Teichiku Records

Teichiku Records (テイチクレコード, Teichiku Rekōdo) is a Japanese record label, run by Teichiku Entertainment (テイチクエンタテインメント, Teichiku Entateinmento), that specializes in enka, kayōkyoku, and similar music. Teichiku is an abbreviation for Teikoku Chikuonki (帝国蓄音機; lit. Imperial Records), the former name of the company. Teichiku Entertainment also runs the record labels Imperial Records, Takumi Note, and Union Records (ユニオンレコード, Yunion Rekōdo).