Interestingly, I did the math based on the lowest selling price on Discogs right now, and it worked out I probably overspent by around $150. Overall, I didn't get any special Japanese editions or extreme rarities, but that's not my style anyway. Interested in what records I purchased? See the Discogs list here. Neds (Shinjuku) [Comes highly recommended, only open 7-9pm, but missed out this time - see you soon Tokyo!) Manhattan Records (Shibuya) Ĭity Country City (Shimokitazawa) ĭisc Shop Zero (Shimokitazawa) Hi-Fi (Shibuya) [Visited, but only old classic jazz - pictured above) My full Tokyo record store hit-list (July 2018)ĭisk Union (Shibuya, Shimo and Shinjuku) Specialty: House, Jazz, Folk, Experimental. not only that, but I was able to have a beer, eat good food, and meet up with friends after a couple of hours in the crates, without even leaving the building. I picked up my biggest haul from CCC, including some classic Detroit house and techno, but it was probably the inviting environment that kept me going, urging me to find more. An old piano sits in the corner and a member of staff cleans the records ready for sale, as the smell of freshly cooked garlic mixes with the dusty scent of used vinyl. Most people seem to come for the amazing pasta that's cooked freshly in a small kitchen, and local coffee whilst soft folk, ambient or jazz music plays in the background. After sitting at a coffee shop waiting for it to open, I was first through the doors, as the blankets were slowly lifted off the shelves on a hot Tokyo morning. The very first shop I visited on my visit this time around, known to the locals as 'CCC'. This series was originally published as a series of photos on Instagram ( and I will continue to add stores to it via the #ASIPRecordStores hashtag, as life and digging goes on. At the very bottom of this article you'll find the full list I amassed. I only really scraped the surface. Ten of them, I felt were worth capturing here for future reference. One of them was no longer around and one was a new addition after stumbling across it by accident. I managed to get around to about 15 shops in total. Now, it was time for a visit with nothing on the agenda other than "DITC". Some general internet digging and a couple of hot tips from some of you also helped. I had been to Tokyo a couple of times before, but I never had the time to truly dig in, so a few stores had been on my 'must revisit' list for a few years. This Resident Advisor article was a good start for research along with some great venues too, along with this one on Discogs. There were ~25 record shops/locations on my shortlist to visit. I just returned from a dream trip to Tokyo, traveling alone, allowing me the complete freedom to do what I've always wanted to do spend my entire time in some of the many great record shops Tokyo has to offer, listening to music and taking pictures of a pastime I admire. Tokyo is renowned for being an audiophile's dream in both store and equipment terms, and I'm sure by the end of this you'll see why. **New, Part 2 continued, available from March 2023 **
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