kczar01 Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 Hey all, back from Japan, refreshed and hating work..... well thats another story. Anyway great place great cars, audio and scenery. I started a photography thread and will post some pics from the DLSR in ther but I wanted to share some pics from some stores an what not I visited while there. BTW I'm gonna do this as sort of a blog....keep up For those who don't know there is a store (In Tokyo (Ginza District)).... BIC CAMERA.... massive, take a HIFI shop, massive camera shop, Harvey Norman, JB HIFI, and a Dan Murphys pop it in seven levels and well you have a mans wonderland/playground.....end of demo. After the first hour in there the Mrs came and found me in the audio section where I had not moved and said "u hem, you need to come with me...." right well better be good.... the grog section bugger me sideways.... Lets say I could not get my bottles of McCallen out of there quicker at $35 a bottle brought 4, 3 made it home. Anyway enjoy the Pics feel free to comment and ask any questions. Cheers Kyle 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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kczar01 Posted April 23, 2014 Author Share Posted April 23, 2014 Zac and his different hats..... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Equaliser Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 Sure is a lot of good stuff there, shame we don't have something similar here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinilink Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 kczar, thank you for sharing... I will be going there in just over a month time for 3 days before heading off to Hokkaido, and definitely will try to check out the place while my other good half is shopping (anything good for women to shopping there too?) Is this place easily accessible by subway? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antipodean Brad Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 What a nice-lookin' dog. Best Regards, Brad 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRT Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 WOW.. origato..nice puppy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demondes Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 Ahh I thought you were calling Shenanigans on Japan or at least HIFI shops in Japan. Ha Ha al la South Park http://www.southparkstudios.com/clips/150844/south-park-calls-shenanigans I love looking at all the equipment in Japan. In some of the stores like BIC Camera it is visual overload. I don't know how good it would be trying to test a series of equipment in BIC camera though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kczar01 Posted April 24, 2014 Author Share Posted April 24, 2014 kczar, thank you for sharing... I will be going there in just over a month time for 3 days before heading off to Hokkaido, and definitely will try to check out the place while my other good half is shopping (anything good for women to shopping there too?) Is this place easily accessible by subway? No dramas, yes there is . The Ginza district is known for the shopping, plenty of stores including some very high end ones for women. From memory I am 99% sure that we got off a local train and walked down the road so yes very accessible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krebetman Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 I will be in shibuya for a short while next month. Any other suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demondes Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 Yodobashi Camera is also good. I cannot remember which of the stores was best for Hifi though. Shinjuku and Akihabara I think then Ikebukuro a tier down. All easy to get to from the main Yamanote loop line. Train Navigation is relatively easy in Japan, with the confusion only happening when you pop out the wrong exits to be confused on the streets outside, which way is east etc. At least with Mobiles this is relatively easier these days. Also there are a range of stores that you can find around Akihabara Station (of which I cannot remember the names). Much better layout of equipment than the BIC camera photos above. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ando Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 Very much in agreement with kczar01. Japan is a great place to visit. Some extra information here : http://www.stereo.net.au/forums/index.php?/topic/61899-tokyo-music-and-stereo-pics/ Cheers Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinilink Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 Yodobashi Camera is also good. I cannot remember which of the stores was best for Hifi though. Shinjuku and Akihabara I think then Ikebukuro a tier down. All easy to get to from the main Yamanote loop line. Train Navigation is relatively easy in Japan, with the confusion only happening when you pop out the wrong exits to be confused on the streets outside, which way is east etc. At least with Mobiles this is relatively easier these days. Also there are a range of stores that you can find around Akihabara Station (of which I cannot remember the names). Much better layout of equipment than the BIC camera photos above. When I was in Osaka last year, went to Yodobashi Umeda, something like 7 storey bldg, I actually could spend whole day and could eat sushi or udon in between but my wife wasn't willing to wait for me as she wanted to move on. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkle Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 We are heading to Japan in a week! Thanks for the heads up on the large shops! My wife who is Japanese has found me some lesser known shops in less tourist places. Thankfully she enjoys good music and is a great translator. ( I expect the lyrics will still sound like English even when played on Japanese Gear!) I hope to have photos and text in about a months time! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omegaspeedy Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 Fantastic! Love the Japanese, they're so cool! Handsome pup too 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kczar01 Posted April 30, 2014 Author Share Posted April 30, 2014 Thanks, Another from when we first got him. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midori Posted May 4, 2014 Share Posted May 4, 2014 I usually go to Shinjuku area. Reason being there are lots more to look out for. Good shops for fashion, great restaurants. Most importantly, there's disk union. They sell everything from CDs to vinyls spread across 6 stores, each catering to different genre of music, along one street I think. They even have one store that sells preloved equipment. There is also a bic camera and yodobashi store. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Muon Posted May 4, 2014 Share Posted May 4, 2014 Nice pics, and Zac is a great looking retriever.........and very cute as a pup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTam Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 Can you guys please give more precise instruction for the whereabouts to buy cd's, vinyls, hiend equipment , audio stores etc? I was at Shinjuku & akihabara recently and didn't see any of those. I'm planning to come back. Please repost photos of speakers and turntables full quality so we can zoom in to see the price. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demondes Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 (edited) Hi, for Music 2 main options will cover most genres, Tower Records in Shibuya and Disk Union cover most bases. Tower Records is a massive 1 stop shop (5000sq metres of floor space) http://www.timeout.jp/en/tokyo/venue/8927/Tower-Records-Shibuya. It is a short walk from Shibuya Station (just make sure you take the Hachiko exit) the one with extremely busy pedestrian crossing (always photographed) Diskunion has many shops with different specialities http://diskunion.net/st/shop/e_index.html http://diskunion.net/st/shop/shop_map/map_ds_area_english.html (map) other useful links http://www.vinylrecordcollector.net/2012/11/tokyo-japan-style-definitions-table.html http://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2014/04/15/music/record-store-day-finds-its-groove-in-japan/#.U24Ly14xH8s http://www.recordstoreday.com/Venues?country=Japan Edited May 10, 2014 by Demondes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krebetman Posted May 24, 2014 Share Posted May 24, 2014 (edited) A little head-fi from Akihabara: I was actually at Shibuya a lot, but busy with work, etc. I would have looked at more, except I was busy with this stuff: next foreign stop Singapore! Edited May 24, 2014 by krebetman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
husq2100 Posted May 24, 2014 Share Posted May 24, 2014 Thanks for the pics how good do the JBL moniters look. Aparently the Japanese love the JBL moniters and Japan is a big reason JBL international (moniters, K2, Everest etc)still exists I think the small blue moniters (top shelf,in the middle) are 4306. Id love a pair of those Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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