Shinjuku 2-12-4, Shinjuku-Ku, Tokyo, 160-0022
Shinjuku 2 Chome 12-4
Shinjuku-ku
Tōkyō-to
160-0022
JP
The Pit Inn remains near, or at the top, of any list of live jazz venues in the Tokyo area. 2015 saw an ongoing series of shows celebrating the club’s 50th anniversary, and it shows no signs of slowing down any time soon.
Unlike far too many jazz clubs these days, the Pit Inn puts the focus squarely on the music. All seats face the stage, and the audiences are mostly dedicated fans who don’t spend half the show talking or fiddling with their phones. The atmosphere is exactly what you imagine an old, basement jazz club in Tokyo would be; old posters, dark lighting, ‘minimal’ service. The only minus point for me is the lack of a good beer menu.
The style of music varies so check the schedule in advance; their English language web page always has a full description of the featured band so it’s easy to find the type of gigs you want to attend. No other club in Tokyo features as many of the best local musicans so let’s hope they keep going for another 50 years. It’s a cliche but true: the Pit Inn is the Village Vanguard of Tokyo.
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Jikan Ryokou (the sign is in Japanese 時間旅行, it means “Time Travel”) is simply won...
102 Dai-Ichi Mitomi Bldg 102, 1-30-6 Arai, Nakano-Ku 4.34 km
03-6454-028303-6454-0283
Rompercicci is a fairly new jazz cafe/bar just a short ten-minute walk from Nakano Station. It...
B-113 Lions Mansion Nakano Dai-5 B-113, Arai 1-14-16, Nakano-Ku 4.35 km
I found this small-even-by-Tokyo-standards “piano bar” while lost in Nakano one nig...
Toshima-Ku, Higashi-Ikebukuro 1-28-1 Takuto T.O. Bldg 2F 4.4 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...
Toshima-Ku, Nishi-Ikebukuro, 1-15-6, Toshima Kaikan B2F 4.61 km
Absolute Blue is a new club opened in Feb 2015 by Ayumi Hoshikawa, previously a club owner in New...
Japan, 〒101-0051 Tōkyō-to, Chiyoda-ku, Kanda Jinbōchō, 1 Chome−2−9 ウェルスビル 4.79 km
The Adirondack Cafe is a unique jazz cafe and bar just off the main road through the Jinbocho are...
2-20-2 Kitazawa, Setagaya-Ku 4.92 km
NOTE: Masako closed in FEB 2010…I’m leaving it here anyways, so people will remember....
Ogawamachi 3-24, Kanda, Chiyoda-Ku 4.95 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...
Palace Garden Milano Bldg, 1F, Ikebukuro 2-63-6 4.95 km
Kenny’s Bar is by far the hippest place in not-so-hip Ikebukuro. It’s a small, dark j...
155-0032 東京都世田谷区代沢5-31-14 5.04 km
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...
2 Chome−1−10, Kanda Surugadai, Chiyoda-ku 5.05 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 5.07 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...
2F 3-20-13 2F, Ogawamachi, Kanda, Chiyoda-Ku 5.15 km
03-5577-482603-5577-4826
Grauers is a new cafe/bar opened August, 2011. Owner Furusho Shinjiro is a long time jazz journal...
Dai 2 Okumura Bldg, B1, 1-47-13 Ikebukuro, Toshima-Ku 5.25 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 5.25 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 5.25 km
03-5960-225203-5960-2252
Jazz Live Bar Independence is another great joint located in the surprisingly hip neighborhood ...
東京都千代田区有楽町2-3-6 マスヤビルB1F 5.28 km
03-3575-031503-3575-0315
Kiri is a wonderful little basement spot in between Hibiya, Ginza and Yurakucho stations. It̵...
5-6-14 Daizawa, Setagaya-Ku 5.29 km
03-3412-594503-3412-5945
Jazz Haus Posy was opened in 1973 by jazz fanatic Misa. She’s a serious enough fan to hav...
Bunkyo-Ku, Hakusan 5-33-19 5.36 km
03-3811-893203-3811-8932
The Eigakan (映画館 “Movie Theater) is a jazz cafe for both jazz lovers and cinephiles. Own...
2 Chome-17 Kanda Tsukasamachi Chiyoda-ku 5.37 km
Jazz Bar Gugan is a small bar in the east side of Tokyo, near both the Ochanomizu and Jimbocho ...
6-13-9 Minami Aoyama, Minato-Ku 5.39 km
03-5466-334803-5466-3348
Body & Soul is one of the most historically important jazz clubs in Tokyo. Featuring many of ...
Hotel Wing International Meguro B1, 1-3-14, Meguro 5.53 km
03-5496-438103-5496-4381
Blues Alley Japan. is a sophisticated club with great food and an eclectic live schedule. It...
5-16-17, Meguro Honcho, Meguro-Ku 5.53 km
Fat Mama is named after the great Herbie Hancock track from his album “Fat Albert Rotunda&#...
3-1-12 Koenji-Kita, Suginami-Ku, Tokyo 5.56 km
080-3496-3883080-3496-3883
S.U.B. Store (Small Unique Bookstore) is a very hip new hybrid cafe/bar/gallery/bookstore/records...
Matsubara 1-37-14, Setagaya-Ku 5.64 km
03-3321-943103-3321-9431
Miles is a treasure. It opened in 1960 and is one of the few remaining neighborhood jazz bars fro...
30 Konya-Cho, Kanda, Chiyoda-Ku 5.89 km
03-3252-498203-3252-4982
Root Down moved down the street just 30 meters from it’s original spot, it’s now Tō...
Tokyo-to, Meguro-Ku, Yutenji 1-22-6 5.97 km
Ohio is great, an intimate, friendly bar with a huge collection of soul music. Owner Kin-chan has...
B2F 8-6-18 Ginza, Chuo 6.07 km
Cygnus is the sister club to Aries in Ueno but a bit more upscale. Live shows three times a night...
2 Chome-43-2 Sendagi, Bunkyo City, Tokyo 6.13 km
‘Modern Jazz’ Players Bar R started in June 2022 in the existing Players Bar R, with ...
Makita Bldg B1, 2-4-8 Ueno, Taito-Ku 6.37 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 6.37 km
Every Swing is a small friendly club in the barren back streets east of Ueno Station. This is n...
1-6-12 Minami-Koenji, Suginami-Ku 6.48 km
Kissa Seikatsu (喫茶生活 “Cafe Lifestyle”) is a gem of a place a few mins walk from...