Record Stores / Japan

Record Stores in Kitakyushu, Japan

5 record stores — last verified August 2026.

• Borderline Records Kokura

  Open 11am–8pm today

  Kitakyushu branch of the Border Line Records chain (sister store to the Fukuoka original, founded 1988), a 1-minute walk from Kokura Station's Shinkansen exit. Stocks around 8,000 vinyl records alongside CDs, with rock/pop core and a growing jazz and classical section.

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• FanFan

  Open 10:30am–8pm today

  Long-running used CD/record/DVD superstore near Honjo Station in Yahatanishi-ku, trading since 1985. Markets itself as one of the largest used-media collections in Kyushu, with roughly 100,000 items in stock across all genres, about half of that vinyl.

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• LIVING ROOM / Fujimatsu Records

  Open Hours not listed

  Vintage vinyl and goods shop in a converted house in Moji-ku, opened Dec 2017. Heavy 1960s-70s focus across Japanese and Western vinyl (kayokyoku, rock, jazz, R&B); also buys records/CDs. Closed Sundays and the 2nd/4th Wednesday each month -- check Instagram first.

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• Odoriba Record

  Open 1pm–8pm today

  Collaborative record-selling space opened March 2025 inside Kitakyushu Bunka Kaikan, a repurposed cultural building in Kokurakita-ku also housing a vintage clothing shop, curry shop, gallery and design studio. Local dealers and collectors sell stock together under one roof.

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• record Cafeとむ

  Open Hours not listed

  Reservation-only record cafe in Kokuraminami-ku run by collector Takashige 'Tom' Muta, where visitors browse and listen to vinyl over coffee. Fully appointment-based (no walk-ins), irregular days off. Also runs a BASE online store for mail-order record sales. Book ahead.

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