Kyoto scene guide
Kyoto scene guide — find your venue by sound. House lands at West Harlem. The venues, promoters and artists shaping Kyoto’s electronic scene.
Find your venue
- House — if you like Stefan Goldmann: West Harlem, Club Metro, Daikokudani Camping Ground
- Techno — if you like Stefan Goldmann: Club Metro, West Harlem, 叡山電車 出町柳駅
- Dub — if you like Ryogo: West Harlem, Urbanguild, Club Metro
- Electro — if you like SOGI: World Kyoto, Club Metro, 叡山電車 出町柳駅
- Experimental — if you like Dinamarca: West Harlem, S-Pod, Club Metro
- Hip-Hop — if you like Ally Mobbs: S-Pod, West Harlem, Club Metro
- Electronica — if you like Limited Toss: Cafe la Siesta, Kyoto University Yoshida Dormitory, S-Pod
Busiest venues
How big is Kyoto’s electronic scene?
Over the last 12 months soundcheck tracked 759 club nights across 46 venues in Kyoto, featuring 345 artists. Every listing carries the line-up, times and venue — see what’s on in Kyoto tonight.
Which Kyoto venues have the most club nights?
Counted over the trailing 12 months of listings:
| Venue | Nights (12 mo) |
|---|---|
| Club Metro | 287 |
| West Harlem | 283 |
| S-Pod | 37 |
| Socrates | 34 |
| Cafe la Siesta | 17 |
| BnA Alter Museum | 12 |
| Urbanguild | 10 |
| Octave | 9 |
| World Kyoto | 9 |
| Fence | 6 |
What time do Kyoto club nights actually start and end?
From the 759 listings publishing door times: the median Kyoto night opens at 21:00 — 60% open before 22:00, 40% between 22:00 and midnight, and 0% after midnight. Of the 147 listings publishing a close time, the median close is 03:00, 41% run past 04:00 and 16% go to 06:00 or later.
How much does a club night in Kyoto cost?
Across the 189 listings publishing prices (25% of all nights): the median advance ticket is null 2000, with half of all nights between null 1000 and null 3100. 3% of listed nights are free.
When does Kyoto go out?
Saturday is the biggest night (27% of all listings); Friday and Saturday together carry 47% of the week. The busiest month of the year is September.
What does Kyoto sound like?
By share of genre tags across the year’s line-ups: House 37% · Techno 23% · Downtempo 10% · Dub 9% · Disco 8% · Bass 5%. Genre-by-genre venue picks are in the routes above.
All figures derived from soundcheck’s listings database over the trailing 365 days; updated with each rebuild.