About Us

Based in Kobe, Japan, Akavinyl are avid collectors of music in all its physical forms. Although music is increasingly consumed in digital form, we here celebrate the history, the art, the magnificence of music you can hold in your hands and display proudly in your living spaces.

General notes:
1) All payments for items on this site will be done via PayPal. Cheers!

2) Prices are listed in Japanese yen. To do a rough translation into U.S. dollars, take off the last 2 digits and then subtract a few more dollars. It’s a really great exchange rate for those in the US right now. Therefore, ¥1,000 is about $6.50 (as of November 22, 2024).

3) The order cart is far from perfect. If you submit an order and don’t hear from us within 24 hours, or have trouble submitting an order, send us an email at: order@akavinyl.com — we are happy to assist manually.

Special note: Although Japan had resumed EMS shipping of goods to many global locations, the outbreak of war in the Ukraine has shut down several delivery routes and many countries are now off the list of places that can be shipped to for now. Also, due to the COVID-19 outbreak, Japan has still suspended package delivery service to other areas. Additionally, Japan has reorganized its zoning and price for EMS with significant increases for most areas. For a full list, see this notice from the Japan Postal Service. (Last update: 5/9/2024)

For pricing, see our shipping policy page for the full break down.

During this time, we can take orders from anywhere, but cannot send them to the countries listed therein until the restrictions have been lifted.

For Sale

There are several ways to find items on this site:

1) Use the search function below.

2) From the “For Sale” drop down menu, check “The Store” to view what is available in a sortable fashion.

3) From the “For Sale” drop down menu, find specific artists alphabetically.

4) From the “For Sale” drop down menu, find specific formats of release.

Condition and content of items are listed on the specific product pages and in The Store descriptions. These include whether an item has an Obi or extra Japanese booklet or not. At any point, when you find an “Add to Cart” button, that information will be listed.

However, for the sake of brevity, not every item list may include this information at a glance. Please be advised that you are responsible for reviewing this information before making a purchase.

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Hungry Like A Wolf?

On the hunt for some rare, Japanese release? Drop us a line and we can discuss what you would like us to do if we happen to find it.

finder@akavinyl.com