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Shimokura Gakki

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A long-established Japanese musical instrument retailer founded in 1937 in Ochanomizu, Tokyo, selling and repairing a full range of instruments.

Last updated September 29, 2026

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Overview

Shimokura Gakki (Shimokura Music Group) is a Japanese musical instrument retailer founded in 1937 in Ochanomizu, Tokyo, an area known as the city's musical instrument district. The company operates a general musical instrument store offering wind instruments such as saxophones, trumpets and flutes; string instruments including violins and cellos; guitars and basses; digital instruments; drums and percussion; and accessories such as effects pedals and amplifiers. Its main store is the Ochanomizu flagship, supported by branches in Omiya and Hachioji, a used-guitar specialty shop called Shimokura Second Hands, a string instrument specialty shop Shimokura Violin, and a Yamaha music school. The group also runs a wind instrument repair center and a string instrument repair workshop, and participates in the Japan Tax Free Shop program for overseas visitors. The company's official website presents it as a comprehensive instrument store with a long history of trust and achievement, and it maintains an online shop alongside its physical locations.

History

Shimokura Gakki was founded in 1937 in Ochanomizu, Tokyo, an area that developed into a well-known musical instrument retail district. Over the decades it grew into a comprehensive musical instrument store, expanding its range to cover wind, string, and percussion instruments as well as guitars, basses, digital instruments, and related accessories. The group now operates multiple locations, including its Ochanomizu main store, branches in Omiya and Hachioji, the used-guitar specialty shop Shimokura Second Hands, the string instrument specialty shop Shimokura Violin, and a Yamaha music school. It also provides repair services through a wind instrument repair center and a string instrument repair workshop, and serves overseas customers as a Japan Tax Free Shop.

  • 1937

    Founded in Ochanomizu, Tokyo.

Products and positioning

Comprehensive musical instrument retailer with a long history of trust and achievement, based in Tokyo's Ochanomizu instrument district.

  • Wind instruments (saxophone, trumpet, flute)

  • String instruments (violin, cello)

  • Guitars and basses

  • Digital instruments

  • Drums and percussion

  • Effects pedals and amplifiers

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