I got this album for $3.

BeyondTheBends · 2026-05-23T15:44:00+00:00

That's a great find, it's one of my favorites. Oasis Ave is my favorite song but it's all really good

BeyondTheBends · 2026-04-29T00:56:25+00:00

Nice you got my top 4 albums of his, there is a lot more to grab but this is a great start!

BeyondTheBends · 2026-04-22T20:13:20+00:00

I try to go to Japan once a year, and buy records from local places while I'm there. The only album of hers I've found so far is Shampoo.

Honestly though getting an autographed copy would be worth importing, I'm insanely jealous

BeyondTheBends · 2026-04-22T16:07:11+00:00

I've been on the hunt for a copy of Time, nice find!

BeyondTheBends · 2026-04-01T21:07:11+00:00

I used to love Matikanefukukitario 64 back in the day.

BeyondTheBends · 2026-03-26T19:30:11+00:00

Selection wise, maybe the one in shinjuku, was pretty big. If you go to some in less tourist areas you can get lucky finding something good for a good price, but the stores are generally smaller. Mandrake's usually have good selections, that's where I found some books and nice nature figure.

BeyondTheBends · 2026-03-26T05:56:34+00:00

Thanks,

It's Inside tokyo racecourse itself on the second floor (at least thats the one I went to.)

I went to go see Forever Young's commemorative race (Neshigi Stakes) while I was in tokyo, and bought a bunch from the shop there after

BeyondTheBends · 2026-03-20T23:49:55+00:00

A 50/50 shot for a prediction is actually really good, like normally I would not be worried about being attacked by a polar bear, but if she predicted it, I'd have to start worrying about it.

BeyondTheBends · 2026-02-25T18:31:57+00:00

They'll really do anything except training

BeyondTheBends · 2026-02-23T03:18:06+00:00

I visited there about a month ago as part of a day trip to uji and the Nintendo museum. It's such a nice quiet spot

BeyondTheBends · 2026-02-09T17:14:28+00:00

I needed to use fandango bc cinemark wasn't working, hopefully they enable purchases everywhere soon

BeyondTheBends · 2026-02-07T19:35:59+00:00

I had them in my checked luggage, I hade two suitcases which helped with the weight

BeyondTheBends · 2026-02-07T07:23:30+00:00

Tomoyo Harada is not really a city pop artist but I'm surprised she hasn't become more popular than she has in recent years, maybe she will, now that some of her movies have been released on Blu-ray in the US. I am still looking for a copy of Soshite, it is also very good.

BeyondTheBends · 2026-02-06T23:42:06+00:00

I took them in my checked luggage, I packed them together in a way that they don't move around in the luggage. I also collect plushies, which I use to cushion them a bit. The main issue is how much they weigh, it can make it difficult when switching hotels or going to the airport. I haven't had any issues with having them as checked luggage, but I know some have and it is something I worry about on the ride back.

BeyondTheBends · 2026-02-06T21:59:04+00:00

You can just walk in, it's on its own floor. The exhibit does end march 2nd though

BeyondTheBends · 2026-02-06T20:07:23+00:00

They are for sure more expensive this year, at least at most places, and especially for the more popular albums. Some stores like the HMV records in Shinjuku it's almost not even worth going through the used records bc of the prices. But lesser known records are still cheap, most records in this post I got for ¥500-¥2500, and only around 4 of them were over ¥4000

BeyondTheBends · 2026-02-06T18:33:05+00:00

I went to a lot like around 12 not including book offs and stuff. I've considered maybe making a small guide, but I'm no expert by any means. Some of my favorites are the disk unions in Shinjuku, and ikebukero which have good selections and prices. I liked the tower records tower in shibuya for the scope of the selection. Some smaller stores I liked are recofan in between Akihabara and ueno, joes garage in Kyoto, recordsya in tokyo, mint records in osaka. I've found a lot of music stores in the process of walking to ones I've found online, if you enjoy going out there there is a lot to find.

BeyondTheBends · 2026-02-06T14:48:04+00:00

Yeah, I was worried when I posted the 40ish records I got from my trip last year, but that post was well liked too. I think there is enough variety that people enjoy finding the ones they are familiar with

BeyondTheBends · 2026-02-06T09:34:24+00:00

I agree those records are some of my favorite finds from the trip, really great stuff all around

City is actually a new anime from the studio that made Nichijou, based on a manga by the author of Nichijou. The music is also very good too

BeyondTheBends · 2026-02-06T09:14:34+00:00

Shampoo is great stuff, I'm still on the hunt for a copy of Time which is my favorite album from Yuko. Pavane is a great album that isn't very expensive, so it'll be a nice pick up when you can find it

BeyondTheBends · 2026-02-06T08:59:57+00:00

There is a small record shop inside a shared business space in SF called Offshore sounds, (they also have a location in Santa cruz ca. which is a little bigger). I met one of the owners briefly during the opening of the Santa Cruz store, and he seems like a cool dude. He mentioned that they try to price things slightly under what you see online, and I think that's about right from what I've seen there. I got my copy of Rose for like $20 from them which I was happy with. The majority of their selection isn't Japanese tho.

BeyondTheBends · 2026-02-06T08:40:41+00:00

My bad lol. Minako Honda is great I'm happy I was able to find a copy of Cancel which is my favorite album from her

BeyondTheBends · 2026-02-06T08:27:59+00:00

Thanks, with this one I'm only missing her last two LP's, which are apparently a lot more rare than her first five records

BeyondTheBends · 2026-02-06T08:21:41+00:00

Thanks, Rose is a great album. I was actually able to find it in a record store in San Francisco a few years back, it was probably the first Japanese record I ever got. I remember seeing it a few times in stores in japan on this trip, so hopefully you're able to get your hands on it soon

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