronic resources, including access products for CNKI and the Chinese Classics Ancient Books Database. Toho Shoten supports discovery through themed book pages, new-arrival lists, reviews, columns, and the WEB Toho online magazine.

It operates a Tokyo bookstore, a Kansai branch, and online sales channels, helping readers locate specialist books and explore China from multiple perspectives