Record Stores / Japan

Record Stores in Sendai, Japan

12 record stores — last verified August 2026.

• Disk Note

  Open 12pm–8pm today

  Jazz-specialist record shop in Aoba-ku trading since 1981, stock organized by record label with near-daily new arrivals including overseas purchases. Roughly 45% jazz, plus pop/rock and black music.

  3 sources

• J&B

  Open 11am–8pm today

  Long-running used record and CD buy/sell shop in Aoba-ku near Sendai Station, specializing in jazz, classical, kayokyoku/oldies and classic rock. The former Izumi branch closed in January 2023; this Kitamemachi location remains active.

  3 sources

• HMV Sendai E BeanS

  Open 10am–8pm today

  HMV's Sendai branch on the 5th floor of the E BeanS building, right by Sendai Station's west exit; sells and buys records alongside CDs, DVDs and Blu-rays, with a dedicated record buyback service.

  3 sources

• Loose Records

  Open 1pm–8pm today

  Curated record and clothing/goods shop about 15 minutes' walk from Sendai Station, mixing current Japanese releases (~30% new) with rare vintage finds (~70% used) across pop, rock, soul, hip-hop, reggae and Latin.

  3 sources

• Paradise Records

  Open Hours not listed

  One of Sendai's largest record shops by floor area, in the rural Sakunami area of western Aoba-ku near the Nikka Whisky distillery. Deep all-genre stock spanning imported rock, soul, neo-rockabilly, reggae, blues and Japanese prog/experimental.

  3 sources

• Proceed Music Store

  Open 2pm–8pm today

  Club-music record shop in Miyagino-ku run by DJ Mu-R of Sendai hip-hop group GAGLE, opened November 2018. About 80% used, 20% new stock across hip-hop, house, jazz and soul, plus an in-house label and regular DJ nights.

  3 sources

• Sendai Record Library

  Open 10:30am–6:45pm today

  50+ year-established used and direct-import record specialist in Aoba-ku focused on classical, jazz, vocal and easy listening, with the owner personally sourcing stock on overseas buying trips.

  2 sources

• Slash Record

  Open Hours not listed

  Record shop in Izumi-ku specializing in hip-hop, R&B, soul, funk, jazz, disco/dance classics and reggae, plus Japanese groove/hip-hop and soundtracks. Keeps irregular closures (不定休).

  2 sources

• Staghorn Records Analog Media Cafe

  Open 11:30am–9pm today

  "Analog media cafe" in Aoba-ku: new-release vinyl, cassettes, zines and books curated by one half of a couple, coffee and cocktails served by the other. Indie rock, alternative, dream pop and shoegaze focus. Physical storefront opened March 2026 after years online-only.

  3 sources

• STORE15NOV

  Open 2pm–6:30pm today

  Specialist near Hirose-dori Station, open since November 1995, focused on electronic, experimental, noise, free jazz, ambient and drone music across new, reissue and used vinyl, CDs, cassettes and imported books.

  3 sources

• Tower Records Sendai

  Open Hours not listed

  Sendai branch of the Tower Records Japan chain, on the 8th floor of Sendai Parco; opened July 1985 as Tower's 3rd Japan location after Sapporo and Shibuya, celebrated its 40th anniversary July 2025.

  1 source

• VOLUME1

  Open Hours not listed

  Small, carefully curated used record shop in a converted Aoba-ku apartment; owner Yasushi Miura hand-picks stock including rare items not listed on Discogs, spanning jazz, rock, Japanese standards and world music.

  3 sources