If you are literally music player, you should visit Ochanomizu area where is located in the next stop from Akihabara station. As you know, you could dig in well-conditioned of used vinyl records and old electric guitars, acoustic guitars, electric bass guitars, acoustic drums, other musical instruments @ specialty shops in Ochanomizu.
Meanwhile, Japanese folk musical instruments like Shamisen(三味線), Taiko(和太鼓),Shakuhachi(尺八), etc most of Wa-Gakki(和楽器) are available in Shinjuku.
You may have already known Japanese vinyl record online shops, like Disk Union, RecoFAN, etc, however, on-site small vinyls shops @Ochanomizu are very exciting! Several genres are categorized and sorted at the record racks in each at those stores, help you find easily your favorite records in various bargains.
Japanese city-pop vinyls are many in the stocks, especially 1970’s and 80’s. I could find them also in the storage room or attic of my parent house though, it is very fun to find something special in your memories from those record racks. It would definitely remind you of your youthful memories very quickly.
I am sure, if you are curious about Japanese popular, folk music like Enka, Minyo or Kayou-kyoku, those are also in those stores.
Electric guitar brand products are, like Fender, Gibson, Martin, and many musical instruments brands in various shops at Ochanomizu and Jimbocho (Jimbocho is very close to Ochanomizu) area. There are also famous for gathering delicious curry restaurants area. After finding special vinyls and guitars, spicy curry lunch would be waiting for you.
