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Shibuya & Shimo-Kitazawa


In a former art-house cinema with the tell-tale tiered floor (but not the seats) still intact, this is one of those rare venues where you could turn up just about any night and hear something good. The line-up (of mostly local acts) varies from indie pop to hip-hop to electronica. Upstairs is WWW X, a bigger space. Tickets typically start at ¥3000 (more for international acts).


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Nearby Shibuya & Shimo-Kitazawa attractions

1. Spain-zaka

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This narrow, winding brick lane is a classic example of Tokyo-style bricolage with a mismatch of architectural styles, cutesy clothing stores and a…

2. Shibuya Center-gai

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Shibuya's main drag is closed to cars and chock-a-block with fast-food joints and high-street fashion shops. At night, lit bright as day, with a dozen…

3. Mag's Park

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The rooftop of the Magnet by Shibuya 109 department store has the best views over Shibuya's famous scramble crossing. It's screened with plexiglass, so…

4. Shibuya Crossing

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Rumoured to be the busiest intersection in the world (and definitely in Japan), Shibuya Crossing is like a giant beating heart, sending people in all…

5. Bunkamura

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Meaning ‘culture village’, Bunkamura has a theatre, concert hall, cinema and museum. Offerings swing between commercial and artsy; the Tokyo Philharmonic…

6. Hachikō Statue

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Every evening, Akita dog Hachikō would go to Shibuya Station to greet his companion. It's a practice he kept up everyday for 10 years after the professor…

7. Dōgenzaka

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Dōgenzaka, named for a 13th-century highway robber, is a maze of narrow streets. Home to one of Tokyo's largest clusters of love hotels (hotels for…

8. Fukutoshin Shibuya Station

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Deep underground, Tadao Ando's design for the Shibuya terminus of the city's newest subway line, the Fukutoshin Line, resembles a concrete space ship, or…