The Tokyo edit

Tokyo, one floor further down.

Beneath Omotesando and beyond the Shibuya crossing, another city starts with the first record.

Beneath Omotesando and beyond the Shibuya crossing, another city starts with the first record. Choose a dated event on the venue’s official programme. Admission and opening times vary.

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Bar TRENCH

Thirteen seats on an Ebisu side street, with herbal spirits, carefully made cocktails and a walk-in rhythm that suits a small group.

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Bellovisto

Forty floors above Shibuya, a seated bar with a broad city view and a reason to give the skyline time to change.

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The SG Club

A Shibuya address with two public moods: an easygoing street-level drink at Guzzle or a more deliberate evening downstairs at Sip.

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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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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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Kamiya Bar

Asakusa’s historic bar adds a drink with local roots to an old-town afternoon.

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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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CIRCUS TOKYO

A Shibuya club with room for bass-heavy arrivals, electronic selectors and live shows beyond one fixed genre.

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