Tokyo Vinyl Lounge

His dedication is remarkable he opens 7 days a week from 2pm to 11pm.

Tokyo vinyl lounge.

An enthusiastic collector and connoisseur he estimates the bar has over 10 000 vinyl records sleeved and alphabetised by instrument. Ariizumi has been involved with tokyo s nightlife for more than 30 years. In tokyo a specific style of bar has become increasingly popular. Picasso in nishiazabu he was arrested and spent 20 days in prison after.

The 20 taps serve a range of nordic brews plus. The furniture and part of the décor was flown in straight from norway. One man who s fallen foul of fueiho is masaaki ariizumi who currently manages dj bar bridge a venue with a beautiful rey audio soundsystem and a tenth floor view of the famous shibuya crossing. During the day he serves tea and coffee in the evening beer and spirits.

View credits reviews tracks and shop for the 1986 vinyl release of live in tokyo big heart on discogs. Walk into bar shiru a cocktail lounge that opened three months ago in uptown oakland calif and the first thing you notice is the back wall where about 1 000 vinyl records are lined on shelves. Island records 90529 1 format. Tokyo is a music lover s dream.

The lounge lizards live in tokyo big heart label. Island records 90529 1 format. It s easy to spend days wandering between the conveniently clustered shops. Vinyl lp country.

In 1986 when he was the manager at a spot called p. Hopping between the enormous music chain stores and the specialty record stores. Opened in 1982 paper moon is one of the best spots in tokyo for a traditional record bar experience that still hews closely to the original style of jazz kissa owner kazuki yamamoto has an astounding collection of jazz in every style from latin to bebop alongside a large collection of records by local japanese artists a rarity in the city as most jazz bars focus on western music. Tiny beautiful places that play records on vinyl and serve fine japanese whisky.

There s nothing quite like the bright delicious energy of a night out in tokyo but it s a welcome respite to duck into a small chill vinyl lounge where the person behind the bar is not. øl tokyo is the local outpost of oslo brewing and exudes scandinavian style.