Record stores in Himeji

Record shops reward the patient digger. Himeji, Hyogo has 2 mapped right now. That's 2 record shops mapped around Himeji. Every shop grades and prices differently, so the same record can be a bargain in one and a splurge in another — dig everywhere. Check the grading before you pay — a visual grade and a play grade are two different things.

This guide covers every record store we could verify in and around Himeji (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include 姫路レコード and テイストレコード. If a record shop's missing from Himeji's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet.

The Himeji record lineup

2 in Himeji, plus 5 more around Himeji below:

What the map tells us about record stores in Himeji

None of the 2 has opening hours in the map data, so treat this as a browse-and-discover trip. Record shops keep fairly standard retail hours; daytime visits are a safe bet.

The one mapped record store sits on みゆき通り Miyuki Street — worth combining with whatever else brings you to that side of town.

The Himeji record crawl

Making a day of it in Himeji? Work this order: 姫路レコード on みゆき通り Miyuki Street and テイストレコード. That's the record crawl in one sensible loop, no backtracking.

Record digging tips for Himeji

How the regulars work Himeji's bins:

• Check the dead wax at 姫路レコード. The runout groove holds matrix numbers that identify pressings. Collectors live by these; a quick phone search settles it.
• The listening station is the test at テイストレコード. If a record looks questionable, play the loud passages. That's where surface noise shows up.
• Handle records properly in the shop. By the edges, never the grooves. Shops notice, and so do the records.
• Ask about the return policy. Most used vinyl is sold as-is. Know the policy before the stylus hits a skip at home.

Good to know

We searched about 40 km around Himeji — that covers the town itself plus the surrounding communities you'd reasonably drive to. Listings come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by local volunteers, so a brand-new record store in Himeji can take a while to appear. Spotted a closure among the 2, or a record store we missed entirely? The map is the source of truth here — one OpenStreetMap edit corrects it for everyone.

We don't list prices or stock — both change by the day. What we list is the where: real shops, verified by real mappers.

If you run one of the 2 listed here and something's wrong — a closure, a move, new hours — the fix is the same: update the shop on OpenStreetMap and the correction flows through to this page on the next daily refresh.

Worth the trip: more record stores around Himeji

5 more within about 40 km of Himeji, nearest first: