Have you ever gotten a vinyl while traveling? Any fun stories? How did you transport it?

I recently got into collecting and I am vacationing in Japan soon. I really enjoy Japanese music, especially funk, jazz, and piano, so I think it would be really fun to go to a record shop in Osaka or Tokyo and pick something out as both a momento and a record to have in the collection. I am excited, but I am concerned about transporting it. So I wanted to ask: 1) has anyone done this? If so, how did you transport it from the country to your home country? And 2) do you have any fun stories you are willing to share regarding getting records in another country, transporting the record, or anything else?

Appreciate you all!