In Higashi-Shinsaibashi, just across the Midosuji Avenue from Amerikamura, stands a skinny building with an even more slender staircase, which you’ll have to climb two storeys from ground level to find this long-running record store. Beyond the poster-strewn entrance stand shelves filled mainly with rock, soul and blues releases from the ’60s and ’70s.
Hanky Panky deals in both vinyl and CDs, all personally selected by the seasoned shopkeeper himself and often available at surprisingly low prices. Visiting in person is the only way to find out what’s in stock, as the store maintains a minimal online presence and doesn’t seem to take many phone calls.