Branded as a union store same as the one that opened in shinjuku last year. Not far from the station on the west side is the famous electronics. Shinjuku shopping is big city shopping, with big department stores and massive shops for fashion, beauty and gifts. All areas map in tokyo japan, location of shopping center, railway, hospital and more. Click the map pdf file tab below for a higher resolution map with shop listings. They are everywhere and they are chock of full of used and new records.
Disk union, shinjuku 3314 main branch is near shinjuku sanchome station. Shinjuku is constantly a bustling, busy town, being a business district in the day and an entertainment district at night. A station bursting to the seams, armies of office workers, school kids and international travelers squeeze through shinjuku stations ticket gates on a daily basisout into a sprawling area of towering sky scrapers, wide shopping streets and countless cafes, bars and restaurants. The sites content is presented in japanese, english, chinese and korean. Disk union shinjuku, shinjuku ticket price timings. Use our guide to help you navigate around shinjuku station, the busiest train station in the world. Its breadth and scale are simply awesome over three million people a day pass through the station alone. Shinjuku koma theater suehirotei studio alta kumin gallery seiji togo art museum marui city pepe odakyu isetan mitsukoshi my city flags lumine1 lumine2 odakyu halc keio hotel rose garden shinjuku park hyatt tokyo shinjuku town hotel keio plaza hotel shinjuku new city hotel shinjuku prince hotel hotel sunroute tokyo hotel century southern tower.
Shinjuku map and hotels in shinjuku area tokyo agoda. Vinyl shops in tokyo, japan and japan in general page 29 steve. Most department stores have restaurants on their top floors, and food marts at basement level. Disk union shinjuku new vinyl section tokyo jazz site. Way out in east shinjuku, near wakamatsukawada subway station, this is a great emporium of traditional japanese crafts, many of which make good souvenirs and gifts. In shinjuku, it is part of the nishishinjuku and shinjuku districts. Shinjuku the official tokyo travel guide, go tokyo. With over 750,000 readers each month, tokyo cheapo is the site of choice for value hunters who want their yen to go further in tokyo. The vinyl guide disk union, massive record shop, shinjuku tokyo japan pt 1 main store, new rock, w duration. Disk union recordmusic store this is one of the citys best recordmusic stores. Mar 23, 2020 shinjuku guide, your source for travel information on shinjuku and its surrounding area. Check flight prices and hotel availability for your visit.
Shinjuku station ochanomizu station diskunion shinjuku union. A complete guide to shinjuku station in tokyo, the worlds busiest station. Aside from the main branch, other branches specialize in specific genres or goods. Bf, 2f, 3f, 4f, 5f 307 udagawacho, shibuyaku, tokyo 1500042 go for. We are major exporters of music and specialize in the distribution of vinyl, cd, and music dvds to japanese listeners. I wrote a guide to tokyo record shops a few years back, this is much bigger. I was very lucky to find myself booked into a plush hotel in the yotsuya, shinjuku area, for as far as im concerned you cannot beat this area of tokyo for culture, shops, food, and disk union yes its worth shouting about, because its the best record shopping experience i have had anywhere in more than 30 years of collecting records. This foreignlanguage website is published by the shinjuku city office geared especially for foreign residents. We cover all the basics including things to do in tokyo, how to get from narita airport to tokyo, which jr rail pass to choose, getting a sim card and pocket wifi to find why we started this site, check out the tokyo cheapo manifesto. Shinjuku is separated into different areas by the train lines that run into it. They have a large selection of used goods with over 10 locations. The west side of the station is the sky scraper district. I had been a good customer of that disk union store as a jazz progressive. There are several disk unions in shinjuku, but they are all pretty much on the same, shirt narrow street.
Shinjuku is the worlds busiest train station, handling over 3. Diskunion club music shop shopping in shibuya, tokyo. For more records, head to the chains new union record shinjuku around the corner. Whether youre looking for clothing shops, tourist attractions, hotels, parks, concert venues, restaurants, nightlife, or anything else, youll find it here. Find any address on the map of shinjuku or calculate your itinerary to and from shinjuku, find all the tourist attractions and michelin guide restaurants in shinjuku. This map shows streets, roads, railways, metro lines, hostels, points of interest, tourist attractions and sightseeings. The biggest guide to tokyo record stores on the internet mostly.
Established in 1967, disk union today is a sprawling network of vinyl shops spanning shinjuku, ochanomizu, shibuya and since 2015, osaka. Disk union usa was established in san francisco in 2007 as a subsidiary of disk union japan. Disk union shinjuku map f4 don quijote shinjuku c1d5 eddie bauer shinjuku map c7. Disk union s website is here, in japanese only, but it has maps and info for all locations. Western union locations in shinjuku, tokyo, japan directory. The area is a cacophony of bright neon lights, traffic and p. Here you will find news, events, sightseeing and transportation information, and even complete sample daytrips in and around shinjuku, as well as information on getting around the station itself. Disk union has been my favorite, located at different places in and around tokyo, including ochanomizu and shinjuku. Disk union also has major branches in shibuya, shimokitazawa with lots of records and jimbocho, but the scrappy, cramped shinjuku main branch is a classic. Broken down by ticket gatewith pictures and an easytofollow map includedour guide will make sure you know exactly how to get to your next shinjuku adventure. To the northeast is kabukicho, formerly a redlight district, but now also part of shinjuku s shopping experience.
After being rebranded nearly half a century ago, disk union s predecessor union record returned to the tokyo streets in late april 2018. In the center of all of this is shinjuku station, a massive hub that connects five railroads and people from all over the country. Selling both new and used cds, this branch of the disk union record store chain also has a vinyl section popular with djs. Tokyo pocket guide shinjuku map in english kfc don quijote mcds best labi takaxo softbank bic washin annex nowa bldg lotteria ichiran central hotel billys specs bo concept adolfo. Go to shinjuku kabukicho and shinjuku 2chome are very interesting spots and i recommend both. Disk union shinjuku tokyo, japan shopping lonely planet. Disk union f4 don quijote c1, d5 eddie bauer b7 edifice f4 emporio armani f2. To the northeast is kabukicho, formerly a redlight district, but now also part of shinjukus shopping experience. Shinjuku is one of the 23 wards of tokyo, an important commercial, entertainment and transportation hub as well as a hot spot for shopping. You will see the list of places on the left hand side. Dont let the size of the flagship shinjuku branch fool you though. Click the 3line icon in the top left corner if not. Transforming shinjuku station birth of a multipurpose. Google trips alternative best modern buildings in shinjuku tokyo printable tourist map shibuya printable tourist map toshima printable tourist map nakano printable tourist map bunkyo printable tourist map chiyoda printable tourist map minato.
Giant shopping malls border the enormous station, as well as kabukicho. Record store diskunion operates branches throughout the kanto area. It is a major commercial and administrative centre, housing the northern half of the busiest railway station in the world shinjuku station and the tokyo metropolitan government building, the administration centre for the government of tokyo. Click tab on right for highres printable map of shinjuku pdf flags shinjuku. Jr shinjuku station guide for beginners navigate and.
Disk union is affiliated with the diw record label. Shinjuku station simple english wikipedia, the free. And, were adding new maps every day, so check out the site and let us know what you think. Discsjapan maximum rare records and cds has a wide variety of different genres of music, including japanese anime and japan cd that you can choose from. Directly across the street is the newest store in disk union shinjuku family. Tokyo pocket guide shinjuku map in english shinjuku shopping 2nd street f5. With numerous train, subway, and public transportation lines, it is easy to become confused about changing trains.
This particular one in shinjuku is one of the biggest ive come across with 7 levels of records and cds. Perhaps not the most imaginative place to start, but disk union simply cant be ignored when it comes to buying records in japan. Its mostly cds but theres enough vinyl here to entertain crate diggers. Get the free printable map of shinjuku printable tourist map or create your own tourist map. It provides information on the citys public facilities and programs, announcements from shinjuku multicultural plaza, and information on administrative affairs. According to the guinness book of records, it is the busiest. Record collectors visiting japan should make a beeline for disk union, an 8floor musical. Sat 1 sun 2 mon 3 tue 4 wed 5 thu 6 fri 7 sat 8 sun 9 mon 10 tue 11 wed 12 thu fri 14 sat 15 sun 16 mon 17 tue 18 wed 19 thu 20. Vinyl shops in tokyo, japan and japan in general page 29. It serves as an essential transit hub for the tokyo rail and subway network as well as rail links throughout the greater kanto region surrounding the capital.
Shinjuku map entrance 200 yen newoman tokyu hands toho building robot resturant shinjuku city o. Seibu shinjuku pepe shinjuku prince hotel shinjuku urban hotel citadines central shinjuku tokyo shinjuku city office hotel gracery shinjuku toho cinemas shinjuku barneys new york marui annex kinokuniya piccadilly muji isetan shinjuku store hotel sunlite shinjuku hanazono jinja matsumoto kiyoshi asukuni dori shinjuku dori shinjuku shinjuku seibu. Each floor at this huge shibuya location is dedicated to a specific genre, such as punk, metal, jazzrare groove, club music and. Tokyo map offers the most complete set of free english language maps of tokyo on the web. There are 5 other disk union stores in shinjuku all close by, you can see a full list here. Information on everyday living for foreign residents website. Shinjuku station ochanomizu station diskunion shinjuku. Shinjuku station, shinjukueki is a major railway station in the shinjuku and shibuya wards in tokyo, japan. Wanna see some rare blues records in one of the largest recordshops in the world. Shinjuku station, the worlds busiest station, is so confusing that even japanese people get lost. Heres the soul, blues, hiphop vinyl section of disk union in shinjuku tokyo. The store stocks about 20,000 records, with a main focus. Union records is the predecessor of disk union, which was born in 1967. With a capacity of over one million commuters at any one time, this is clearly the busiest station in the world.
In this article, we explain the transfer process for each line. Shinjuku station map finding your way shinjuku station. A complete guide to shinjuku station in tokyo, the worlds. This map shows you the diskunion stores in shinjuku area. However, this guide is written complete with photos for foreign travelers so that they can navigate shinjuku station without getting lost. The room is much larger than the previous space and way easier to move around in while browsing the various racks. The east side of shinjuku is the main shopping area, with shops and stores in every direction. Shinjuku station is the worlds busiest public transit station.
A mustvisit for the music geek is disk union in shinjuku. These are a few locations with good selection, though there are thirty or forty locations altogether, almost all of which i havent been to. Welcome to shinjuku station if this is your first time, buckle up. Records are all sold at market value, but you can always find a few cheap gems if you dig deep enough. Position your mouse over the map and use your mousewheel to zoom in or out. Find, select and order your favorite artists or anime music cds, dvds, and bluray, mini lp cd, vinyl record, shmcd, bluspec cd, sacd, and shmsacd at discsjapan maximum rare records and cds. Shortlisted in the time out love tokyo awards 2017. Shinjuku 2chome is home to a plethora of gaylesbian and transgender barsclubs and establishments. Attachments 1, 2, 3 jr east is developing railway station facilities and other facilities with a view to opening them in spring 2016.
The area surrounding shinjuku station is a huge business, commercial, and entertainment center atop the worlds busiest railway station complex. Outside the south exit of shinjuku station, flags shinjuku is multilevel with several large chain stores on different floors. Do you want to know the entry ticket price for disk union shinjuku. Find hotels in shinjuku, japan 3895 vacation rentals and hotels. Dec 06, 2015 if youre lucky youll score something awesome as most disk union stores stock a section of rarities and they never disappoint.
Map of shinjuku hotels and attractions on a shinjuku map. The information in this dk eyewitness top 10 travel guide is checked regularly. In shibuya, it is located in the yoyogi and sendagaya districts. Low rates guaranteed on all shinjuku hotels at agoda. Disk union products discs japan maximum rare records.
Established in 1967, disk union today is a sprawling network of vinyl shops spanning shinjuku, ochanomizu, shibuya and since 2015, osaka city. Shinjuku is one of tokyos and japans busiest areas, acting as an office town, a shopping district, a center for urban culture and lifestyle, and thus a prime tourist destination. It is home to the tokyo metropolitan government offices and many other big companies. Scroll down or use the map search the magnifying glass icon to find the place you want. Click tab on right for highres printable map of shinjuku pdf. Kabukicho is the red light district, but to me atleast feels rather safe if you keep your wits about you and is a very, very strange place. This massive eightfloor music treasure trove will surely have any music geek drooling over their stock of secondhand cds and vinyl.
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