Record Stores / Japan

Record Stores in Kyoto, Japan

12 record stores — last verified August 2026.

• 100000t Alonetoco

  Open Hours not listed

  Used records, CDs, secondhand books and zines just west of Kyoto City Hall, spanning rock, jazz, soul, city pop and soundtracks alongside vintage clothing and DVDs; a laid-back crate-digging stop near the Zest Oike underground mall.

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• ART ROCK NO.1

  Open 12pm–8pm today

  Used-record specialist operating since 1997 on the 7th floor of the Asorti building near Kawaramachi-Nijo, all genres with an emphasis on Western rock, jazz, soul, and club music; closed Wednesdays.

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• Honto Record

  Open Hours not listed

  Small used-record shop on the top floor of an oddly-shaped building near Marutamachi/Kawaramachi, known in Kyoto's record scene for an eclectic selection, surprising prices, and informal owner-hosted listening gatherings.

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• Jet Set Records

  Open 12pm–8pm today

  Kyoto branch of Japan's largest vinyl megastore chain, stocking around 200,000 new and used items across hip-hop, house, techno, jazz, soul, reggae and indie pop, just off Kawaramachi-dori near Sanjo.

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• JEUGIA [Basic.]

  Open 11am–8pm today

  JEUGIA's dedicated record/CD and audio-gear shop in the basement of the Shijo Karasuma Fukoku Life building, roughly 1,500 new and 1,500 used titles alongside a PRONTO cafe upstairs.

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• Joe's Garage

  Open 12pm–10pm today

  Kyoto record shop open since 1986, named after the Frank Zappa album, stocking thousands of new and used LPs plus bootlegs and CDs with a strong 60s-70s rock, progressive rock and modern-jazz bent; coffee and drinks available while browsing.

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• Meditations

  Open 11:30am–7pm today

  Kyoto shop near the Imperial Palace curating ambient, drone, minimal, new age, Indian classical and Bollywood/Kollywood vinyl, CDs and cassettes since 2002, with incense, power stones and books adding to its meditative atmosphere.

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• Plastic Soul Records

  Open 11:30am–7pm today

  Used-record shop and coffee counter near Kamigamo Shrine, opened December 2022, focused on 1960s-90s jazz/rock/soul plus all genres from reggae and Latin to hip hop and post-punk; closed Tuesdays.

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• SUPER MILK

  Open Hours not listed

  Used-vinyl and CD specialist near Kawaramachi curated by proprietor Maae Shinsuke, focused on hip hop, R&B, soul, funk, rare groove, reggae, city pop, and jazz.

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• Tower Records Kyoto

  Open 11am–9pm today

  Regular Tower Records branch on the 9th floor of Kawaramachi OPA, shares the building with TOWER VINYL Kyoto on the 5th floor.

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• TOWER VINYL KYOTO

  Open 11am–9pm today

  Tower Records' dedicated vinyl-only concept store (new and used, ~16,000 records), grand-opened 2026-06-27 on the 5th floor of Kawaramachi OPA -- the third TOWER VINYL location nationwide after Shibuya and Umeda.

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• Workshop Records

  Open 12pm–8pm today

  Used vinyl and CD shop near Kyoto City Hall, open since 1999 (at this Morris Building location since 2016), stocking rock, jazz, soul, blues, Brazilian, Latin, reggae and Japanese pop across roughly 10,000 records.

  3 sources