Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Ginza Lion
Once fashionable, now wonderfully kitsch, beer hall from the 1930s.
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Best Clubs
Womb
It's all about the music - house and techno - at Tokyo's most famous club.
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SuperDeluxe
Artsy lounge with live music and DJ'd events. (
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Sound Museum Vision
Cavernous space with a blockbuster roster of internation-
al DJs. (
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Best for Live Rock & Pop
Unit
Basement venue with consistently great indie bands, local and international.
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Club Quattro
Slick space for local and overseas artists playing pop, rock and
world music. (
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Abbey Road
Spot-on Beatles covers from the Japanese house band. (
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Loft
Grungy, long- running launch pad for new bands. (
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Best for Live Jazz
Shinjuku Pit Inn
Straight-up Tokyo's best jazz club. (
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Alfie
Classy joint with a solid line-up of local musicians. (
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Worth a Trip
Jicoo The Floating Bar
( ; 0120-049-490;
www.jicoofloatingbar.com
;
admission ¥2500;
8-10.30pm Thu-Sat; Yurikamome Line to Hinode or Odaiba Kaihin-kōen)
cruises around Tokyo
Bay after dark in a boat straight out of a sci-fi flick - it's designed by manga artist Leiji
Matsumoto. DJs and the occasional live act lend a clubby vibe. Naturally, space is lim-
ited; reservations recommended.
