CD store chain Tower Records Akihabara to close on January 3

Tower Records Akihabara, a CD store chain, closed its doors on Tuesday, January 3. The store is located on the 7th floor of the Yodobashi Camera Multimedia Akiba electronics retail store.

Tower Records is a major CD store chain that opened in 1960 on Broadway Street in Sacramento, California, USA. Tower Records Akihabara Store opened on September 16, 2005 (Friday), and was the 77th store in Japan and the 7th store in Tokyo at the time.

According to the storefront notice,

Notice of Store Closure

Thank you very much for your continued patronage.
We regret to inform you that Tower Records Akihabara Store will close on January 3, 2023,
We regret to inform you that Tower Records Akihabara store will be closing on January 3, 2023 (Tuesday).
We would like to express our sincere gratitude to our many customers for their patronage over the years.

We would like to express our sincere gratitude to our many customers for their patronage over the years.

Tower Records" stores in the neighborhood are "Kinshicho Parco" and "Ario Kameari".

<Store information
Tower Records Kinshicho Parco Store
Kinshicho Parco 5F, 4-27-14 Koto-bashi, Sumida-ku, Tokyo
Business hours: 10:00 - 21:00 [short business hours] 11:00 - 21:00
Closed on non-scheduled holidays (*Following Kinshicho PARCO's closing days)

<Store information
Tower Records Ario Kameari Store
Ario Kameari Ario Mall 2F, 3-49-3 Kameari, Katsushika-ku, Tokyo
Business hours: 10:00-21:00
Closed: Open all year round