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Live music guides & visitor tips

Find a neighbourhood, choose a performance, and arrive knowing what to check. Compare room names in Shibuya, station choices around Koenji, routes through Shinjuku and music spaces in Shimokitazawa.

Start here: practical visitor guides

Answers to the planning and booking questions that come before choosing a venue.

VISITOR ESSENTIALS

Tokyo live house guide

Choose an area and a show, understand extra charges, and arrive with a clear plan.

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VISITOR ESSENTIALS

How to buy live house tickets in Japan

Check the full booking route: overseas eligibility, phone or app requirements, payment and collection.

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Explore by neighbourhood

A narrow shopping street lined with shops in Shimokitazawa, photographed in September 2022.
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Shimokitazawa live music guide

Compare live-house and acoustic rooms, entrance details and nearby Shindaita options.

31 venue listings in this guide’s stated collection.

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An elevated view of pedestrians crossing Shibuya Scramble Crossing, photographed in December 2016.
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Shibuya live music guide

Different rooms, similar names: choose the right programme, floor and entrance in Shibuya.

40 venue listings in this guide’s stated collection.

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The red entrance arch and Japanese sign for Koenji Junjo Shopping Street, photographed in April 2014.
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Koenji live music guide

Follow the music beyond one genre, and choose the right station for north-side basements and nearby music rooms.

9 venue listings in this guide’s stated collection.

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An elevated night view of streets and illuminated buildings near Shinjuku Station, photographed in July 2018.
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Shinjuku live music guide

Plan a night around the right station and side of the district, rather than a pin labelled only Shinjuku.

32 venue listings in this guide’s stated collection.

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Research you can follow

Our guides link to their sources and carry an editorial review date. They are not first-person visit reports, ticket services or guarantees of availability. Each venue retains its own information status. Directory labels may cover a wider district; each article explains its scope.

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