Koenji Vintage and Records

The Star Case in Suginami stands out for its curved, metallic facade that looks like a slice of a polished space station dropped into a quiet residential neighborhood. This is a small, specialized residential building designed by architect…

The Uptown Record Store holds a wall of deep wooden bins packed with original Japanese pressings of nineteen sixties soul and jazz records. The shop sits in a quiet corner of Suginami, housing a collection built by a former radio disc…

The storefront at Godzilla-ya, tucked away in Suginami, displays a chaotic, floor-to-ceiling collection of kaiju figures and vinyl monsters. Owner Hideaki Hiura started the shop to house his personal archive of film props and rare…

Universounds occupies a quiet corner in Suginami, marked by a stack of vinyl records visible through the glass storefront. This shop exists as a sanctuary for collectors of rare Japanese jazz and funk. Masahiro Akimoto opened these doors…

Trip Vintage Koenji occupies a narrow, multi-story structure marked by a rotating display of brightly colored clothing spilling onto the sidewalk. This shop functions as a curated archive of twentieth-century American workwear and military…

The record shop base in Suginami sits behind a heavy wooden door that barely hints at the thousands of vinyl records stacked inside. While most shops in Tokyo chase the latest trends, this space functions as a sanctuary for rare jazz…

The bright, mismatched storefront of LeeLoo Koenji stands out with its densely packed racks of vintage American clothing. This shop functions as a direct pipeline for mid-twentieth century fashion, specifically catering to those hunting…

The building at four Suginami houses a cafe and music venue known as MOUSE. Its weathered wooden exterior distinguishes it from the surrounding residential concrete structures. Akira Kurosawa once frequented a shop on this same street, and…