[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":446},["ShallowReactive",2],{"blog-en-electronic-record-shops-tokyo":3,"blog-related-en-electronic-record-shops-tokyo":369},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"cover":308,"date":312,"description":313,"extension":314,"featured":315,"kicker":316,"meta":317,"minutes":318,"navigation":319,"path":320,"seo":321,"seoDescription":322,"shopNames":323,"shops":324,"sources":329,"stem":363,"tags":364,"updated":367,"__hash__":368},"blog\u002Fblog\u002Felectronic-record-shops-tokyo.md","Electronic record shops in Tokyo: techno, house, bass and ambient",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":297},"minimark",[9,13,16,21,44,48,115,119,125,129,135,138,144,148,152,158,161,165,169,175,195,204,207,210,216,221,225,228,233,236,242,244,248,269,277,280],[10,11,12],"p",{},"Tokyo's electronic record shops are spread out. The specialists are small and sit in different neighbourhoods: Shimokitazawa, Ochanomizu, Harajuku. The chains have dedicated club music floors in Shibuya, Shimokitazawa and Shinjuku. And two shops that focus on techno and house sell only online. This guide sorts them by what they stock, new or used, and where they are.",[10,14,15],{},"Most of the shops below are watched by Hori. If you're looking for specific 12-inches, that matters: Hori checks their listings every day against your Discogs wantlist and sends you a LINE message when one turns up.",[17,18,20],"h2",{"id":19},"before-you-go","Before you go",[22,23,24,32,38],"ul",{},[25,26,27,31],"li",{},[28,29,30],"strong",{},"Afternoons only."," The specialists open between 13:00 and 14:00 (Rana Musica 13:30, Lighthouse 13:00, Glocal 14:00 on weekdays). diskunion opens earlier, at 12:00 on weekdays and 11:00 at weekends.",[25,33,34,37],{},[28,35,36],{},"Check the closing days."," Lighthouse closes Sunday and Monday; Glocal closes Wednesday and Sunday and shuts at 17:00 on Saturday. Rana Musica and diskunion open every day.",[25,39,40,43],{},[28,41,42],{},"New or used?"," Rana Musica, Lighthouse and JET SET are mostly about new releases. For older 12-inches, go to Glocal, diskunion's club shops, Rana Musica's used section, and the online shops.",[17,45,47],{"id":46},"which-shop-for-what","Which shop for what",[49,50,51,64],"table",{},[52,53,54],"thead",{},[55,56,57,61],"tr",{},[58,59,60],"th",{},"Looking for",[58,62,63],{},"Start at",[65,66,67,76,84,91,99,107],"tbody",{},[55,68,69,73],{},[70,71,72],"td",{},"New house and techno",[70,74,75],{},"Rana Musica, Lighthouse Records",[55,77,78,81],{},[70,79,80],{},"Nu disco, balearic, downbeat",[70,82,83],{},"Lighthouse Records, Rana Musica",[55,85,86,89],{},[70,87,88],{},"Experimental and ambient",[70,90,75],{},[55,92,93,96],{},[70,94,95],{},"Used breakbeats, techno, house",[70,97,98],{},"Glocal Records, diskunion club shops",[55,100,101,104],{},[70,102,103],{},"Used techno, minimal, electro (online)",[70,105,106],{},"cpvinyl, Teq Tokyo",[55,108,109,112],{},[70,110,111],{},"Trance and breaks (used, online)",[70,113,114],{},"Teq Tokyo",[17,116,118],{"id":117},"new-releases-house-techno-balearic-ambient","New releases: house, techno, balearic, ambient",[10,120,121,124],{},[28,122,123],{},"Rana Musica",", in Daizawa on the south side of Shimokitazawa, sells new house, techno, bass, disco and balearic, experimental and ambient records, with used vinyl alongside. It also buys used records. It's open every day, 13:30–20:30, which makes it one of the easier shops to fit into a trip. Going by their addresses, it's about 400 metres from diskunion's Shimokitazawa club shop, so the two pair easily.",[126,127],"blog-shop",{"slug":128},"rana-musica",[10,130,131,134],{},[28,132,133],{},"Lighthouse Records"," sells mostly new electronic vinyl: house, techno, nu disco and balearic, ambient and downbeat, with new arrivals and restocks every week. It used to be in Shibuya; according to Time Out Tokyo it moved to Ochanomizu in October 2025. It's now in a basement in Kanda-Surugadai, two minutes from Shin-Ochanomizu Station (Chiyoda Line) and six from JR Ochanomizu. Open Tuesday to Saturday, 13:00–20:00.",[126,136],{"slug":137},"lighthouse-records",[10,139,140,143],{},[28,141,142],{},"JET SET Shimokitazawa",", on the Ichiban-gai shopping street, sells new vinyl across many genres, house and techno among them, alongside hip hop, jazz, soul, indie pop and Japanese independent releases. It's a good stop for new releases when you're already in Shimokitazawa for Rana Musica. Recent listings give 12:00–20:00, every day.",[126,145],{"slug":146,"area":147,"name":142},"jet-set-shimokitazawa","Shimokitazawa · Ichiban-gai",[17,149,151],{"id":150},"used-breakbeats-techno-and-house","Used: breakbeats, techno and house",[10,153,154,157],{},[28,155,156],{},"Glocal Records"," opened in Harajuku in 2011 and is on the third floor of a building in Jingumae. It focuses on used records chosen from its own angle: breakbeats, techno and house, alongside reggae, world music and jazz. Its hours are short, so plan for them: weekdays 14:00–20:00, Saturday 12:00–17:00, closed Wednesday and Sunday. It's eight minutes from Meiji-jingumae Station.",[126,159],{"slug":160},"glocal-records",[162,163],"blog-line-cta",{"eyebrow":164},"Chasing one 12-inch?",[17,166,168],{"id":167},"the-chains-club-music-floors","The chains' club music floors",[10,170,171,174],{},[28,172,173],{},"diskunion"," runs three club music shops, all watched by Hori:",[22,176,177,183,189],{},[25,178,179,182],{},[28,180,181],{},"Shibuya Club Music Shop",", 4th floor of the Antenna 21 building in Udagawacho.",[25,184,185,188],{},[28,186,187],{},"Shimokitazawa Club Music Shop",", opposite Kitazawa Town Hall, in the same building as diskunion's general store.",[25,190,191,194],{},[28,192,193],{},"Shinjuku Soul\u002FDance Music Shop",", 4th floor of the Jurakutwin B Building in Shinjuku 3-chome.",[10,196,197,198,203],{},"They sell new and used club and dance music on vinyl: house and techno, hip hop and R&B, soul, funk and disco. Hours are 12:00–20:00 on weekdays and 11:00–20:00 on weekends and public holidays. Used records are graded on diskunion's own scale; see our ",[199,200,202],"a",{"href":201},"\u002Fblog\u002Fjapanese-record-grading-terms","grading guide",".",[126,205],{"slug":173,"store":206},"du-shibuya",[126,208],{"slug":173,"store":209},"du-shimokita",[10,211,212,215],{},[28,213,214],{},"HMV record shop Shibuya",", also in Udagawacho, has two floors of new and used records. Deep Tokyo's 2025 profile puts electronic and dance music on the second floor, with hip hop, R&B, reggae and jazz, and listening stations on both floors. Open 11:00–21:00.",[126,217],{"slug":218,"store":219,"area":220,"name":214},"hmv-record-shop","hmv-rs-shibuya","Shibuya · Udagawacho",[17,222,224],{"id":223},"online-only","Online only",[10,226,227],{},"Two shops Hori watches sell only online, and for techno they're worth checking before and after a trip.",[10,229,230,232],{},[28,231,114],{}," (T.E.Q Record Shop) is based in Chofu, Tokyo, and sells new and used imported records and CDs. Its new releases cover techno, house, beats and bass, and jazz and soul; its used stock covers techno, trance, house and breaks.",[126,234],{"slug":235},"teq-tokyo",[10,237,238,241],{},[28,239,240],{},"cpvinyl"," has sold used vinyl online since 2008, focusing on techno, minimal, tech house, house and electro. Each listing gives the release year, condition grades for record and sleeve, and the tracklist, which helps when you're buying without listening first.",[126,243],{"slug":240},[17,245,247],{"id":246},"a-route","A route",[249,250,251,257,263],"ol",{},[25,252,253,256],{},[28,254,255],{},"Shimokitazawa, early afternoon:"," diskunion's club shop (from 12:00, or 11:00 at weekends), JET SET, then Rana Musica from 13:30.",[25,258,259,262],{},[28,260,261],{},"Shibuya, a few stops away on the Keio Inokashira Line:"," diskunion's club shop and HMV record shop in Udagawacho.",[25,264,265,268],{},[28,266,267],{},"Harajuku"," for Glocal Records, if it's a weekday or a Saturday before 17:00.",[10,270,271,272,276],{},"Lighthouse Records in Ochanomizu fits better on a day with Ochanomizu and Shinjuku; see our ",[199,273,275],{"href":274},"\u002Fblog\u002Ftokyo-record-digging-itinerary","two-day Tokyo itinerary",". Avoid Sunday and Monday if Lighthouse is on your list, and Wednesday and Sunday for Glocal.",[278,279],"blog-shop-map",{},[10,281,282,283,287,288,292,293,203],{},"For more on each neighbourhood, see ",[199,284,286],{"href":285},"\u002Fblog\u002Frecord-shops-shimokitazawa","record shops in Shimokitazawa"," and ",[199,289,291],{"href":290},"\u002Fblog\u002Frecord-shops-shibuya","record shops in Shibuya",". 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