I recently visited the amazing city Tokyo with a good friend of mine.
And once again the hobby of collecting boomboxes proved itself as a hobby that connects people in the whole world.
First of all I would like to thank Geoff (not sure if he's a member here but he does post on s2g once in a while) who showed us some of the coolest places in the city and spent two great days with us.
Then the most surprising thing happened. I saw that Scott from Australia posted a photo on FB that showed him being in Japan. I quickly messaged him and it turned out that he was in Tokyo, too. So we met up and had a great night in Shibuya. probably the craziest coincidence imaginable.
What I wanna tell you guys about though is the recent boombox store development in Tokyo. I am sure many of you guys remember Turbo Sonic. The store used to be in Koenji but apparently moved to Ebisu sometime around 2010. However, it no longer exists.
BUT here's the good news. In central Shibuya, there is a small store hidden on the second floor of a building in a small street: Dubby Mad Sound Shop! (Thanks to Peter Engel for pointing it out to me!)
This is what the store front looks like:
Hiding behind that door is a very impressive collection of (not only domestic Japanese) boomboxes and the owner Kenji. We spent an hour chatting and had many good laughs. He is also one of the guys responsible for the Japanese boombox design book that many of you guys probably heard of.
Here are some pictures of his store:
So thanks a lot, Kenji!
If any of you guys are in Tokyo sometime soon, be sure to check out his store. (www.monk.co.jp)
And once again the hobby of collecting boomboxes proved itself as a hobby that connects people in the whole world.
First of all I would like to thank Geoff (not sure if he's a member here but he does post on s2g once in a while) who showed us some of the coolest places in the city and spent two great days with us.
Then the most surprising thing happened. I saw that Scott from Australia posted a photo on FB that showed him being in Japan. I quickly messaged him and it turned out that he was in Tokyo, too. So we met up and had a great night in Shibuya. probably the craziest coincidence imaginable.
What I wanna tell you guys about though is the recent boombox store development in Tokyo. I am sure many of you guys remember Turbo Sonic. The store used to be in Koenji but apparently moved to Ebisu sometime around 2010. However, it no longer exists.
BUT here's the good news. In central Shibuya, there is a small store hidden on the second floor of a building in a small street: Dubby Mad Sound Shop! (Thanks to Peter Engel for pointing it out to me!)
This is what the store front looks like:
Hiding behind that door is a very impressive collection of (not only domestic Japanese) boomboxes and the owner Kenji. We spent an hour chatting and had many good laughs. He is also one of the guys responsible for the Japanese boombox design book that many of you guys probably heard of.
Here are some pictures of his store:
So thanks a lot, Kenji!
If any of you guys are in Tokyo sometime soon, be sure to check out his store. (www.monk.co.jp)
Well, it is me in the picture. Guess we haven't seen each other in a while 
If I get back to Japan, I will try to get over there.
