Area Guide · 6 venues
Shinjuku has every kind of night. The venue that defined Japanese punk, the jazz club that has anchored the country's scene since 1965, a near-mythical hardcore basement in Kabukicho, and rock bars built on one owner's record or guitar collection. The deeper you go into the backstreets, the better it gets.
Live House · Shinjuku
Tokyo's defining underground punk venue of the 1980s — two stages, loud and eclectic, since 1976.
Jazz Club · Shinjuku
Japan's most important jazz club — matinee and evening sets almost every day since 1965.
Live House · Shinjuku
Near-mythical among Tokyo's hardcore fans — a gritty, hard-to-find Kabukicho basement running since 1985.
Live House · Shinjuku
The third Tokyo Kento's — nightly 70s–80s soul, R&B, and disco covers a minute from Shinjuku Station's east exit.
Rock Bar · Shinjuku
A Kabukicho basement built around British 70s–80s rock — live band sets on weekends, then 3,000 CDs on request.
Rock Bar · Shinjuku
A Nishi-Shinjuku hard rock bar built around the owner's 50-guitar collection, with live band nights every month or two.