Kichijoji Honcho 1-31-3, Musashino-shi
Kichijōji Honchō 1 Chome 31-3
Musashino-shi
Tōkyō-to
JP
0422-21-14210422-21-1421
Meg is a small cafe/club in Kichijoji, western Tokyo that is a vibrant part of the local scene. There’s live music almost every night of the week, plus jazz album/cd trading sessions, vocalist jam session nights, and workshops given by owner Terashima Yasukuni. Terashima-san has written several books on jazz in Japan, which you can buy at Meg. He also puts out a yearly compilation CD “YT Presents Jazz Bar…” which is worth a listen.
What you notice immediately when going into Meg are the huge red speakers that dominate the back wall. I’m not an audiophile, so have no idea if the shape makes any difference or is just for style, but the sound in Meg is awesome. You rarely hear such crisp, clean sound like this anywhere in Tokyo.
Meg is a classic jazz kissaten in a great area for music wandering. I highly recommend spending an hour or two there some afternoon before exploring the Kichijoji nightlife. Photos of Meg are over at Tokyo Jazz Joints.
Size
31-40
Directions
Station: Kichijoji – JR Chuo, Keio Inokashira Line
Exit: North
Distance from station: 6-9
Meg is easy to find; exit Kichijoji station from the North Exit and go right along the tracks. Take the third left and walk up the little street lined with bars. You’ll see the sign for Meg on the right side, it’s on the second floor of a building packed with bars and ‘snack pubs’.
Date published
02/04/2009, Updated March 2016
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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 ...
416 Imai Minami-Cho, Nakahara-Ku, Kawasaki-Shi 22.11 km
044-711-0760044-711-0760
Gi is a tiny dining bar located just about 10 minutes walk from Musashi Kosugi station in Kawasak...
Shin-Yuri Green Plaza B1, Hakusan 4-1-3 Aso-Ku, Kawasaki-Shi 22.11 km
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...
〒210 - 0006 川崎市川崎区砂子 2-11-21 深沢ビル3F 22.16 km
044 (223) 8131044 (223) 8131
Sugar Shack Soul Brothers Bar in Kawasaki is the real deal, a place where soul music fans can sit...
1-18-1 Midori-Cho, Tokorozawa-Shi, Saitama-Ken, Japan 23.59 km
042-924-4230042-924-4230
Jazz & Coffee Swan first opened in 1965 and still retains every bit of ambiance from that gol...
Hakuraku 100, Yokohama-shi 24.24 km
045-421-1550045-421-1550
Sadly, 10×10 closed in 2014. A neighboring cafe owner told me that Takeyama-san closed the...
3-152-1 Nishi-Kanagawa, Kanagawa-Ku, Yokohama-Shi 24.39 km
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...
Minami-Shinozaki-cho 3-2-12, 2F, Edogawa-Ku 25.84 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...
Miyamoto Bldg, 2F 1-43 Hanasakicho, Naka-Ku, Yokohama-Shi 28.62 km
Downbeat in Yokohama is one of the classic jazz spots in the entire Kanto (Tokyo Metropolitan) ...
2-94 Noge-cho Naka-ku, Yokohama,Kanagawa 231-0064 28.68 km
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...
Hanasaki-cho 1-16-1, Naka-ku, Yokohama-Shi 28.78 km
045-231-0773045-231-0773
Jazz House Five Star Records is a unique little place in the Noge neighborhood, next to Sakurag...
Sumiyoshi-cho 6-7-6, Naka-Ku, Yokohama-Shi 28.81 km
Kamome means “seagull” in Japanese; it’s an apt name for a venue in the port ...
5-60 Sumiyoshicho, Naka Ward, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture 231-0013 28.87 km
045-641-9191045-641-9191
Located in the in historic Bashamichi area of downtown Yokohama, Airegin is one of the best live ...
3-11 Yoshidamachi, Naka-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa-ken 231-0041, Japan 29.03 km
045-262-8111045-262-8111
Ad-Lib is an old club in Yoshida-cho, a block of dingy streets between Kannai and Noge in Yokoham...
231-0033 横浜市中区長者町 9-140 29.19 km
First is an old-school Yokohama jazz bar with a vibe and sound all its own. It’s more spaci...
Suehiro-Cho 2-5, Naka-Ku, Yokohama-Shi 29.26 km
Yoidore Hakushaku (よいどれ伯爵-the name translates as “The Drunken Earl or The Drunken C...
3-9 Yoshida-cho, Naka-Ku, Yokohama-Shi 29.36 km
045-251-2131045-251-2131
Little John is a well known jazz bar/tiny club in the Yokohama scene, yet its erratic opening hou...
Japan, 〒231-0023 Kanagawa-ken, Yokohama-shi, Naka-ku, Yamashitachō, 巴里堂ビル 29.55 km
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 ...
Yokohama-shi, Naka-ku, Yamashita-cho 276, Hamada-Bldg 1F 29.64 km
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 39.27 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...
Zushi, Kanagawa, Japan 45.4 km
Located in the coastal beach town of Zushi, Sidewinder is a wonderful little jazz kissa that̵...
3-10-12 Inage-Higashi, Inage-Ku, Chiba-Ken 48 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...