A visit to "waltz" in Nakameguro, the epicenter of the cassette tape boom/ Photo by Yohei Fujii (c) FASHION HEADINE

Waltz, a cassette tape specialty store located in a residential area of Nakameguro/ Photo by Yohei Fujii (c) FASHION HEADINE

There is also a viewing corner at the back of the store./ Photo by Yohei Fujii (c) FASHION HEADINE

It's rare to find a shop in the world that stocks this many cassette tapes./ Photo by Yohei Fujii (c) FASHION HEADINE

Cassette tapes lined up by genre inside the store/ Photo by Yohei Fujii (c) FASHION HEADINE

We spoke with Taro Tsunoda of Waltz/ Photo by Yohei Fujii (c) FASHION HEADINE

A classic album you once listened to on CD may sound different when listened to on cassette tape./ Photo by Yohei Fujii (c) FASHION HEADINE

Cassette decks are also sold in the store./ Photo by Yohei Fujii (c) FASHION HEADINE

They also carry nostalgic magazines and books that bring back memories of those days./ Photo by Yohei Fujii (c) FASHION HEADINE

They also carry nostalgic magazines and books that bring back memories of those days./ Photo by Yohei Fujii (c) FASHION HEADINE

Music has a form. Nakameguro's "waltz" - Taro Tsunoda, the epicenter of cassette culture [INTEREVIEW]/ Photo by Yohei Fujii (c) FASHION HEADINE

The jacket design for NIRVANA's "NEVER MIND" is also cassette format./ Photo by Yohei Fujii (c) FASHION HEADINE

Music has a form. Nakameguro's "waltz" - Taro Tsunoda, the epicenter of cassette culture [INTEREVIEW]/ Photo by Yohei Fujii (c) FASHION HEADINE

Music has a form. Taro Tsunoda of "waltz" in Nakameguro, the epicenter of cassette culture [INTEREVIEW]/ Photo by Yohei Fujii (c) FASHION HEADINE

Music has a form. Nakameguro's "waltz" - Taro Tsunoda, the epicenter of cassette culture [INTEREVIEW]/ Photo by Yohei Fujii (c) FASHION HEADINE

Music has a form. Nakameguro's "waltz" - Taro Tsunoda, the epicenter of cassette culture [INTEREVIEW]/ Photo by Yohei Fujii (c) FASHION HEADINE

There was one book that first got Tsunoda interested in cassette tapes./ Photo by Yohei Fujii (c) FASHION HEADINE

The photo book "mix tape" that Tsunoda came across around 2004/ Photo by Yohei Fujii (c) FASHION HEADINE

"Music has a form," says Tsunoda. "Seeing and touching things creates an impulse to listen to music."/ Photo by Yohei Fujii (c) FASHION HEADINE

Music has a form. Nakameguro's "waltz" - Taro Tsunoda, the epicenter of cassette culture [INTEREVIEW]/ Photo by Yohei Fujii (c) FASHION HEADINE

Music has a form. Nakameguro's "waltz" - Taro Tsunoda, the epicenter of cassette culture [INTEREVIEW]/ Photo by Yohei Fujii (c) FASHION HEADINE

A radio cassette player that will make you exclaim, "That brings back memories!"/ Photo by Yohei Fujii (c) FASHION HEADINE

Music has a form. Nakameguro's "waltz" - Taro Tsunoda, the epicenter of cassette culture [INTEREVIEW]/ Photo by Yohei Fujii (c) FASHION HEADINE

Those who purchase the cassette tape will receive it in a tote bag with the word "waltz" written on it. This experience forms the whole story./ Photo by Yohei Fujii (c) FASHION HEADINE

Taro Tsunoda, who worked at Roppongi WAVE and Amazon Japan before opening a cassette tape store/ Photo by Yohei Fujii (c) FASHION HEADINE

Just a ten-minute walk from Nakameguro. The exterior of "waltz" appears in a residential area./ Photo by Yohei Fujii (c) FASHION HEADINE