We provide used and vintage gears such as electricacoustic guitars, bass, amplifiers, effectors, drums, keyboards, violins, wind instruments, and traditional. Ishibashi music corporation is one of the busiest and most respected musical instrument retail chains in japan. Ochanomizu is home to japans oneandonly guitar street. Featuring a relaxing massage service and daily breakfast, the b tokyo ochanomizu is only a 2minute walk from awajicho subway station. Founded as tokyo national school of dentistry in 1928, it was established as tokyo medical and dental university in 1946.
Log in or sign up to leave a comment log in sign up. Find all the transport options for your trip from shibuya to ochanomizu station right here. Ochanomizu is an area with lots of music shops the best place to buy musical instruments in tokyo. We, shimokura musical instruments corporation, have 77 years of professional experience in ochanomizu, the central part of tokyo. Ochanomizu is a street plenty of shops, some of them occupying whole buildings, specialized in guitars and string instruments in general. While gps technology allows us to pinpoint any location on the planet, mark the location, and share it with others, waymarking is the toolset for categorizing and adding unique information for that location. Shimokura musical instruments has a wide array of guitars from prestigious guitar makers, such as fender.
Ochanomizu neighborhood tokyo music instrument mecca. But what i discovered on a recent trip to tokyo was that the curiously unassuming precinct of ochanomizu, actually offers one of the greatest, largest and rarest selection of guitars on the planet. I was looking today, in ochanomizu, tokyo, for a cheapish student level kodaira, and i came. Shoryukan hotel is located in central tokyo, just 550 metres from jr ochanomizu train station. Ochanomizu station on the chuo line is the transport hub of the district. With thousands of people heading to japan each year to experience the amazing snow, this one little stretch of tokyo is somewhat of a pilgrimage for many international visitors. A spiritual chemistry of pipa and koto guitars, modern synth sounds and mid to downtempo percussion with a bit of a laidback hip hop vibe in parts and some wall of sound moments not unlike some of his earlier work. This beautiful hall in the heart of tokyo s university and bookshop district was designed exclusively. I am a newb and would really appreciate names of stations, which direction to turn, where to walk and.
Im a big believer in letting my children chase their dreams. See availability the fine print please note that the guest name on the reservation must be the same as the name on the card used to make the booking. Basically i would like to know if one can get good deal on mijcij basses and guitars i have been gasing on a mia fretless jazz bass and a fender tele hot rod 52 and wonder if i could get similar instruments over there and bring them back in a double. The tokyo medical and dental university is just across the hijiribashi bridge next to ochanomizu station. Rome2rio is a doortodoor travel information and booking engine, helping you get to and from any location in the world. Most of the shops offer similar choices of the usual top brands like. The name ochanomizu translates as tea water, and derives from the practice of extracting water from the nearby kanda river to make the shoguns tea in the edo period.
Copyright c woodman instruments all rights reserved. Original poster 24 points 20 days ago edited 20 days ago. The most famous musical instrument shop in japan since 1938. I am planning a trip to japan and see if you guys knew tokyo s ochanomizu neighborhood. Ochanomizu by pierre journel published on 2017091 in this series of three articles you will discover the different districts of tokyo in japan where you can find guitar stores. I went to ochanomizu in tokyo for maybe a pedal or two, and accidentally walked away with this.
Please contact them for information about taylor dealers, service or support in your country. Known as guitar street is hosts so many music shops. It extends from the yushima section of bunkyoku to the kanda section of chiyodaku. Rome2rio makes travelling from shibuya to ochanomizu station easy. Shibuya to ochanomizu station 4 ways to travel via train. There is a correct time, place and method for doing nearly everything, and the correct place to go shopping for musical instruments is ochanomizu. April 25may 31, 2020 ochanomizu musical instrument street gakki week sale the city of instruments representing the world.
A place to share or ogle at fancy pictures of yours or others guitars and related instruments. Exiting the jr train station at the ochanomizu bashi ticket gate brings you onto meidai dori, known colloquially as guitar street, which is lined on both sides with guitar. Ochanomizu meidai dori guitar street tokyo creative. Tokyos guitar heaven at ochanomizu tokyo japan youtube. Passengers can also transfer to nearby shin ochanomizu station on the tokyo metro chiyoda line. In tokyo, there is this line of stores where, shop after shop, you can buy guitars, gear, horn instruments, pianos, percussion instrumentsif its music related, youll find it. Lani and jami explore the shops until they lose track.
The company is highly regarded world wide as a reliable seller of top quality secondhand items too. Japan tax free, used guitar shopshimokura second hands. Tokyo, if nothing else, is an extremely organized city. Takamine guitars and aranjuez brand are better quality than kodaira. Ochanomizu, shibuya and shinokubo, next to shinjuku. There is a street close to jimbocho and ogawamachi that is mainly made up of shops selling snowboards and skis. 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. Pete thorn in japan, vid blog 2 random tokyo music and ochanomizu guitar stores duration. Sundai preparatory school, meiji university, tokyo medical and dental university, and juntendo university all have main campuses in the area. Hi can anyone help me with really detailed instructions on how to travel from the ginza to ochanomizu city to visit the guitar stores. The organizer will send the pdf copy of the invoice by e mail after the application form. Ishibashi music ochanomizu 22 kanda surugadai tokyo 03 3233 1484. Ochanomizu is where you go when you want to buy a vintagereissue nonreverse gibson firebird, a fender special edition jaguar thinline, or a prs 5 and they will have several of all of these in stock in numerous colours and variants.
We have over 17 stores around japan including tokyo, yokohama, chiba. The cosy airconditioned rooms offer soft lighting and have a flatscreen satellite tv. You can either take the jr chuo local line from akihabara station 1 stop or instead take a 20 minute walk to ochanomizu. You must visit the ochanomizu area in tokyo, japan if you love guitars. Ochanomizu station is serviced by the following lines. I never found a good place in either hong kong or bangkok, but there is a taylor dealer in chiang mai. Ochanomizu musical instrument shopping street ochanomizu. I went to ochanomizu in tokyo for maybe a pedal or two.
Store location the location of our office and branches all around japan. Question about buying guitar in ochanomizu, tokyo the. For those that are also interested in having a look at some electrical instruments, especially electric guitars and basses, then visiting ochanomizu musical instrument shopping street is highly recommended. 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. I will be heading to tokyo in february for a short trip and would like to drop by the much heard about ochanomizu to check out the guitars as well as purchase one for myself. When you get off at jr ochanomizu station, you will soon see a lot of musical instrument retailers about 50. Because like raffles, tokyo loves rock and roll, and ochanomizu is home to about 50 multistorey music stores, around 30 of which are shrines to the guitar. In search of the one in tokyos ochanomizu guitar street.
The shop of kurosawa instruments store in ochanomizu, tokyo, is a great sale to be able to enjoy even staying at home. Jimbocho winter sports shop street tokyo japan travel. All this time it has had no crack or warp whatsoever. Green tea restaurant 1899 ochanomizu tokyo creative. Musical instrument shopping street tokyo japan travel. The sparse additions of ayako akashibas vocal adds to the mystery of it. Most of the guitars are new and they are slightly less expensive than what you could find overseas. Taylor guitars taylor guitars is proud to partner with yamano music co. Tokyos famous guitar street ochanomizu gakkitengai. Its been a few years since i was there but the ochanomizu area has many guitar shops. Ochanomizu station, ochanomizu eki is a railway station in tokyo, japan, operated by the east japan railway company jr east and tokyo subway operator tokyo metro. I would like to know what are the opening hours of the shops there, i am aware guitar planet operates as per normal on weekdays and weekends but im not too sure about the. This week, i wanted to share with you the part of japan that the musician side of me enjoyed the most. Visited the guitar street today, definitely check it out if youre in japan.
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