3-11 Yoshidamachi, Naka-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa-ken 231-0041, Japan
Naka-ku Yoshidamachi 3-11
Yokohama-shi
Kanagawa-ken
231-0041
JP
045-262-8111045-262-8111
Ad-Lib is an old club in Yoshida-cho, a block of dingy streets between Kannai and Noge in Yokohama. Live music nightly with Saturday afternoon cafe/record listening time. It’s a no-frills jazz & whiskey joint, down to earth and authentic.
3 Chome-10-4 Nishi-Arai, Adachi City, Tokyo, Japan
03-3840-483203-3840-4832
Altec (officially Jazz 喫茶 Altec) is a wonderful jazz cafe in distant Adachi Ward, north Tokyo, ...
1 Chome-19-30 Gakuen Nishimachi, Kodaira, Tokyo 187-0045
Opened in early 2020 (right before the long COVID shut down in Japan) Crescent is a spot that cou...
Zushi, Kanagawa, Japan
Located in the coastal beach town of Zushi, Sidewinder is a wonderful little jazz kissa that̵...
155-0031 Tokyo, Setagaya City, Kitazawa, 2 Chome−31−2
Masako (マサコ) 2.0 is the successor shop to one of Japan’s most classic jazz kissa, the or...
Takahashi 14-2, Koto-Ward, Tokyo
Parade opened just last year in 2024 in the east side of Tokyo, just a short walk from Morishita ...
2-24 Jimbocho Kanda, Chiyoda-Ku
Kissa Ko is one of the older cafes in town but had a facelift in 2012 so now has an all new decor...
Inoue Bldg (井上ビル) B1, 5-16-15, Ogikubo, Suginami-Ku
Rooster is a great little live-house in Ogikubo, western Tokyo that features live blues, jazz, fu...
Minami-Shinozaki-cho 3-2-12, 2F, Edogawa-Ku
03-3698-218603-3698-2186
European style cafe, very much an afternoon coffee stop if you are in the east side of Tokyo in E...
Fujimi Yoshida Bldg. B1, Fujimi 2-2-11, Chiyoda
03-3221-093803-3221-0938
Lovely little spot for coffee if you’re in central Tokyo during the day. Beautiful wooden d...
1-36-12 Yoyogi Shibuya
03-3370-815403-3370-8154
Naru Restaurant Bar Yoyogi opened in 1966, and todayremains one of the major small live spots for...
Himawari Bldg. 2F, Dogenzaka 2-26-5, Shibuya-Ku
03-3463-822603-3463-8226
Even with the drastic changes that have happened to Shibuya in the last ten years, including the ...
TN Koramu Bldg, 2-12-13, Kichijoji Honcho, Musashino-shi
0422-28-50350422-28-5035
Strings is a long running restaurant/live jazz club in bustling Kichijoji, one of the most popula...
1-chōme-3-16 Minamiyukigaya, Ota City, Tokyo 145-0066
03-6421-819303-6421-8193
Slow Boat is a beautiful neighborhood jazz cafe opened only in 2019, on the first floor of an oth...
Japan, 〒231-0023 Kanagawa-ken, Yokohama-shi, Naka-ku, Yamashitachō, 巴里堂ビル
045-401-6516045-401-6516
090-2202-3293090-2202-3293
Marshmallow is a lovely cafe located right in the heart of Chinatown, in Yokohama. It was opened ...
1-11-17 Higashinakanobu, Shinagawa City, Tokyo, Japan
03-3785-487703-3785-4877
Jazz Snack Matsu sadly closed suddenly due to the neighborhood being torn down for re-development...
2 Chome-43-2 Sendagi, Bunkyo City, Tokyo
‘Modern Jazz’ Players Bar R started in June 2022 in the existing Players Bar R, with ...
Yokohama-shi, Naka-ku, Yamashita-cho 276, Hamada-Bldg 1F
JULY 2022: Minton House has been under threat of closure the last two years, and the owner is sti...
1124-1 Masuo, Kashiwa, Chiba Prefecture
04-7139-926504-7139-9265
So damn sad that this placed closed, it was a gem… Nefertiti lives up to its very lofty nam...
5-60 Sumiyoshicho, Naka Ward, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture 231-0013
045-641-9191045-641-9191
Located in the in historic Bashamichi area of downtown Yokohama, Airegin is one of the best live ...
6-13-9 Minami Aoyama, Minato-Ku
03-5466-334803-5466-3348
Body & Soul is one of the most historically important jazz clubs in Tokyo. Featuring many of ...
Hama Roppongi Bldg. 5F, 6-2-35 Roppongi, Minato-Ku
03-3479-203703-3479-2037
Opened in May 1980 and now in its 41st year, Alfie is simply one of the best live jazz spots in ...
2 Chome−1−10, Kanda Surugadai, Chiyoda-ku
03-3291-232103-3291-2321
Naru in Ochanomizu first opened in 1969 as the sister live spot to the Naru jazz cafe in the Yoyo...
3-7-15 Akasaka, Minato-Ku
Hashi no Shita (橋 の下 means “Under The Bridge” in Japanese) is in Akasaka-Mitsuke...
Chome 34-8, Shinjuku-ku, Shinjuku
03-3359-677703-3359-6777
Someday is a nice, spacious club in Shinjuku, well known for their various big band and Latin jaz...
Jingumae, 3 Chome−5−2
03-3402-753703-3402-7537
Gekko Sabou (月光茶房 “moon-light-tea-chamber”, a wonderful name) is not a jazz cafe/...
2-4, Dai Kyo Machi, Shinjuku-Ku
03-3351-790403-3351-7904
Kissa Sakaiki gives me hope that the spirit of the Japanese jazz-kissaten will survive. Owner F...
Shibuya Parco B1, Udagawa-Cho 15-1
03-6455-300103-6455-3001
The central streets of Shibuya often conceal some cool little music spots amidst the brand stores...
Igari Bldg., 1-23-9 Takadanobaba, Shinjuku-Ku
03-3200-451303-3200-4513
Milestone sadly closed its doors at the end of July, 2019 after 45 years in business. As the nam...
Yoshino Bldg B101, NIshi-Ogikubo, Kita
03-3395-950703-3395-9507
Aketa No Mise (“The Open Store”) is out in west Tokyo, not far from Nishi-Ogikubo s...
231-0033 横浜市中区長者町 9-140
First is an old-school Yokohama jazz bar with a vibe and sound all its own. It’s more spaci...
3-15-12 Shinjuku
03-3354-777603-3354-7776
The ‘New Dug’ in Shinjuku is a cafe/bar with a complex back story. It was the annex...
Minami Karasuyama 5-17-13 3F, Setagaya-Ku
03-3309-146003-3309-1460
Ragtime is the ideal jazz cafe in many ways. It’s a small place up on the 3rd floor of a ru...
Miyamoto Bldg, 2F 1-43 Hanasakicho, Naka-Ku, Yokohama-Shi
Downbeat in Yokohama is one of the classic jazz spots in the entire Kanto (Tokyo Metropolitan) ...
1-18-1 Midori-Cho, Tokorozawa-Shi, Saitama-Ken, Japan
042-924-4230042-924-4230
Jazz & Coffee Swan first opened in 1965 and still retains every bit of ambiance from that gol...
Azeria Bldg 1F, 1-3-6 Nishi-Azabu, Minato-Ku, Tokyo
03-5770-384303-5770-3843
Vanilla Mood is a cool little jazz bar/club just across from Roppongi Hills. It has been open for...
Marco Polo Bldg 2F, 1-8-14 Hon-Chi, Kichijoji
Scratch is a quiet cafe/bar that’s been in heart of Kichijoji since 1974. They open durin...
Tokyo, Mitaka, Inokashira, 3 Chome−32−16
090-9332-9070090-9332-9070
トムネコゴ (Tomunekogo) is a small, cozy and rustic cafe alongside the entrance to Inokashira-Koe...
5-16-17, Meguro Honcho, Meguro-Ku
Fat Mama is named after the great Herbie Hancock track from his album “Fat Albert Rotunda&#...
3-1-12 Koenji-Kita, Suginami-Ku, Tokyo
080-3496-3883080-3496-3883
S.U.B. Store (Small Unique Bookstore) is a very hip new hybrid cafe/bar/gallery/bookstore/records...
JORNA ４F, Hara Machida 6-6-14, Machida-Shi, Tokyo
042-725-5797042-725-5797
Noise is one of the more unique jazz cafes still around. It opened in 1980 as the sister shop to ...
16-4 Kamiyamacho, Shibuya, Tokyo
03-5790-954403-5790-9544
Despite its old-world cafe atmosphere, Swing only opened in 2014 and is one of the newer jazz spo...
1-31-8 Kita-Senju, Adachi-Ku, Tokyo
Birdland is a beautifully decorated cafe and bar located in the north-east part of Tokyo, just a ...
2Ｆ Dai Ichi Nishimura Bldg. 2F, 2-17-4 Miyagawa-cho, Naka-Ku
045-261-4542045-261-4542
Jazz Spot Dolphy opened in 1980 but moved to its current location in 1990 and has kept up a ste...
B1, 3-35-12 Shinjuku, Shinjuku-Ku
Jazz Pepe is as old school as it gets. Opened in 1969 by the now 77 year old Okuma-san, Pepe is a...
スズノビル1F, 3 Chome-2-10 Honchō, Nakano-ku
03-3372-347103-3372-3471
Genius was one of Shibuya’s more famous jazz cafes for more than 20 years before increasing...
Bunkyo-Ku, Hakusan 5-33-19
03-3811-893203-3811-8932
The Eigakan (映画館 “Movie Theater) is a jazz cafe for both jazz lovers and cinephiles. Own...
Kichijoji Honcho 1-31-3, Musashino-shi
0422-21-14210422-21-1421
Meg is a small cafe/club in Kichijoji, western Tokyo that is a vibrant part of the local scene...
Shinjuku 2-12-4, Shinjuku-Ku, Tokyo, 160-0022
The Pit Inn remains near, or at the top, of any list of live jazz venues in the Tokyo area. 2015 ...
Musashino, Kichijoji Honcho, 1−11−31
SOMETIME Kichijoji (they use all caps..) opened in 1975 and still packs people in every night o...
2-94 Noge-cho Naka-ku, Yokohama,Kanagawa 231-0064
045-315-2006045-315-2006
Chigusa is the the gold standard of jazz cafes in Japan. It was first opened in 1933 in the rough...
Japan, 〒101-0051 Tōkyō-to, Chiyoda-ku, Kanda Jinbōchō, 1 Chome−2−9 ウェルスビル
The Adirondack Cafe is a unique jazz cafe and bar just off the main road through the Jinbocho are...
1-11 Kanda-Jimbocho, Chiyoda
03-3233-434303-3233-4343
Big Boy is a tiny cafe/bar on a side street off the main road through Jinbocho, the old book shop...
3-152-1 Nishi-Kanagawa, Kanagawa-Ku, Yokohama-Shi
090-8343-5621090-8343-5621
Bitches Brew is yet another only-in-Japan kind of place. It’s a tiny sqaure room on the sec...
Fuji Shoji Bldg. 2F, Sakuragaoka 2-3, Shibuya-Ku
03-3461-338103-3461-3381
Many years back I found Mary Jane by accident, as I had been looking for the wonderfully named ...
1-8 Yotsuya, Shinjuku-Ku
03-3357-985703-3357-9857
Eagle is really the prototypical jazz cafe. It opened in 1967 in Yotsuya, right down the street...
3-10-12 Inage-Higashi, Inage-Ku, Chiba-Ken
043-246-7726043-246-7726
Jazz Spot Candy is a gem, one of the finest jazz joints in the entire Tokyo metro area. It opened...
3-9 Yoshida-cho, Naka-Ku, Yokohama-Shi
045-251-2131045-251-2131
Little John is a well known jazz bar/tiny club in the Yokohama scene, yet its erratic opening hou...
155-0032 東京都世田谷区代沢5-31-14
TEL 03-3412-3947TEL 03-3412-3947
Lady Jane has a very cinematic feel to it, the kind of joint that a lot of people outside Japan w...
Toshima-Ku, Higashi-Ikebukuro 1-28-1 Takuto T.O. Bldg 2F
03-5391-738803-5391-7388
The Owl cafe in Ikebukuro was a great mystery to me as the first three times I went by it was clo...
Mori Bldg. 5F, 3-35-5, Shinjuku-Ku
03-3341-038303-3341-0383
Samurai is located in the building that used to house the Shinjuku Pit-Inn before they moved to t...
2F, 1 Chome−13−6, Kabukicho, Shinjuku
I found this tiny gem of a jazz cafe amidst the chaos that is Kabukicho in Shinjuku. It is a smal...
1-17-10 Dogenzaka, Shibuya-Ku
There’s a beautiful simplicity about JBS (Jazz,Blues,Soul). Owner Kobayashi-san has more th...
Toshima-Ku, Nishi-Ikebukuro, 1-15-6, Toshima Kaikan B2F
Absolute Blue is a new club opened in Feb 2015 by Ayumi Hoshikawa, previously a club owner in New...
東京都杉並区西荻南2-25-4
03-5344-970103-5344-9701
Opened in 2010, Juha is a small but lively coffee shop about 5 minutes walk from Nishi-Ogikubo St...
5-1-2 Akasaka Engel Bldg 2F, Minato-Ku, Tokyo
Volontaire moved to its current location in Akasaka a few years ago after more than three decades...
Shibuya-ku, Udagawacho 19-5
Koen-Dori Classics is a small performance space located underneath a church in the heart of Shibu...
102 Dai-Ichi Mitomi Bldg 102, 1-30-6 Arai, Nakano-Ku
03-6454-028303-6454-0283
Rompercicci is a fairly new jazz cafe/bar just a short ten-minute walk from Nakano Station. It...
6-6-4, Sakae Bldg B1, Akasaka, Minato-ku
The B Flat in Akasaka is a great straight-ahead jazz club in an area without many other options f...
Casa Rosa 2F Seijo 6-16-5, Setagaya-ku
I’ve known Yoshioka-san, owner and sole staff at Cafe Beulmans for several years now, since...
Asagaya 3-37
Note: Closed in early 2015. I guess he couldn’t get many customers after all… Cafe El...
1-35-21 Minami-Asagaya, Suginami-Ku
Misty is a small cafe located in the heart of Asagaya’s old style “shotengai” (...
1-19-11 B1F Shinjuku, Shinjuku-Ku
03-3351-485603-3351-4856
Jazz Tweeter was opened a couple of years ago by long-time hotel restaurant chef Ishizuka-san. He...
2-12-5-2F Kita-Koenji, Suginami-Ku
03-03339-621103-03339-6211
Nadja is a great little cafe in Koenji that stands out for its tasty lunch menu, especially the M...
1-6-12 Minami-Koenji, Suginami-Ku
Kissa Seikatsu (喫茶生活 “Cafe Lifestyle”) is a gem of a place a few mins walk from...
Ogawamachi 3-24, Kanda, Chiyoda-Ku
03-3259-005503-3259-0055
Jazz Olympus was opened by the very friendly Komatsu-san in 2009. It’s a sleek cafe/bar t...
Wako Bldg 1F 1-62-4 Kanda Jimbocho Chiyoda-Ku
03-5283-711703-5283-7117
Closed 2015 Small Hours is a new cafe/bar located in the back streets between Ochanomizu, Jimbo...
2F 3-20-13 2F, Ogawamachi, Kanda, Chiyoda-Ku
03-5577-482603-5577-4826
Grauers is a new cafe/bar opened August, 2011. Owner Furusho Shinjiro is a long time jazz journal...
Hanasaki-cho 1-16-1, Naka-ku, Yokohama-Shi
045-231-0773045-231-0773
Jazz House Five Star Records is a unique little place in the Noge neighborhood, next to Sakurag...
Parkside Fuki B1, 3-22-8 Nishi-Ikebukuro
03-5960-225203-5960-2252
Jazz Live Bar Independence is another great joint located in the surprisingly hip neighborhood ...
B2F 8-6-18 Ginza, Chuo
Cygnus is the sister club to Aries in Ueno but a bit more upscale. Live shows three times a night...
Tsuji Bldg B1, 3-14-12 Ueno, Taito-Ku
Every Swing is a small friendly club in the barren back streets east of Ueno Station. This is n...
Makita Bldg B1, 2-4-8 Ueno, Taito-Ku
Aries is a very local jazz live-house in the back streets of Ueno. By “local” I mea...
Kashiwagi Mura2 7-20-12, Nishi-Shinjuku
Swanky live club, heavy on the vocalists. Enjoyable but a bit soft for my tastes. It’s the ...
1-17-4 Nishi-Waseda, Shinjuku-Ku
03-3200-373003-3200-3730
Jazz Nutty opened in 2009 next to the campus of Waseda University. The wonderful Mr.& Mrs. ...
2 Chome−2−7, Asagayakita, Suginami
03-3336-796103-3336-7961
Tiny club in jazz rich Asagaya, Manhattan is always worth stopping by. All-night jam sessions thr...
B1, 3-23-5 Takadanobaba, Shinjuku-Ku
03-3367-123303-3367-1233
Hot House is the world’s smallest jazz club! Maybe 8 or 10 customers max in this place. Mak...
Shin-Yuri Green Plaza B1, Hakusan 4-1-3 Aso-Ku, Kawasaki-Shi
044-989-4666044-989-4666
Coming out the station go to Bus Stop #3, take the bus bound for Shin-Yuri Green Town. Get off at...
Ikebukuro Roudou Kijun Kyoukai Bldg B2, Ikebukuro 1-8-8
03-5951-680703-5951-6807
Jazz, Funk & Soul are on tap at Miles’ Cafe. The Ikebukuro area is not known for having...
Hotel Wing International Meguro B1, 1-3-14, Meguro
03-5496-438103-5496-4381
Blues Alley Japan. is a sophisticated club with great food and an eclectic live schedule. It...
Suehiro-Cho 2-5, Naka-Ku, Yokohama-Shi
Yoidore Hakushaku (よいどれ伯爵-the name translates as “The Drunken Earl or The Drunken C...
Sumiyoshi-cho 6-7-6, Naka-Ku, Yokohama-Shi
Kamome means “seagull” in Japanese; it’s an apt name for a venue in the port ...
Hakuraku 100, Yokohama-shi
045-421-1550045-421-1550
Sadly, 10×10 closed in 2014. A neighboring cafe owner told me that Takeyama-san closed the...
Annex Bldg. 4F, Ropoongi 4-11-5, Minato-Ku
03-3401-308003-3401-3080
Very supper-club type place, most nights featuring vocal-led bands. The food is good, the service...
Numabukuro 1-34-4 B1, Nakano-Ku
03-3388-204003-3388-2040
Organ Jazz Club: the name gives it away, doesn’t it? One of the few places in town with a r...
Royal Mansion B1, Shinjuku 5-1-1, Shinjuku-Ku
03-3354-033503-3354-0335
Old basement club, lots of vocalists on the schedule. Mellow vibe and not too expensive.
2-20-2 Kitazawa, Setagaya-Ku
NOTE: Masako closed in FEB 2010…I’m leaving it here anyways, so people will remember....
3-1-12 Koenji-Kita, Suginami-Ku, Tokyo 28.88 km
080-3496-3883080-3496-3883
S.U.B. Store (Small Unique Bookstore) is a very hip new hybrid cafe/bar/gallery/bookstore/records...
Kichijoji Honcho 1-31-3, Musashino-shi 29.03 km
0422-21-14210422-21-1421
Meg is a small cafe/club in Kichijoji, western Tokyo that is a vibrant part of the local scene...
1-7-3 Honcho, Kichijoji 29.11 km
Funky is the upstairs “Bar” part of the Bar & Kitchen Funky. It’s a sleek...
Musashino, Kichijoji Honcho, 1−11−31 29.16 km
SOMETIME Kichijoji (they use all caps..) opened in 1975 and still packs people in every night o...
B-113 Lions Mansion Nakano Dai-5 B-113, Arai 1-14-16, Nakano-Ku 29.2 km
I found this small-even-by-Tokyo-standards “piano bar” while lost in Nakano one nig...
TN Koramu Bldg, 2-12-13, Kichijoji Honcho, Musashino-shi 29.22 km
0422-28-50350422-28-5035
Strings is a long running restaurant/live jazz club in bustling Kichijoji, one of the most popula...
5-56-15 Nakano, Nakano-Ku 29.33 km
03-3389-798003-3389-7980
Jikan Ryokou (the sign is in Japanese 時間旅行, it means “Time Travel”) is simply won...
4 Chome−3−1, Higashinakano, Nakano 29.36 km
03-3365-057203-3365-0572
Neighborhood cafe/bar/small live club. This is the kind of place you really only find in Japan; i...
New Gold Bldg, 2F, 3-6-10 Shinjuku-Ku 29.5 km
03-5367-236603-5367-2366
Houdenasu (ほうでなす) is a small 2nd floor bar located right in the heart of Shinjuku 3-Chome,...
1-11 Kanda-Jimbocho, Chiyoda 29.67 km
03-3233-434303-3233-4343
Big Boy is a tiny cafe/bar on a side street off the main road through Jinbocho, the old book shop...
Fujimi Yoshida Bldg. B1, Fujimi 2-2-11, Chiyoda 29.67 km
03-3221-093803-3221-0938
Lovely little spot for coffee if you’re in central Tokyo during the day. Beautiful wooden d...
2-24 Jimbocho Kanda, Chiyoda-Ku 29.67 km
Kissa Ko is one of the older cafes in town but had a facelift in 2012 so now has an all new decor...
2F 1-52-1 Jimbocho, Kanda, Chiyoda-Ku 29.67 km
03-3294-362103-3294-3621
All used records (and a few CDs) here with vocals & swing jazz being the specialty. Lots of o...
2 Chome-18-12 Fukagawa, Koto City, Tokyo, Japan 29.7 km
03-3641-154203-3641-1542
What can you say about おとふけ (Otofuke)? Open since 2007, it’s another jazz spot that fee...
102 Dai-Ichi Mitomi Bldg 102, 1-30-6 Arai, Nakano-Ku 29.8 km
03-6454-028303-6454-0283
Rompercicci is a fairly new jazz cafe/bar just a short ten-minute walk from Nakano Station. It...
Ogawamachi 3-24, Kanda, Chiyoda-Ku 29.95 km
03-3259-005503-3259-0055
Jazz Olympus was opened by the very friendly Komatsu-san in 2009. It’s a sleek cafe/bar t...
2F 3-20-13 2F, Ogawamachi, Kanda, Chiyoda-Ku 30.04 km
03-5577-482603-5577-4826
Grauers is a new cafe/bar opened August, 2011. Owner Furusho Shinjiro is a long time jazz journal...
1-14 Kagurazaka, Shinjuku 30.04 km
03-3267-842303-3267-8423
UPDATE: Found out just yesterday that the lovely Matsuura-san passed away just about two years ag...
2 Chome-17 Kanda Tsukasamachi Chiyoda-ku 30.1 km
Jazz Bar Gugan is a small bar in the east side of Tokyo, near both the Ochanomizu and Jimbocho ...
Japan, 〒101-0051 Tōkyō-to, Chiyoda-ku, Kanda Jinbōchō, 1 Chome−2−9 ウェルスビル 30.14 km
The Adirondack Cafe is a unique jazz cafe and bar just off the main road through the Jinbocho are...
3-15-12 Shinjuku 30.17 km
03-3354-777603-3354-7776
The ‘New Dug’ in Shinjuku is a cafe/bar with a complex back story. It was the annex...
30 Konya-Cho, Kanda, Chiyoda-Ku 30.19 km
03-3252-498203-3252-4982
Root Down moved down the street just 30 meters from it’s original spot, it’s now Tō...
Igari Bldg., 1-23-9 Takadanobaba, Shinjuku-Ku 30.29 km
03-3200-451303-3200-4513
Milestone sadly closed its doors at the end of July, 2019 after 45 years in business. As the nam...
B1, 3-23-5 Takadanobaba, Shinjuku-Ku 30.29 km
03-3367-123303-3367-1233
Hot House is the world’s smallest jazz club! Maybe 8 or 10 customers max in this place. Mak...
1-17-4 Nishi-Waseda, Shinjuku-Ku 30.34 km
03-3200-373003-3200-3730
Jazz Nutty opened in 2009 next to the campus of Waseda University. The wonderful Mr.& Mrs. ...
Sasaki Bldg, B1, 2-8-3 Takadanobaba, Shinjuku-Ku 30.38 km
03-3200-145203-3200-1452
Gate One is a small bar run by the husband and wife guitar-vocal duo Hashimoto-san and Kajiwara-s...
2-14-8 Takadanobaba, Shinjuku-Ku 30.41 km
03-3200-439603-3200-4396
Jazz SPOT Intro in Takadanobaba is a tiny basement bar about 2 minutes walk from the station. I...
2 Chome−1−10, Kanda Surugadai, Chiyoda-ku 30.52 km
03-3291-232103-3291-2321
Naru in Ochanomizu first opened in 1969 as the sister live spot to the Naru jazz cafe in the Yoyo...
Numabukuro 1-34-4 B1, Nakano-Ku 30.6 km
03-3388-204003-3388-2040
Organ Jazz Club: the name gives it away, doesn’t it? One of the few places in town with a r...
Takahashi 14-2, Koto-Ward, Tokyo 30.61 km
Parade opened just last year in 2024 in the east side of Tokyo, just a short walk from Morishita ...
3-11-12 2F, Shinjuku 31.12 km
CLOSED Fall 2014. Ten years after closing, and I still miss Jazz Pub Michaux and all those nights...
Makita Bldg B1, 2-4-8 Ueno, Taito-Ku 31.92 km
Aries is a very local jazz live-house in the back streets of Ueno. By “local” I mea...
Tsuji Bldg B1, 3-14-12 Ueno, Taito-Ku 31.92 km
Every Swing is a small friendly club in the barren back streets east of Ueno Station. This is n...
Toshima-Ku, Higashi-Ikebukuro 1-28-1 Takuto T.O. Bldg 2F 32.42 km
03-5391-738803-5391-7388
The Owl cafe in Ikebukuro was a great mystery to me as the first three times I went by it was clo...
Bunkyo-Ku, Hakusan 5-33-19 32.55 km
03-3811-893203-3811-8932
The Eigakan (映画館 “Movie Theater) is a jazz cafe for both jazz lovers and cinephiles. Own...
Toshima-Ku, Nishi-Ikebukuro, 1-15-6, Toshima Kaikan B2F 32.57 km
Absolute Blue is a new club opened in Feb 2015 by Ayumi Hoshikawa, previously a club owner in New...
Kanamechō, Toshima City, Tokyo, Japan 32.75 km
A lovely recent addition to the jazz bar scene in Tokyo (with the perfect slogan (Music Starting ...
Palace Garden Milano Bldg, 1F, Ikebukuro 2-63-6 32.91 km
Kenny’s Bar is by far the hippest place in not-so-hip Ikebukuro. It’s a small, dark j...
2 Chome-43-2 Sendagi, Bunkyo City, Tokyo 32.94 km
‘Modern Jazz’ Players Bar R started in June 2022 in the existing Players Bar R, with ...
Dai 2 Okumura Bldg, B1, 1-47-13 Ikebukuro, Toshima-Ku 33.14 km
03-6914-349903-6914-3499
Montgomery Land opened up a couple of years ago just a short walk from Ikebukuro Station. It̵...
Umimoto Bldg (梅本) , 4F, 3-29-2 Nishi-Ikebukuro 33.14 km
03-3985-024003-3985-0240
Paper Moon (ぺーぱーむーん) is a 15 seat L-shaped counter bar opened and run by the friendly Ya...
Parkside Fuki B1, 3-22-8 Nishi-Ikebukuro 33.14 km
03-5960-225203-5960-2252
Jazz Live Bar Independence is another great joint located in the surprisingly hip neighborhood ...
1 Chome-19-30 Gakuen Nishimachi, Kodaira, Tokyo 187-0045 33.39 km
Opened in early 2020 (right before the long COVID shut down in Japan) Crescent is a spot that cou...
3-14-10 Nishi-Nippori, Arakawa-Ku, Tokyo 33.58 km
Charmant opened in 1955 and certainly looks and feels its age. It’s a tiny bar on the secon...
Yoshino Bldg B101, NIshi-Ogikubo, Kita 35.31 km
03-3395-950703-3395-9507
Aketa No Mise (“The Open Store”) is out in west Tokyo, not far from Nishi-Ogikubo s...
Minami-Shinozaki-cho 3-2-12, 2F, Edogawa-Ku 35.99 km
03-3698-218603-3698-2186
European style cafe, very much an afternoon coffee stop if you are in the east side of Tokyo in E...
1-31-8 Kita-Senju, Adachi-Ku, Tokyo 39.81 km
Birdland is a beautifully decorated cafe and bar located in the north-east part of Tokyo, just a ...
3 Chome-10-4 Nishi-Arai, Adachi City, Tokyo, Japan 40.41 km
03-3840-483203-3840-4832
Altec (officially Jazz 喫茶 Altec) is a wonderful jazz cafe in distant Adachi Ward, north Tokyo, ...
1-18-1 Midori-Cho, Tokorozawa-Shi, Saitama-Ken, Japan 42.75 km
042-924-4230042-924-4230
Jazz & Coffee Swan first opened in 1965 and still retains every bit of ambiance from that gol...
3-10-12 Inage-Higashi, Inage-Ku, Chiba-Ken 47.86 km
043-246-7726043-246-7726
Jazz Spot Candy is a gem, one of the finest jazz joints in the entire Tokyo metro area. It opened...
1124-1 Masuo, Kashiwa, Chiba Prefecture 53.81 km
04-7139-926504-7139-9265
So damn sad that this placed closed, it was a gem… Nefertiti lives up to its very lofty nam...