[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":55},["ShallowReactive",2],{"featured-en-diskunion":3},[4,10,15,20,25,30,35,40,45,50],{"title":5,"path":6,"description":7,"seoDescription":8,"date":9},"The best record shops in Tokyo, neighbourhood by neighbourhood","\u002Fblog\u002Fbest-record-shops-tokyo","Where to dig for records in Tokyo: Shibuya, Shimokitazawa, Shinjuku, Ochanomizu and Jimbocho, Koenji, Nakano and Kichijoji, Ikebukuro. What each area is good for, the shops to plan around, and when they open.","Tokyo's record shops area by area: Shibuya, Shimokitazawa, Shinjuku, Ochanomizu, Koenji and more. What each area is good for and when shops open.","2026-11-11",{"title":11,"path":12,"description":13,"seoDescription":14,"date":9},"How to buy records from Japanese shops when you live abroad","\u002Fblog\u002Fbuy-records-from-japan","Buying from Japanese shops that ship abroad or sell on Discogs, and what Japan Post shipping and import duty mean for your order in 2026.","How to buy from Japanese record shops when you live abroad: shops that ship overseas, Discogs sellers, Japan Post shipping and import duty in 2026.",{"title":16,"path":17,"description":18,"seoDescription":19,"date":9},"diskunion guide: which store for which genre","\u002Fblog\u002Fdiskunion-guide","diskunion splits its shops by genre, so the right branch depends on what you dig for. Jazz, rock, club music, soul, Latin and Brazilian, punk, prog and Shōwa kayō: the store for each, in Shinjuku, Ochanomizu, Shibuya and beyond.","diskunion splits its stores by genre. Which branch to visit for jazz, rock, club music, soul, Latin, punk, prog and Shōwa kayō in Tokyo.",{"title":21,"path":22,"description":23,"seoDescription":24,"date":9},"Electronic record shops in Tokyo: techno, house, bass and ambient","\u002Fblog\u002Felectronic-record-shops-tokyo","Where to buy techno, house, disco, bass and ambient records in Tokyo: Rana Musica, Lighthouse Records, Glocal Records, diskunion's club music shops, JET SET, HMV's dance floor, and the online shops Teq Tokyo and cpvinyl.","Where to buy techno, house, disco, bass and ambient records in Tokyo: Rana Musica, Lighthouse Records, diskunion's club shops, JET SET and more.",{"title":26,"path":27,"description":28,"seoDescription":29,"date":9},"Japanese record grading and terms: obi, 美品, 盤質 and the rest","\u002Fblog\u002Fjapanese-record-grading-terms","What the condition codes and stickers in Japanese record shops mean: diskunion’s S\u002FA\u002FB\u002FC scale, obi strips, 見本盤 promos, ヤケ and 反り, and how it lines up with Goldmine grades.","Japanese record shop grading explained: diskunion's S\u002FA\u002FB\u002FC scale, obi strips, 見本盤 promos, ヤケ and 反り, and how they compare with Goldmine grades.",{"title":31,"path":32,"description":33,"seoDescription":34,"date":9},"Jazz record shops in Japan: where to dig for jazz vinyl","\u002Fblog\u002Fjazz-record-shops-japan","The jazz specialists worth planning a trip around, in Tokyo, Yokohama, Osaka, Kyoto and Fukuoka: diskunion's jazz floors, UNIVERSOUNDS, DISCLAND JARO, Bayside Jazz Records, seeed, Hard Bop and more.","Jazz record shops in Tokyo, Yokohama, Osaka, Kyoto and Fukuoka worth a trip: diskunion's jazz floors, UNIVERSOUNDS, DISCLAND JARO and more.",{"title":36,"path":37,"description":38,"seoDescription":39,"date":9},"Record shops in Osaka: Amerikamura, Horie and Umeda","\u002Fblog\u002Frecord-shops-osaka","Osaka's record shops are bunched around Amerikamura and Minami-Horie, within a few hundred metres of each other: Newtone, Grind, KINGKONG, Rare Groove, Time Bomb, FLAKE and more, plus the jazz and diskunion stops in Umeda.","Osaka's record shops in Amerikamura, Minami-Horie and Umeda: Newtone, Grind, KINGKONG, Rare Groove, Time Bomb, FLAKE, jazz shops and diskunion.",{"title":41,"path":42,"description":43,"seoDescription":44,"date":9},"Record shops in Shibuya: Udagawacho, the big floors and the specialists","\u002Fblog\u002Frecord-shops-shibuya","Where to dig in Shibuya: diskunion's club and jazz floors, Manhattan Records, Face Records, next records, HMV record shop, TOWER VINYL, Recofan and DISCLAND JARO, most of them a few minutes apart in Udagawacho.","Record shops in Shibuya: diskunion, Manhattan Records, Face Records, HMV record shop, TOWER VINYL and more, most a few minutes apart in Udagawacho.",{"title":46,"path":47,"description":48,"seoDescription":49,"date":9},"Record shops in Shimokitazawa: where to dig and in what order","\u002Fblog\u002Frecord-shops-shimokitazawa","Five record shops within a short walk of Shimokitazawa Station: two diskunion floors, Rana Musica, JET SET and Flash Disc Ranch. What each one stocks, when they open, and how to fit them into an afternoon.","Five record shops near Shimokitazawa Station: diskunion, Rana Musica, JET SET and Flash Disc Ranch. What they stock, hours and a route for one afternoon.",{"title":51,"path":52,"description":53,"seoDescription":54,"date":9},"A two-day record digging itinerary for Tokyo","\u002Fblog\u002Ftokyo-record-digging-itinerary","A route through Tokyo's record shops that follows their opening hours: Ochanomizu, Jimbocho and Shinjuku on day one, Shimokitazawa and Shibuya on day two, plus an optional west-side day in Koenji, Nakano and Kichijoji.","A two-day route through Tokyo's record shops, timed to their opening hours: Ochanomizu, Jimbocho and Shinjuku, then Shimokitazawa and Shibuya.",1794476460415]