Recomints in Nakano Broadway

The 3rd floor

 An unusual name to be sure...sounds like a rival for Tic Tacs. But Recomints has been another source to troll for the old and used CDs. Located in that other otaku emporium, Nakano Broadway, Recomints One is one branch of three located on the 3rd floor of Broadway...this is the branch which sells the kayo kyoku while Recomints Two around the corner sells the Western discs. Recomints Three sells DVDs...also an interesting shop.
  Recomints is a tight squeeze, especially on the weekends when a lot of us middle-aged folk try to browse there on a Sunday for those rare EPO or Off Course discs. However, the store also sells the contemporary stuff, too.

 

Recomints One

But my favourite section of the store isn't even inside it. It's the bargain bins set outside. There were two big ones bracketing the narrow entrance which held used discs for as low as 100 yen a pop. Most of the stuff were 90s J-Pop discs although there may be the odd 80s CD as well. I managed to pick up an Anri, PSY-S and a Miki Imai concert disc from the bins. I even found some Dip In The Pool (an avant-garde unit). Inside the store, I went on a tear for Miharu Koshi（越美晴） for a while.

For those kayo kyoku fans who may not have been to Nakano Broadway, all you have to do is get on the blue Tozai Line (Tokyo Metro) and just take the westbound train bound for either Nakano or Mitaka stations. By JR, take the yellow Sobu or orange Chuo lines. Once you get off and downstairs, just head for the North Exit. You'll see the entrance to the shopping arcade, Nakano Sun Mall, across from the station. Just go down the mall (lots of restaurants there...including a McDonalds on the left side) for a few minutes (could take longer depending on the pedestrian traffic) until you reach the end which begins Nakano Broadway. Walk several metres more and you'll see an escalator on your right and a staircase right beside it. The escalator will take you straight to the 3rd floor. Just get off at the top and hang a left. You'll see the corridor that is shown in the photos. Turn right and walk straight on down for a minute or so. Recomints One is on your right. But the rest of Nakano Broadway is so interesting, you can be forgiven if it actually takes you several minutes to get there.

In fact, I'll present you with a link to give you a photographic method on getting there.

I just loved going there since the entire four-floor complex is a trip back in time 30 years.

(July 5 2016: please check out this link for an update on Recomints. Also there is an official English website for Nakano Broadway.)