Record Store Day in Yokohama, Japan
Two dates to know: Record Store Day Black Friday is Friday, November 29, 2026, and the next main Record Store Day is Saturday, April 17, 2027.
What is Record Store Day?
Record Store Day is an annual event built around independent record stores. The main event traditionally lands on the third Saturday of April each year; Record Store Day Black Friday is traditionally held the day after US Thanksgiving. Both days bring exclusive, limited-run vinyl and CD releases sold only at participating independent shops — not big-box retailers, and not mail order until the in-store exclusives sell through. Because pressings are limited, popular titles can sell out within the first hour, which is why a line-early culture has grown up around the day even at shops that are otherwise quiet on a weekday morning.
Tips for the day
- Arrive early. At busy shops, lines for popular titles can start well before opening.
- Bring cash. A cash line often moves faster than card on a shop's highest-volume day of the year.
- Check each shop's own site or Instagram in the week before the date — participating shops post their own opening time, line policy, and which exclusive titles they've ordered in.
- Release lists are first-come, first-served and vary store to store. A title in stock at one shop may not show up at another, even across town.
- Expect one-per-customer or per-household limits on the most in-demand titles.
- Not every independent record store participates every year, and allocations vary shop to shop — confirm directly with the shop rather than assuming based on a past year.
Shops to check in Yokohama, Japan
Independent record shops open in Yokohama, Japan right now. We don't yet track which specific shops participate in Record Store Day or what they've ordered in for a given year — check each shop's own site or Instagram close to the date for their exclusive-release list, opening time, and line policy.
- Bayside Jazz Records
Jazz-vinyl specialist in Naka-ku dealing almost exclusively in used jazz records; closed Mondays and irregular extra holidays.
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- BAYSONIC YOKOHAMA
Used-vinyl specialist near Yokohama Stadium focused on UK and Irish rock, with 7-inch singles, soul and blues in stock.
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- BEZ RECORD
Showa-idol-themed bar near Idogaya/Makita run by a Candies superfan since 2006; storefront and interior are covered in 1960s-70s record jackets and the draw is drinking while the owner spins rare vinyl audio sources.
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- Big Beat Records
Used-vinyl shop in Kamiooka specializing in jazz, oldies and progressive rock; closed Fridays.
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- Disk Union Yokohama Kannai
Disk Union's Kannai branch, all-genre new & used CDs and vinyl with 40,000+ items in stock, housing the in-store Yokohama Kannai Jazz Kan devoted to jazz records.
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- Disk Union Yokohama Nishiguchi
Yokohama branch of the nationwide Disk Union chain, a 5-minute walk from Yokohama Station's west exit, with roughly 25,000 new and used CDs and vinyl across all genres.
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- Green Door
Chinatown record shop and cafe-bar selling used vinyl alongside audio-equipment servicing, AV maintenance and radio production; closed Mondays.
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- HMVららぽーと横浜
General HMV branch on the 3rd floor of LaLaport Yokohama mall; Yahoo Maps categorizes it as a CD/DVD/video/record shop, alongside a J-POP/Western rock-pop focus and kids/enka sections.
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- HOT VINYL
Rock, pop and indie vinyl specialist near Yokohama Station's west exit, known for UK Merseybeat singles and an extensive collection catering to collectors and DJs; closed Tuesdays.
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- LIGHT ON
Small used-records and CD shop in Kamiooka, Konan-ku, dealing across rock, jazz and Japanese pop vinyl with mail-order sales.
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- MishMashRoom
Sakuragicho-area record shop and cafe-bar spinning 1960s-80s rock, soul, fusion and city pop vinyl by day, with drinks and a table charge from 5pm; closed Mon-Tue.
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- piquant
Miscellaneous-goods-and-music shop near Tsunashima Station curated by a music writer, specializing in calypso and Latin American/Caribbean vinyl alongside African, Brazilian, jazz and jump/jive records, plus antiques and instruments.
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- RECORD BAR 45 YOKOHAMA
Vinyl-only listening bar 4 minutes from Yokohama Station's west exit, spinning the owner's record collection alongside original cocktails.
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- Showado
Secondhand-vinyl shop near Noge specializing in kayokyoku/J-pop and oldies/old-rock records.
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- SOM COFFEE
Jazz-record kissa opened March 2026 near Tobe Station in a self-renovated 50-year-old house, playing vinyl jazz through a quality speaker setup; open 11am-4pm on operating days.
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- Tower Records Yokohama Vivre
Regular Tower Records branch on the 7th floor of the Yokohama Vivre building, 5 minutes from Yokohama station's west exit.
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- Track Japan
Used-record specialist in Kannai known for its deep Beatles vinyl, memorabilia and autograph selection alongside broader secondhand rock stock; closed Saturdays.
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- Used Record Tachibana
Used-record shop in Aoba-ku open continuously since 1961, one of Yokohama's oldest vinyl dealers, about 10 minutes by bus from Tama-Plaza; closed Thursdays.
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See the full record store listing for Yokohama, Japan.