
Find a small counter, order dinner, and settle into Shinjuku’s old alleyways.
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Find a small counter, order dinner, and settle into Shinjuku’s old alleyways.
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A close-knit collection of tiny bars, each with its own personality.
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Soul, funk and jazz, one record at a time in a small upstairs bar.
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A stone-paved lane for a slower dinner near the lights of Dotonbori.
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Choose an artist, book your seat and make the performance the centre of your night.
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Choose dinner in a narrow lane between Sanjo and Shijo.
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Pick your own dinner from a basement food hall near the station.
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Find a small food-stall counter by the river and order something warm.
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Choose a live or DJ event in a two-floor music venue near Tenjin.
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Make a warm dinner your first stop in Sapporo’s evening district.
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Choose a jazz performance and settle into a small basement room.
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Choose dinner close to Nagoya’s park lights and music venues.
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Reserve a jazz night near Sakae and let the performance set the pace.
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Make a booked performance the centre of a harbour-side evening.
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Choose dinner around Sannomiya before a booked music night.
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Take a table for live jazz near Kitanozaka.
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Find your own dinner place in Hiroshima’s evening streets.
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Find a small dinner spot just off Sunmall Ichibancho.
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Reserve a table for island songs and dinner at your own pace.
Before you goCheck an event’s date, artists and entry details on the organiser’s own listing.
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