So you’re planning to go to Japan (or you are already there), and you want to see City-Pop and Jazz concert live ? We gathered a lot of informations on concert in Japan in this page !
Last modified : 06 october 2025
City-pop concerts by the “big four”
Tatsuro Yamashita
Concert date are announced on his website ( https://www.tatsuro.co.jp/live/ ) and also on X (twitter) :
Mariya Takeuchi
Maria Takeuchi’s concert list can be found on her Official website.
ANRI
ANRI tour date can be found online on her website ( https://anri-music.com/ ) and also on Instagram/Facebook/X
Toshiki Kadomatsu
Concert dates for Toshiki Kadomatsu can be seen on his official website, and often announced on Spotify, altough very few of his discography is on the platform.
Other city-pop artists
Momoko Kikuchi
The singer/actress performs regularly. Her dates are most often announced on her Instagram.
Hitomi “Penny” Tohyama
Hitomy “Penny” Tohyama is actually on tour alongside 7 musicians. Don’t miss this opportunity !
Check her Instagram for more date and information
Carlos Toshiki (from 1986 Omega Tribe)
Carlos Toshiki is living in Brazil, and comes once a year in Japan for a tour with his former members (Marty Bracey, Teruo Goto and Wornell Jones). Check out his official website and also his Instagram for more info
Kiyotaka Sugiyama (From Omega Tribe)
Kiyotaka Sugiyama se produit régulièrement avec ou sans les anciens membres de Omega Tribe.
Kiyotaka Sugiyama performs regularly with or without former Omega Tribe members.
Official website : https://www.islandafternoon.com/
Taeko Ohnuki
The most jazzy city-pop singer is still active. Live date can be found on her official website and Instagram.
Yoshino Fujimaru (from AB’s and Shogun)
Plus discret, il arrive que Yoshino Fujimal se produise, habituellement au Blues Alley Japan (voir plus bas)
More discreetly, Yoshino Fujimal sometimes performs, usually at Blues Alley Japan (see below)
Junko Yagami
She can be seen live, see her website : https://junkoyagami.com/
City-Pop and Jazz Bars and Club
Blue Note Tokyo (and it’s brothers)
Blue Note is a world-famous jazz club chain. Starting out in New York City, the establishment has only one “Blue Note” establishment in Japan, but has a myriad of clubs across the archipelago, including the following:
Blue Note Tokyo — Tokyo (Minato)
BLUE NOTE PLACE — Tokyo (Ebisu)
COTTON CLUB — Tokyo (Marunouchi)
resonance — Tokyo (Marunouchi)
SESSiON — Tokyo (Nihonbashi)
Cafe, Dining & Bar 104.5 — Tokyo (Ochanomizu)
Brooklyn Parlor — Shinjuku / Osaka / Hakata
Bar BACKYARD — Tokyo (Minato)
BLUE YARD — Osaka (Kita)
BLUE BOOKS cafe — Shizuoka / Kyoto / Okinawa
Website : https://www.bluenote.co.jp/
Roppongi C-LAPS (Tokyo, Roppongi)
Very classy and cosy place where Jazz and city-pop artist frequently goes. Hitomi “Penny” Tohyama often plays there.
Website : https://c-laps.jp/
Live Music Jirokichi (Tokyo, Nakano)
A nice tiny bar with a high reputation, Tatsuro Yamashita played there in acoustic for a special Stream
Website : https://jirokichi.net/ (also on Instagram / Facebook / X)
Blues Alley Japan (Tokyo, Meguro)
A jazz-club with a high reputation, Yoshino Fujimal regularly performed there with AB’s and Shogun. Official website : https://www.bluesalley.co.jp/
Doppo Sound Creek (Tokyo, Shinjuku)
A nice little bar with a jazz programmation
Website : www.doppodoppo.com
Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/doppokawasaki/
Jackrose (Osaka)
A small club in Osaka
Check more club in Osaka here :
https://www.jazznearyou.com/osaka/venues
Getting concert tickets for overseas
If you already tried to book a concert ticket in Japan, you may have faced some complication already. It’s usually hard for foreigner to get tickets, because you’ll need a Japanese phone number and/or Japanese Credit Card and/or Japanese address. This may depend on the live. For Jazz club, it may be different.
Otherwise, for classic ticket, you’ll need to use a proxy (someone or a company) to get the ticket from you. sometimes, you’ll need to get the ticket from a convenient store (Konbini)
Going further :
You can check https://www.jazznearyou.com/ to get a list of Jazz club in japan
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