I have a friend coming over for spring, he really wants to see the edm/goth or alt music scene/clubs in Japan, could you guys recommend your favorites??
We will be going to Hiroshima, Kobe, Osaka, Kyoto and Tokyo
Dusk till Dawn in Osaka is a metal bar, open till the wee hours of memory serves.
One of the worst countries for that, unfortunately (edit: EBM/goth specifically, not all alternative). Nowadays these events happen almost exclusively in Tokyo, and even then, maybe only once every 3 months or longer.
I suggest your friend to enjoy other stuff in Japan, or just go to a metal bar/concert if that’s enough. These are still around in the bigger cities (but still not half as good as abroad, don’t expect much).
There is a few Skacore shows coming up in Osaka that is underground. EDM should be findable.
I go to an underground music club in Hatagaya. It’s mostly EDM, but they have a lot of nerd-core and strange alt music as well.
If you’re interested dm me. It’s a pretty tight knit place and I don’t really want to ruin the vibe
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Tokyo dark castle used to be good but i haven’t been for a loooong time. https://tokyodarkcastle.org industrial and goth is the main thing, sometimes they might have more extreme metal artists
Tokyo decadence used to be a thing too but I think it gradually became more mainstream(didn’t follow too closely), I think they also stopped operating but their web site is still active and has related links so maybe you can track something down there… https://tokyodarkcastle.org
Scott Miller, formerly called Unrested, on YouTube used to be into that scene, but he hasn’t posted about it in awhile. Maybe he has some suggestions and would answer you?
I can recommend looking for live shows with the band ZOMBIE LOLITA, they will blow your mind! They used to play a lot at Heaven’s Door in Tokyo.
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Dusk till Dawn in Osaka is a metal bar, open till the wee hours of memory serves.
One of the worst countries for that, unfortunately (edit: EBM/goth specifically, not all alternative).
Nowadays these events happen almost exclusively in Tokyo, and even then, maybe only once every 3 months or longer.
I suggest your friend to enjoy other stuff in Japan, or just go to a metal bar/concert if that’s enough. These are still around in the bigger cities (but still not half as good as abroad, don’t expect much).
There is a few Skacore shows coming up in Osaka that is underground. EDM should be findable.
I go to an underground music club in Hatagaya.
It’s mostly EDM, but they have a lot of nerd-core and strange alt music as well.
If you’re interested dm me. It’s a pretty tight knit place and I don’t really want to ruin the vibe
flyer.tv
Tokyo dark castle used to be good but i haven’t been for a loooong time. https://tokyodarkcastle.org industrial and goth is the main thing, sometimes they might have more extreme metal artists
Tokyo decadence used to be a thing too but I think it gradually became more mainstream(didn’t follow too closely), I think they also stopped operating but their web site is still active and has related links so maybe you can track something down there… https://tokyodarkcastle.org
Scott Miller, formerly called Unrested, on YouTube used to be into that scene, but he hasn’t posted about it in awhile. Maybe he has some suggestions and would answer you?
I can recommend looking for live shows with the band ZOMBIE LOLITA, they will blow your mind! They used to play a lot at Heaven’s Door in Tokyo.