Club Camelot (1-18-2 Jinnan, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo) – this dance music venue attracts mainly a local crowd, with some foreigners. Male patrons tend to frequent this nightspot, since it sometimes has a women to men ratio of 3:1 (fueled by discount flyers providing women with free admission, while men are charged an entry fee of ¥2,000). […]
Club Asia (1-8 Maruyama-cho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo) – this was a one-time concert space for Asian rock bands that has been a popular dance music club among locals since the late 1990s. There are two floors and a lounge section. Along with DJ-driven events, there are reggae parties, jazz performances, and occasional live rock and local […]
Club Air (1-8 Maruyamacho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo) – this venue has two dance floors and three bars. Along with DJ-driven partying, there are occasional live pop & rock performances held here, too.
Black Horse (3-14-12 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo) – this basement-level venue lies in the middle ground between being a bar and a full-fledged nightclub. A mix of locals in their 30s can be found here, along with foreigners from places like Latin America, Eastern Europe, Middle East and other parts of Asia. Patrons are attracted here […]
Bar Quest Roppongi (5-3-1 Roppongi, Minato, Tokyo) – this bar stands apart from others in Tokyo in that it caters to the expat Australian community that lives and works there. With “Happy Hour” from 7:00 pm till 10:00 pm every night of the week, during which all standard drinks are ¥500, anyone can come in […]
Air (Hikawa Bldg B1F-B2F, 2-11 Sarugaku-cho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo) – this House music venue is noted for booking both local and international DJing talent (including Dimitri From Paris, DJ Hell, Hector Romero, King Britt, Satoshi Tomiie, and Louie Vega, among others). The club was also featured in the 2003 Bill Murray/Scarlett Johansson Hollywood film “Lost in […]
Ageha (2-2-10 Shin Kiba, Koto-ku, Tokyo) – this nightspot, in business since 2002, is located in Tokyo’s bay area (Shin Kiba) and plays mainly electronica dance music — catering to a mostly local (Japanese) and a somewhat more mature crowd. It’s reputed to be the largest nightclub in Tokyo (complete with three dance floors, a […]
Tokyu Food Show (beneath Shibuya station, 2-24-1 Shibuya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo) – despite its name, this is actually a restaurant located below the popular Shibuya’s Tokyu department store. This is a food court (nicknamed depachika in Japanese) that offer a variety of food items popular with local commuters, such as Sakurambo Vert (green tea with a […]
Tempura Kondo (2 Sakaguchi Bldg., 9F, 5-5-13 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo) – this high-end tempura restaurant (which has two Michelin stars) regularly gets booked, because of its reputation for serving among the best tempura in Japan. Not even U.S. president Barack Obama and Japanese Prime Minister Abe were able to get a table during the American […]
Rokukakutei (Koujun Bldg. 4F, 6-8-7, Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo) – this Ginza area restaurant (which has been awarded a Michelin star) is noted for its skewers of deep-fried seafood and vegetables, along with its well-regarded wine list. Other types of skewers include bamboo shoot, ground peas, beef with onion, beef tenderloin with shiso, scallops, crab with […]