Record stores in Kobe
Kobe, Kansai has 60 record stores on the map. That's 60 record shops mapped around Kobe. Every shop grades and prices differently, so the same record can be a bargain in one and a splurge in another — dig everywhere. Bring a want-list, but leave room for the find you didn't know you needed.
This guide covers every record store we could verify in and around Kobe (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include 2nd street and タワーレコード, plus タワーレコード. If a record shop's missing from Kobe's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet.
The Kobe record lineup
60 mapped within about 40 km:
2nd street
Record store
2nd street — Record store.
タワーレコード
Record store
タワーレコード is Record store on 70, 大阪市. タワーレコード also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as 11:00-21:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
70, 大阪市, 556-0011
Hours: 11:00-21:00
Phone: 06-6645-5521
タワーレコード
Record store
タワーレコード is Record store on 12, 大阪市.
12, 大阪市, 530-0013
サウンドパック
Record store
サウンドパック is Record store.
ファンハウス
Record store
ファンハウス — Record store.
あこや楽器
Record store
あこや楽器 — Record store.
TSUTAYA
Record store
TSUTAYA is Record store.
２F)ゲオ（レンタルCD)
Record store
２F)ゲオ（レンタルCD) is Record store.
ヤマハミュージックリテイリング ヤマハミュージック 堺店
Record store
ヤマハミュージックリテイリング ヤマハミュージック 堺店 is Record store on 12, 堺市. ヤマハミュージックリテイリング ヤマハミュージック 堺店 also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as We off; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
12, 堺市, 590-0076
Hours: We off
Phone: 072-222-0403
ディスクユニオン
Record store
ディスクユニオン — Record store. Also worth knowing about ディスクユニオン: the map lists its hours as 11:00-21:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
大阪市
Hours: 11:00-21:00
Phone: 06-6949-9219
abc DISC SHOP
Record store
abc DISC SHOP — Record store.
井村レコード
Record store
井村レコード is Record store.
ピュアサウンド
Record store
ピュアサウンド is Record store.
HMV
Record store
HMV is Record store.
s.a.music
Record store
s.a.music is Record store.
橋本楽器
Record store
橋本楽器 is Record store.
サウンド・パック
Record store
サウンド・パック — Record store.
新星堂
Record store
新星堂 is Record store.
タワーレコード
Record store
タワーレコード is Record store.
ハワイレコード
Record store
ハワイレコード — Record store.
Time Bomb Records
Record store
Time Bomb Records — Record store.
King Kong
Record store
King Kong — Record store. Also worth knowing about King Kong: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 11:00-20:00.
Hours: Mo-Su 11:00-20:00
Waxpend Records
Record store
Waxpend Records is Record store. Waxpend Records also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
Revenge records
Record store
Revenge records is Record store. Revenge records also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
Red Bird
Record store
Red Bird is Record store.
タワーレコード
Record store
タワーレコード is Record store.
TSUTAYA
Record store
TSUTAYA is Record store.
タワーレコード
Record store
タワーレコード is Record store. タワーレコード also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 10:00-21:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
八尾市, 581-0803
Hours: Mo-Su 10:00-21:00
Phone: +81 72 928 4391
TSUTAYA
Record store
TSUTAYA is Record store.
八尾市, 581-0803
Koh-gen Records
Record store
Koh-gen Records is Record store.
月光レコード
Record store
月光レコード — Record store.
Rock Stakk Records
Record store
Rock Stakk Records is Record store on Building 2F, 大阪市. Rock Stakk Records also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
Building 2F, 大阪市, 530-0027
Wild One
Record store
Wild One — Record store. Also worth knowing about Wild One: it has a website with more detail.
556-0011
Revenge
Record store
Revenge — Record store. Also worth knowing about Revenge: it has a website with more detail.
550-0015
Redbone Records
Record store
Redbone Records — Record store.
HMV
Record store
HMV is Record store. HMV also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su,PH 10:00-21:00.
Hours: Mo-Su,PH 10:00-21:00
CHOVE CHUVA
Record store
CHOVE CHUVA is Record store.
TSUTAYA
Record store
TSUTAYA is Record store.
サウンド・パック
Record store
サウンド・パック — Record store.
Rare Groove
Record store
Rare Groove — Record store. Also worth knowing about Rare Groove: the map lists its hours as Th-Tu 11:00-18:00; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Th-Tu 11:00-18:00
Revelation Time
Record store
Revelation Time — Record store. Also worth knowing about Revelation Time: the map lists its hours as Th-Tu 13:00-18:00; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Th-Tu 13:00-18:00
Tototo records
Record store
Tototo records — Record store. Also worth knowing about Tototo records: the map lists its hours as Th-Tu 12:00-20:00; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Th-Tu 12:00-20:00
Alffo Recordss
Record store
Alffo Recordss is Record store. Alffo Recordss also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 15:00-23:00; Sa 13:00-23:00; Su 13:00-21:00; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Mo-Fr 15:00-23:00; Sa 13:00-23:00; Su 13:00-21:00
Bluesoul records
Record store
Bluesoul records — Record store. Also worth knowing about Bluesoul records: it has a website with more detail.
Especial Records
Used record store
Especial Records — Used record store. Also worth knowing about Especial Records: the map lists its hours as Tu-Sa 12:00-20:00; Su 14:00-20:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Tu-Sa 12:00-20:00; Su 14:00-20:00
Phone: +81662410336
マルかバツ堀江店
Record store
マルかバツ堀江店 is Record store. マルかバツ堀江店 also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
Time Bomb Records
Record store
Time Bomb Records — Record store. Also worth knowing about Time Bomb Records: the map lists its hours as 12:00-20:00; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: 12:00-20:00
Douraku Records
Record store
Douraku Records — Record store. Also worth knowing about Douraku Records: the map lists its hours as Mo,Th,Fr 14:00-23:00; Sa,Su 13:00-23:00.
Hours: Mo,Th,Fr 14:00-23:00; Sa,Su 13:00-23:00
Vox music
Used record store
Vox music — Used record store. Also worth knowing about Vox music: the map lists its hours as Th-Tu 13:00-18:00; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Th-Tu 13:00-18:00
ルートダウンレコード
Record store
ルートダウンレコード — Record store. Also worth knowing about ルートダウンレコード: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 13:00-22:00; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Mo-Su 13:00-22:00
Newtone Records
Record store
Newtone Records — Record store. Also worth knowing about Newtone Records: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 12:00-21:00; Su 12:00-20:00; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Mo-Sa 12:00-21:00; Su 12:00-20:00
Groovenut Records
Used record store
Groovenut Records — Used record store. Also worth knowing about Groovenut Records: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 13:00-21:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Mo-Su 13:00-21:00
Phone: +81 6-4963-3635
Grind Records
Record store
Grind Records is Record store. Grind Records also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Phone: +81662126707
HMV
Record store
HMV is Record store.
Punk and Destroy
Record store
Punk and Destroy is Record store. Punk and Destroy also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
seeed
Record store
seeed is Record store. seeed also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
TSUTAYA
Record storeRun by カルチュア・コンビニエンス・クラブ
TSUTAYA is Record store run by カルチュア・コンビニエンス・クラブ. TSUTAYA also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as 09:00-24:00.
Hours: 09:00-24:00
MUSIC SHOP YOUNG(ミュージックショップ ヤング)
Record store
MUSIC SHOP YOUNG(ミュージックショップ ヤング) is Record store.
TSUTAYA
Record store
TSUTAYA is Record store.
ミントレコード
Record store
ミントレコード is Record store.
What the map tells us about record stores in Kobe
18 of the 60 list their opening hours on the map, which is genuinely useful — record shops keep shop hours, so the listed times are usually reliable.
22 have websites listed. Worth a look for new-arrival posts and want-list services.
There's a cluster: 2 of them sit on 12, so you can string those into one walk and drive between the rest.
3 of the shops are tagged as selling used vinyl — the dollar bins and used wall are where the real digging happens.
The Kobe record crawl
Making a day of it in Kobe? Work this order: 2nd street, タワーレコード on 70, タワーレコード on 12, サウンドパック, ファンハウス, あこや楽器, TSUTAYA, and ２F)ゲオ（レンタルCD). That's the record crawl in one sensible loop, no backtracking. 52 more are listed below.
Record digging tips for Kobe
Digging in Kobe? A few habits pay off:
- Hit the new-arrivals bin first at 2nd street. That's where fresh stock lands before anyone else sees it. The good stuff rarely survives the week.
- Check the vinyl, not just the sleeve at タワーレコード. Slide it out (carefully, by the edges) and look at it in good light. Sleeves lie; vinyl doesn't.
- Sleeves matter for value. Original inner sleeves, inserts, posters — completeness counts. A bare record in a generic sleeve is worth less.
- Don't overlook cassettes and CDs. The tape and CD sections are chronically underpriced. The format revival hasn't hit them the same way.
Good to know
We searched about 40 km around Kobe — 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 Kobe can take a while to appear. If you spot one of the 60 that's closed, or a great record store we missed, the fix is to update the map itself — that's where this guide reads from.
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 60 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.
Record store listings for Kobe: 60 mapped from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Photos from Wikimedia Commons contributors; individual photo credits appear in captions. Listing data was last refreshed automatically — verify hours before visiting.