Though many jazz lovers head into the very middle of Tokyo or Yokohama for their jazz fix, the jazz clubs outside of the center are often a great delight. Harbor Light is that and then some.
Read MoreSalt Peanuts is one of the best additions to Ekoda’s vibe. Presenting the best of up and coming jazz musicians, the club focuses on music, pure and simple.
Read MoreApple Jump is an easy place to like. Unpretentious in design, its simple, focused and box-like interior is all that is needed.
Read MoreGiee is a cozy room--literally a room--that happens to showcase great music from across the spectrum of genres every night.
Read MoreStrings is a lovely little gem of a club nestled into the lively, hip spaces of Kichijoji’s backstreets. It’s a small club, and a bit small, but never feels anything less than warm and friendly. A counter curves around the piano, high tables fill the back,
Read MoreAn intense dynamo of a club, Ko-Ko has expanded from its long-ago spot, Sonoka, in Meguro and the smaller-sized first space, upgrading, enlarging and nice-ning things up bit by bit to the just-right form it is in today.
Read MoreThe wood-lined walls of Jazz Club Klavier form the perfect resonating board for the small-group jazz and intimate atmosphere showcased there. The wood really creates its own superb acoustic setting that make the “live” seem much more alive.
Read MoreThis lovely club is like stepping back into the 60s: curry, Asian beer, warm wood tables, Indian cotton cloths hanging on the walls, a whiff of incense, and a very cool artsy handwritten schedule.
Read MoreA lot of clubs try hard for "nice" but Naru does it naturally. Food and drinks are several notches above any club in the city, and affordable.
Read MoreFor fans of the Hammond B3-based funky soul jazz, this club is heaven. For those who just like great, fun music, it's pretty close!
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