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Amid the pine-forest scenery of the Naeba Ski Resort in Niigata, the Fuji Rock Festival presents international bands and the best of the Japanese scene. Performances take place on large…
Tokyo's Summer Festival is a month-long celebration of world performing arts, based on a different theme each year. City venues such as Kioh Hall and Sogestu Hall spring to life with…
Summer Sonic's indie-rock line-up is so huge that the festival spills over into two venues. Screaming fans and music enthusiasts pack out the Marine Stadium and Makuhari Messe in Chiba, just…
Summer Sonic presents fantastic live music in Tokyo and Osaka, with the line-up switching between both cities over the weekend. In Osaka, screaming fans and music enthusiasts pack out the…
The laid-back melodies of big bands, quartets and soloists from across the world fill the Tokyo International Forum during its annual Jazz Festival. Join foot-tapping audiences for a lunchtime…
Kabuki, meaning "song, dance and technique," is a form of traditional Japanese theatre. Known for its elaborate masks and male actors in female roles, it can be experienced at Kabuki-za…
Tokyo's funkiest district, Harajaku, comes alive with street performers every Sunday. Only in Japan could this "spontaneous" street display of counter-culture fashion, wild hair and loud rock…
Pub Cardinal Marunouchi is popular with bankers and lawyers thanks to its central Marunouchi location. Plush brown lounges, television showing sports, and a wood-decked terrace are the main…
Tokyo's Disneyland fireworks, Ginza and the Rainbow Bridge are all visible from the 42nd floor Xex Atago Green Hills. Dressed-up drinkers sip pricey cocktails from the comfort of charcoal-grey…
The fashionable Tokyo visitors to Roppongi Wazan are immediately wowed by the extensive, glass-fronted wine racks. This Roppongi bar also has a Winston Churchill-style bar for nursing whisky…
Hidden in a backstreet of Minami-Aoyama, NOS looks at first glance like a small student bar. But its spiral staircase leads to endless rooms. Some are filled with late-night diners seated on…
Fiesta International Karaoke Bar
Fiesta International Karaoke Bar in Roppongi offers the traditional private room karaoke experience. Singers can choose from more than 10,000 songs. This karaoke joint also provides wigs for…
Xenlon in Yoyogi has views of Shinjuku station and the skyscrapers beyond. Decor is modern Chinese, with giant silver and gold dragons suspended from the ceilings. An extensive wine list…
X&Y, with its disco balls, baby grand piano and discreet nude paintings, is where Tokyo's creative types hang out. Friends gather at this Ebisu bar to wallow in cocktails or umeshu (plum wine)…
Velours is a Minami-Aoyama hotspot thanks to its antique-chic look. Visitors walk along a glass catwalk past models and cracked mirrors. Look out for the 19th-century Baccarat chandelier and…
Part of Roppongi bar complex Grace, Feria is frequented by models, celebrities and Tokyo's trendy set. It has high ceilings, a dance floor for grooving to the commercial house and hip hop the…
At Blue Note Tokyo in Minami-Aoyama, it's big name jazz in intimate surroundings. The music ranges from traditional to Brazilian rhythms. Dizzy Gillespie and Oscar Peterson have both played…
This Nishi-Azabu club offers dart boards, pool and roulette tables in the Amusement Bar. Muse also has chilled seating areas and a caged-in dance floor where crowds of bodies move to…
This Daikanyama club has seen the likes of funky house DJ Bob Sinclar play its underground dancefloor. Music at Air covers everything from electro and techno to jazzy hip hop, all played to a…
ageHa is further afield than most Tokyo clubs, but it's worth the bus trip to Koto. This sprawling club comes complete with a swimming pool and international acts like Basement Jaxx. Japan's…
