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If you are collecting Japanese pressed vinyl records, and if you are lucky enough, you may stumble on Japanese promo records someday.

Japanese vinyl and Japanese music, rather, may not hold much familiarity with foreign vinyl collectors. Yet, apart from the likes of City Pop and Anime music, there is much more Japanese music to be explored.

There are many albums of Japanese rock on vinyl records.

Rock music is arguably Japan's most popular music genre on vinyl.

Jazz music on Japanese vinyl records is not exclusively western jazz.

If you are a big fan of Japanese vinyl records, you are probably familiar with the term “City Pop”.

What exactly is City Pop?