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Live music in Tokyo

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ENTER Shibuya

A sixth-floor Shibuya dance floor with a busy calendar of house, techno and selectors worth choosing a night around.

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FORESTLIMIT

A small Hatagaya basement for adventurous DJ nights, live experiments and a programme that rewards following the artists.

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MITSUKI

A basement club at the top of Dogenzaka, where a dark stairway leads into a smaller Shibuya night built around the selectors.

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bar bonobo

A Jingumae music house with downstairs dancing and an upstairs tatami room, moving between DJ sets, live sound and informal sessions.

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WOMB

Shibuya after dark, with a club programme that makes the final stop a destination of its own.

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INTENTION at WOMB

Drunken Kong, Mayuri and Shogo Ito take the main floor for a Saturday night spanning techno and trance.

Sat 26 SeptFrom JP¥3,000
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A.S.F. at WOMB

Kino, P-yan and Ryokei lead the main-floor programme for a Friday night of house and techno in Shibuya.

Today · 23:00From JP¥2,500
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Blue Note Tokyo

Aoyama’s jazz destination is best planned around the musicians on the bill.

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Suntory Hall

A concert-hall evening in Akasaka, shaped by the orchestra, soloist or ensemble you choose.

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Spotify O-EAST

A major Shibuya live-house stop for an evening built around a particular gig.

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Kabukiza

Kabuki in Ginza, with the performance and ticket format worth choosing in advance.

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National Noh Theatre

Noh and kyōgen give Sendagaya a focused destination for traditional performance.

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Cotton Club Tokyo

A Marunouchi live room makes close listening part of a dressed-up evening.

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Kioi Hall

Chamber and traditional music give this Kioichō hall a focused listening programme.

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LINE CUBE SHIBUYA

Shibuya’s civic concert hall adds a seated performance to a neighbourhood evening.

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EX Theater Roppongi

A Roppongi live venue gives the evening a clear concert-led starting point.

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Katsushika Symphony Hills

A concert in Katsushika offers a reason to build an evening beyond central Tokyo.

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Ebisu CreAto

A compact Ebisu live room suits a night led by the current bill.

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Tokyo Takarazuka Theater

A Hibiya stage brings Takarazuka’s musical theatre to a dedicated evening out.

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Nissay Theatre

An ornate Hibiya auditorium makes the performance setting part of the occasion.

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VENT

Below Omotesando, a sound-focused club where house and techno give polished Aoyama a different kind of evening.

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Shinbashi Enbujō

A theatre near Higashi-Ginza opens another route into Tokyo’s stage traditions.

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