Japanese Music

Ten paths through Japanese music. Albums from our 100-record selection appear as their editorial editions are completed.

61 albums

Kazemachi RomanHappy End · 1971Hikō-ki GumoYumi Arai · 1973Solid State SurvivorYellow Magic Orchestra · 1979FOR YOUTatsuro Yamashita · 1982Atomic HeartMr.Children · 1994First LoveHikaru Utada · 1999Shōso StripSheena Ringo · 2000STRAY SHEEPKenshi Yonezu · 2020Kaze TachinuSeiko Matsuda · 1981Sora Kara no ChikaraKing Giddra · 1995MINT JAMSCasiopea · 1982Watashi Wo Danzai SeyoNobuyasu Okabayashi · 1969SONGSSUGAR BABE · 1975Uta wa Waga Inochi Dai 1 ShuHibari Misora · 1967Snowflakes Are DancingIsao Tomita · 1974KurofuneSadistic Mika Band · 1974SHAKE IT PARADISEToshinobu Kubota · 1986LIFE小沢健二 · 19945th WHEEL 2 the COACHスチャダラパー · 1995sakanactionサカナクション · 2013BLOW UP鈴木勲 · 1973GoaisatsuWataru Takada · 1971FLAPPERMinako Yoshida · 1976Haru IchibanCandies · 1976Thousand KnivesRyuichi Sakamoto · 1978RhapsodyRC Succession · 1980Genki Desu.Takuro Yoshida · 1972ShunkashutoShigeru Izumiya · 1972KateikyoshiYasuyuki Okamura · 1990Kuuchuu CampFishmans · 1996Kori no SekaiYosui Inoue · 1973Hosono HouseHaruomi Hosono · 1973JAPANESE GIRLAkiko Yano · 1976AnthologyMasashi Sada · 1978KansuigyoMiyuki Nakajima · 1982SUNSHOWERTaeko Onuki · 1977POCKET PARKMiki Matsubara · 1980We areOff Course · 1980A LONG VACATIONEiichi Ohtaki · 1981TIMELY!!Anri · 1983VARIETYMariya Takeuchi · 1984Omoikiri Kiza na JinseiKenji Sawada · 1977ManjushakaMomoe Yamaguchi · 1978AijinTeresa Teng · 1985FushigiAkina Nakamori · 1986BambinaterKoizumix Production · 1992Second MorningMorning Musume · 1999Boku no Miteiru FukeiArashi · 2010Silk RoadKitaro · 1980A (Ace)Denki Groove · 1997LOVEBEATYoshinori Sunahara · 2001FRUITS CLiPPERCAPSULE · 2006GAMEPerfume · 2008KAMAKURASouthern All Stars · 1985BEAT EMOTIONBOØWY · 1986THE BLUE HEARTSTHE BLUE HEARTS · 1987BLUE BLOODX · 1989Aku no HanaBUCK-TICK · 1990RUNB'z · 1992HachimitsuSpitz · 1995Miracle DivingJUDY AND MARY · 1995