Live Music House / Club Spots in Japan

  • XenoBar
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Akita Pref. Akitashi Nakadori 4-5-9 within Martroyville 2 Fjamhouse
    This all-genre club is located near JR Akita Station inside the event space Jamhouse. Inside the approximately 40-square meter club, there is a DJ booth with a great sound system, a standing drinking space and sofa seating. You can enjoy yourself in different ways, such as getting excited by DJ performances, dancing to club music, or drinking slowly while listening to the music. It is operated as a bar on days when there are no events.
  • Club Seven
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Nigata Pref. Nigatashi Chuou-ku Higashiborimaedori 8 - Town 1371 Bic Knight Bldg 7 F
    This club is the largest in the prefecture, and covers a wide range of club music genres centered on EDM. The interior is divided into a main floor and lounge floor, making it possible to enjoy yourself no matter the purpose. Be sure to watch the high-quality performances by skilled DJs, rappers and dancers.
  • Nexs Niigata
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Nigata Pref. Nigatashi Chuou-ku Bandai 1-3-1 million cine mall building B1
    This club is the largest in the prefecture and is located inside Bandai City. They have a heavy bass sound system, huge screen and quality lighting equipment. This all enables extraordinary high quality performances with powerful sound pressure. It also operates as a rental space in the daytime that can be used for events such as parties.
  • The Bridge Yokohama
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Kanagawa Pref. Yokohamashi Naka-ku Motomachi 1-13-54F
    This club is located right next to Motomachi-Chukagai Station, and is a long-established venue with a music selection centered on black music. On Wednesdays, they hold the event FAiTH, where you can enjoy music of many different genres such as hip-hop, reggae and R&B, and you can see many clubbers having a good time.
  • Milk Room
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Aomori Pref. Aomorishi Yasukata 2-16-13 Wy Spotville Building 3F
    One of the largest clubs in the prefecture located near Aomori Station, it is divided into two floors. Black has various extraordinary lighting equipment and a high-quality sound system specialized for club music centered on hip-hop and R&B, and RED is mainly for interactions. You can enjoy yourself by dancing to the music, getting excited by DJ performances, or listening to the music while chatting.
  • Private Room COA
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Shizuoka Pref. Shizuokashi Aoi-ku Shichikenchou 11-5 Imakoco Building 4F
    This brand-new music spot opened in March 2018. Unlike traditional clubs, under the concept of enjoying a powerful sound system with a comfortable volume and sound, they have a sound system that does not compromise on quality from the speakers to the amps, crossovers, cables and surrounding environment.
  • Def
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Ishikawa Pref. Kanazawashi Katamachi 2-5-6 AYA Building 2F
    This music bar and club is on National Route 157 behind Katamachi Kirara. It is operated as a music bar and event space that can be used for parties and concerts on weekdays, and as a club on weekends. Mostly music lovers and clubbers in their 20s and 30s crowd the venue day after day. The interior is spacious and everyone gets very excited with the DJ performances.
  • Manier
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Ishikawa Pref. Kanazawashi Katamachi 1-6-10 Brother Building 4F
    This club is located on National Route 157 and is a place where you can enjoy club music from disco to hip-hop and reggae, and a wide range of dance music genres including jazz and J-pop. There is a DJ booth in the center of the venue, allowing DJ performances to be easily seen from anywhere inside.
  • Owl
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Osaka Osakashi Kita-ku Kakudachou 5-1 Umeda Rakuten building B1F
    This is an all-genre club inside the Umeda Rakutenchi Building near Umeda Station. Each day sees a different kind of club music, and the floor is filled with club goers every day. The interior covers second floors, with the dance floor on the first and the VIP and women's only spaces on the second.
  • Bambi
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Osaka Osakashi Chuou-ku Higashishinsaibashi 1-18-27 Seto Ki Tokyu Building B1
    This all-genre club is one of Osaka's largest in scale, and attracts a younger crowd with its Club Gate of Honor and Monster Club. They adopt the latest technology like projection mapping to create an exceptional level of entertainment.
  • Compufunk Records
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Osaka Osakashi Chuou-ku Kitahamahigashi 1-29GROW Kitahama Building (2 Kitahama Buildings) 2F
    This record shop near Temmabashi Station has a cafe and bar serving drinks and light meals to enjoy with their music. On weekends there are occasional events inviting performers like DJs that draw large crowds of music lovers.
  • Club Freedom
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Oita Pref. Oitashi Miyakomachi 3-5-7 Park Side Building 3F
    This long standing club is among the largest in Oita Prefecture, and plays a wide variety of genres including hip-hop, EDM, techno, R&B and more. The simple interior is decorated in black for a stylish atmosphere, and is divided between the spacious dance floor, and a bar/lounge complete with VIP rooms and tables, for those who'd like a less active night. There's also a rental studio available on weekdays for musicians, etc.
  • Concrete
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Nagano Pref. Kitadumigunhakubamura Kamishiro 22203-78
    This brand new club just opened in January, 2018. Just like the name says, it's a concrete structure, giving a stylish and solid atmosphere to the interior as well as excellent acoustics, giving it instant cachet with club goers and music lovers both. They offer great club events featuring hip-hop and reggae, band concerts, karaoke and more across any genre and style.
  • Kawara Record
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Nagano Pref. Matsumotoshi Shimizu 1-1-2
    This event venue was built in an old repurposed house in a residential neighborhood not far from Aeon Mall Matsumoto. It has a unique system of shoeless dancing on the tatami-mat dance floor and DJ booth, and of course club goers and artists alike love it for the high quality sound system. It is perfect for music events.
  • Sound Museum Vision
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Tokyo Shibuya-ku Dougenzaka 2-10-7 Shin Oji Bill B1F
    This club in the center of Dougenzaka is near Shibuya Station and Shibuya Mark City. The shop has an overall area of over 990 square meters, and covers four floors with different themes and genres of music. The custom-designed Ray Audio sound system offers sound quality you can feel for truly satisfying bass-heavy music enjoyment.
  • R Lounge
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Tokyo Shibuya-ku Udagawachou 4-7 Toussen Udagawa Building 6 - 7 F
    This stylish, large-scale club is on Shibuya's Organzaka. They have a dynamic lighting system with LEDs and lasers with a refined sound system, filling the floor with club goers day after day. The two-floor shop has over 430 square meters of space, so you can dance to your heart's content to a wide variety of genres including EDM, hip-hop, and R&B along with DJ performances.
  • The Room
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Tokyo Shibuya-ku Sakuragaokachou 15-19 Eighth Toto Building B1
    This venerable old club is in Sakuragaoka-cho, near Shibuya Station, and offers the kind of high quality sound system and homey atmosphere you only find at old, established shops. Just like the name says, the shop interior is based around the concept of someone's room, with woodgrain walls and counter, relaxed lighting, and a moody, warm atmosphere. It creates a mood that makes it easy for even loners to come and blend in. When no events are planned, it serves as a music bar.
  • Solfa
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Tokyo Meguro-ku Aobadai 1-20-5
    At this club by the Meguro River, near Nakameguro Station, you can enjoy club music focusing on house, techno, and disco. The interior is outfitted in black for a stylish atmosphere on the main floor, while the separate bar/lounge creates a more relaxed feeling with wood-grain patters. The high quality sound system includes RCF, and has earned a lot of fans among music lovers and artists alike.
  • Ginza Suki Bar
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Tokyo Chuou-ku Ginza 6-3-55F
    Being silently Sukiya-dori Street near Ginza Station to find this hidden away bar where you can enjoy hip-hop, techno, reggae, and more. The wooden interior gives the bar a bright and incredibly chic and warm atmosphere. Clubbers come every weekend to see the variety of DJs and live events.
  • Stella Ueno
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Tokyo Bunkyou-ku Yushima 3-41-2 Weno Eleven Building B1F
    A little DJ bar right next to Ueno-hirokoji Station that draws a wide variety of music lovers both tourists and locals. Go during the week to enjoy music with delicious authentic Thai food such as green curry or pad-thai and alcoholic beverages. The weekend brings a variety of DJs and artists and transforms the bar into an all genre club.

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