Tokyo Vinyl Notebook #2

Описание: We visit #audiounion #diskunion and musical instrument stores in #Ochanomizu #東京 #tokyo #japan

0:00 Introduction to Ochanomizu and neighborhood walk of musical instrument stores
2:43 Audio Union five floor walk-through
7:40 Coffee break and lunch atうどんUdon Omiyama
9:20 Disk Union Soul
10:03 Disk Union Jazz
11:21 Disk Union Classical, Hard Rock and Heavy Metal
12:11 Disk Union Main
13:32 Ochanomizu Station & Maronouchi Line
14:53 Summation + Blooper

This 15-minute video condenses a 3-hour exploration of a 4-block radius of Ochanomizu in Tokyo; specifically 5 Disk Union record stores and Audio Union’s new and refurbished audio gear store.

Ochanomizu is a neighborhood in Tokyo, famous for its many musical instrument stores, as well as ski and snowboard shops located a short walk from the station; it is a popular district for bargain-conscious musicians and sportsmen.

Ochanomizu literally means "tea water", after the nearby Kanda River from which water was extracted to make the shōgun's tea during the Edo period.

It was the first time I have been to the area since moving here again a few months back.

I came with the purpose of checking out the 5 Disk Union Stores here. but having not been inside a high end audio store since my visit to Osaka, I could not resist a visit to Audio Union, and a good portion of this video will be walkthrough of that incredible store.

Visiting Audio Union, I learned about the 2023 Tokyo International Audio Fair which will begin on November 3rd here in Tokyo. I plan to visit that event and make a video as well. If you are interested in seeing the latest high end audio gear, I’ll be posting a video on that in November.

I visited Ochanomizu on Friday and the new Rolling Stones album was just released. All the stores were busy. Disk Union has expressed limited camera use to me in the past, and as I decided Audio Union would be the focus of this video, I shot the most expensive albums on display in each store, or simple vignettes.

#tokyorecordstore

It’s not a deep dive on records in Ochanomizu. In fact, it’s a good set of stores, but not as steep in inventory as as what I have found in Disk Union Shinjuku to date.

-Rice Field Records October ’23