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The Ultimate Tokyo Vinyl & Cassette Hunting Guide: Digging Deep in Shibuya, Ochanomizu, and Beyond

2026年5月2日2026年2月14日 by CityNomix

Cover art of The 1975's 'Sex EP' 12-inch vinyl record, featuring a black and white image of crumpled sheets with a price sticker in the corner.

🎵 Vinyl Hunters: Why You Should Stay in Central Tokyo Ochanomizu and Shibuya are Tokyo’s vinyl havens — but records are HEAVY. Lugging your finds across town between shops is exhausting. Stay near the action. Editor’s pick: Shibuya Excel Hotel Tokyu sits directly above Shibuya Station. Disk Union, Manhattan Records, HMV Record Shop, and Tower Continue reading “The Ultimate Tokyo Vinyl & Cassette Hunting Guide: Digging Deep in Shibuya, Ochanomizu, and Beyond”

Digging for Gold: Why Hungry Ear is One of the Best Record Stores in Hawaii

2026年3月16日2025年10月6日 by CityNomix

The interior of a record store. A wall is covered with displayed record albums, and in the foreground, wooden bins labeled 'NEW VINYL' are packed with records.

A Vinyl Pilgrimage in Paradise: Discovering Hawaii’s Best Record Stores As someone who navigates the digital marketing world by day, I find a certain solace in the tangible groove of a vinyl record. For me, CityNomix, opening the door to a record store in a new city is a ritual, a way to reconnect with Continue reading “Digging for Gold: Why Hungry Ear is One of the Best Record Stores in Hawaii”

Rediscovering Sound: My Journey into the World of Cassette Tapes at Waltz, Nakameguro

2025年5月26日 by CityNomix

Walts sign - Nakameguro cassette tape specialty store

Prologue: The Return to Cassette Tapes and an Encounter with Waltz In an era dominated by the digital wave, don’t you sometimes yearn for the warmth of analog? My renewed fascination with mixtapes, and subsequently cassette tapes, was sparked by the worldview of the fashion brand C.E. The Walkman I cherished in my student days Continue reading “Rediscovering Sound: My Journey into the World of Cassette Tapes at Waltz, Nakameguro”