Tokyo scene guide
Tokyo scene guide — find your venue by sound. House lands at Z Maruyama. The venues, promoters and artists shaping Tokyo’s electronic scene.
Find your venue
- House — if you like Disclosure: Z Maruyama, MIDNIGHT EAST, Mitsuki
- Techno — if you like RICKY: ZEROTOKYO, Z Maruyama, R Lounge
- Hip-Hop — if you like Fred again..: clubasia, Solfa, WWWβ
- Club — if you like Bass: clubasia, Shibuya OTO, BRAND SHIBUYA
- Bass — if you like Fred again..: ZEROTOKYO, R Lounge, clubasia
- Experimental — if you like Max Cooper: Enter Shibuya, WWW X, KGR(n)
- Drum & Bass — if you like Friction: Aoyama Hachi, Shibuya OTO, Circus Tokyo
Busiest venues
How big is Tokyo’s electronic scene?
Over the last 12 months soundcheck tracked 12,085 club nights across 479 venues in Tokyo, featuring 3,986 artists. Every listing carries the line-up, times and venue — see what’s on in Tokyo tonight.
Which Tokyo venues have the most club nights?
Counted over the trailing 12 months of listings:
| Venue | Nights (12 mo) |
|---|---|
| BRAND SHIBUYA | 407 |
| Aoyama Hachi | 390 |
| DJ Bar Bridge | 363 |
| DJ Bar Bridge Shinjuku | 363 |
| Forestlimit | 354 |
| Mitsuki | 339 |
| Enter Shibuya | 327 |
| Oath | 306 |
| Red Bar | 302 |
| Aoyama Tunnel | 292 |
What time do Tokyo club nights actually start and end?
From the 12,085 listings publishing door times: the median Tokyo night opens at 21:00 — 59% open before 22:00, 41% between 22:00 and midnight, and 0% after midnight. Of the 2,645 listings publishing a close time, the median close is 04:00, 67% run past 04:00 and 17% go to 06:00 or later.
How much does a club night in Tokyo cost?
Across the 2,944 listings publishing prices (24% of all nights): the median advance ticket is null 1500, with half of all nights between null 1000 and null 2000. 7% of listed nights are free.
When does Tokyo go out?
Saturday is the biggest night (24% of all listings); Friday and Saturday together carry 44% of the week. The busiest month of the year is September.
What does Tokyo sound like?
By share of genre tags across the year’s line-ups: House 38% · Techno 31% · Hip-Hop 9% · Bass 6% · Club 5% · Tech House 4%. 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.