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.
The Tokyo edit
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.
Thirteen seats on an Ebisu side street, with herbal spirits, carefully made cocktails and a walk-in rhythm that suits a small group.
Forty floors above Shibuya, a seated bar with a broad city view and a reason to give the skyline time to change.
A Shibuya address with two public moods: an easygoing street-level drink at Guzzle or a more deliberate evening downstairs at Sip.
Shibuya after dark, with a club programme that makes the final stop a destination of its own.
Aoyama’s jazz destination is best planned around the musicians on the bill.
A concert-hall evening in Akasaka, shaped by the orchestra, soloist or ensemble you choose.
A major Shibuya live-house stop for an evening built around a particular gig.
Kabuki in Ginza, with the performance and ticket format worth choosing in advance.
Noh and kyōgen give Sendagaya a focused destination for traditional performance.
A historic concert hall brings a musical chapter to an Ueno cultural walk.
Asakusa’s historic bar adds a drink with local roots to an old-town afternoon.
A Marunouchi live room makes close listening part of a dressed-up evening.
Chamber and traditional music give this Kioichō hall a focused listening programme.
A tall timber-lined hall in Hatsudai rewards an evening chosen around the concert.
Shibuya’s civic concert hall adds a seated performance to a neighbourhood evening.
A Roppongi live venue gives the evening a clear concert-led starting point.
A concert in Katsushika offers a reason to build an evening beyond central Tokyo.
A Hibiya stage brings Takarazuka’s musical theatre to a dedicated evening out.
An ornate Hibiya auditorium makes the performance setting part of the occasion.
Below Omotesando, a sound-focused club where house and techno give polished Aoyama a different kind of evening.
A theatre near Higashi-Ginza opens another route into Tokyo’s stage traditions.
A Shibuya club with room for bass-heavy arrivals, electronic selectors and live shows beyond one fixed genre.