Tokyo Jazz Nights

Clubs, Restaurants & Bars

In addition to well-known places like Shinjuku Pit-Inn and Blue Note Tokyo, you might also want to visit:

Aoyama

Jazz Bird: http://www2.ttcn.ne.jp/~jazzbird/

English page(s):

Owner: Miyo Suzuki (vocal, piano)

Address: Kobayashi Bldg. basement, 3-13-1 Minami-aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-0000

Phone: +81 3 5474 2702, Fax: +81 3 5474 2703

Ikebukuro

Hot Pepper: http://www.qurie.ne.jp/hotpepper

English page(s):

Owner:

Address: Nishikata Bldg. 5th floor, 1-37-15 Nishi-ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo 171-0021

Phone: +81 3 3971 8669

Roppongi

He's Bar: http://www15.ocn.ne.jp/~he_s_bar/

English page(s):

Owner: Haruo Kuge (ds)

Address: Studio D 102, 4-5-7 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0032

Phone: +81 3 3408 4888

Shibuya

JZ Brat: http://www.jzbrat.com/

English page(s): http://www.ceruleantower.com/english/tower_jz.html

Owner:

Address: Cerulean Tower Tokyu Hotel 2nd floor, 26-1 Sakuragaoka-chō, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0031

Phone: +81 3 5728 0168

Nanakamado:

English page(s):

Owner: Hiromichi Shiroishi (drums)

Address: 1-42-2 Yoyogi, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 151-0053

Phone/Fax: +81 3 3379 9738

San Marino: http://www.h6.dion.ne.jp/~jazz/sanmarino/
** Closed shop in 2007

English page(s):

Owner:

Address: 1-12-12 Ebisu-nishi, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0021

Phone: +81 3 3496 5115 (for reservations only)

Shibuya Mura:

English page(s):

Owner: Tadaoki Yoshida (trumpet)

Address: Shibuya KK Bldg. basement, 2-12-11 Shibuya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0002

Phone: +81 3 3407 6908

Shinjuku

Black Sun: http://blacksun.jazznet.jp/

English Page(s): http://blacksun.jazznet.jp/index_2_e.html

Owner: Ujiie, Natures Corp.

Address: Tsunohazu Bldg. 2nd floor, 1-3-10, Nishi-shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-0023

Phone:

Café Cotton Club: http://www.momenya.jp/~cotton/

English Page(s):

Owner: Kuniaki Mogushi (drums)

Address: 1-17-14 Takadanobaba, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 169-0075

Phone: +81 3 3207 3369

Jazz Spot “J”: http://www.jazzspot-j.com/

English page(s): http://www.jazzspot-j.com/english.html

Owner: Minoru “Birdman” Kōda (alto saxophone), N. W. E.

Note: Kazuyoshi “Tamori” Morita (trumpet) is the public relations manager.

Address: Royal Mansion Bldg. basement, 5-1-1 Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-0022

Phone: +81 3 3354 0335

Sunny Side: http://www.sunny-side.jp/

English page(s):

Owner:

Address: Rikōsha Bldg. 2nd floor, 3-28-1 Nishi-waseda, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-0000

Phone: +81 3 5272 6119

Note: Yasuo Kimura, the Rikōsha owner and landlord of the place, is also a jazz pianist.

Business District

Jazzy: http://homepage1.nifty.com/barjazzy/

English page(s):

Owner: (bass)

Address: Morichu Bldg. basement, 1-8-8 Bakuro-chō, Nihombashi, Chūō-ku, Tokyo 103-0002

Phone: +81 3 3639 8671

Meguro Sonoka:

Closed down on Aug 29, 2004

Note: Sonoka regulars seem to have moved to somewhere in Shibuya.

Red Pepper: http://www31.ocn.ne.jp/~redpepper/

English page(s):

Owner:

Address: Shimbashi URE Bldg. basement, 1-2-15 Higashi-shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-0021

Phone: +81 3 3574 6067

Tokyo TUC: http://www.tokyouniform.com/tokyotuc/

English page(s):

Owner: Tokyo Uniform

Address: 2-16-5 Iwamoto-chō, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0032

Phone: +81 3 3866 8393

Japan Railway Chūō Line Area

Aketa's: http://www.aketa.org/

English page(s):

Owner: Sōsuke Aketagawa (piano, ocarina, etc.)

Address: Yoshino Bldg. basement, 3-21-13 Nishiogi-kita, Suginami-ku, Tokyo 167-0042

Phone: +81 3 3395 9507

Sometime: http://www.sometime.co.jp/sometime/

English page(s):

Owner: Mugi Group

Address: Ishikawa Bldg. basement, 1-11-31 Kichijōji-honchō, Musashino-shi, Tokyo 180-0004

Phone: +81 422 21 6336

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