Top 10 Dance Clubs in Tokyo
November 20, 2007
Hey there, dancing queens, you are required by the top best dance clubs in Tokyo. Check it out and choose!
1. Club Vivian
Location : Azabu Palace Building B1 2-25-18 Nishi-Azabu, Minato-ku
Telephone : +81 (0) 3 3406 8477
Club Vivian is highly recommended for all hipsters on Saturday nights as the dance floor is completely cluttered with many club goers. Top-quality New York House, the music which is catered only on Saturday, makes all dancing queens forget everything around but dance! Although the club is pretty small, there’s enough space for crazy dancers and those who are in the mood to chill. If you are into techno, you are welcome on other nights of the week.
2. Club Complex Code
Location : Shinjuku Toho Kaikan 4F 1-19-2 Kabuki-cho, Shinjuku-ku
Telephone : +81 (0) 3209 0702
Club Complex Code is such a tremendous club in Tokyo comprising of four rooms and three dance floors, many bars and buffets and giant screens where Visual DJs can be seen in the mix. Since the main room is huge and available for over 1000, watch your direction and don’t get lost! The music of house verging on hard house and trance is a hit but disco dance is also provided. The club is unique with a popular men-only gay night on the last Sunday of the month.
3. Afromania
Location : Black Aoyama Bldg , 3-2-7 Minami-Aoyama, Minato-ku
Telephone : +81 (0) 3 408 1546
Afromania is a small club but well formed. Despite its capacity of only 80, people queue in order to get in. Top hits music is provided especially for the reggae crowd by great DJs spinning top quality beats. With the decoration of rainforest theme and narrow space, the club makes you feel a naturalistic closure. It’s common among the clubs in Tokyo that the entry price is inclusive of a couple of drinks, pay and get drinks to warm up your hot evening!
4. Velfarre
Location : Velfarre Bldg, 7-14-22 Roppongi , Minato-ku
Telephone : +81 (0) 3 3402 8000
Velfarre rules all clubs in Asia! This club is the biggest in Asia and possibly in the world. You can’t predict what the club is like each night as almost every night is different and what makes this club so exciting! Hard house, techno and nights of Eurobeat are provided to club goers’ different taste of music. With the vast space, you can’t see the end of the bars and snack stalls.
5. Yellow
Location : B1 B2F Cesaurus Nishi Azabu 1-10-11, Minatoku 150-0061
Telephone : +81 (0) 3 5458 2826
Club yellow is one of the popular nightspots and Tokyo’s oldest and most reserved club located in the basement of the building. The club is also knows as “Space Lab Yellow” since visitors can try anything they want and be experimental! Lots of fine international DJs gather here spinning great house and techno.
6. Liquid Room
Location : 3-16-6, Ebisu, Shibuya-ku
Telephone : +81(0) 3-5464-0800
Liquid Room is not a spacious club but always cluttered on the dance floor. This venue hosts international and local bands/DJs and the best sound system. You can kick off your evening at Liquid room at 6pm. Unlike other clubs in Tokyo which are open till early in the morning, Liquid Room closes at midnight, thus make sure you come early to spend 6 hours long at this great club.
7. Womb
Location : 2-16 Maruyama-cho, Shibuya-ku
Telephone : +81354590039
With its 3 floor-high dance floor and located in the heart of Sibuya, Womb appeals to many hipsters every night. The fourth floor features a larger bar with glass walls and a lounge to unwind oneself. The club throws house, techno, tribal and drum and bass with a flawless sound system. Womb’s colossal dace floors which have a capacity for more than 1000 people and the most dazzling and the big disco ball are its hallmarks.
8. Lexington Queen
Location : 3 -13-14 Roppongi Minato-ku
Telephone : +81 (0)3 3401 1661
Lexington Queen has been around for 25 years and is best known as a favorite night spot of models and celebrities. The atmosphere is made for Japanese to mingle with foreigners and more than half of the visitors here are foreigners. The club is usually packed on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, however, depending on celebrities as they draw the number of other club goers. Lexington Queen also offers ladies nights on weekdays (usually Monday).
9. Vuenos
Location : 2-21-7 Dogenzaka, Shibuya-ku
Telephone : +81 3 5459 7988
Vuenos plays great music such as hip-hop, techno, Latin music and sometimes reggae. On weekends, live Latin performances, which appeal such a crowd, are provided. The club has an immense dance floor at the basement of the building, food and drinks are also available. There’s a cozy VIP room for those who want to set their own party. This is a perfect place for a night to remember.
10. Mogambo
Location : 1st Fl. Osawa Bldg. 6-1-7, Roppongi, Minato-ku
Telephone : 81-3-3403 4833
Mogambo has a seating capacity for 25 people and it is an intimidate affair while 50 more people are left to stand and enjoy the great music. With friendly and down-to-earth nature of bartenders, the club’s unique atmosphere, awesome music and creative shots and cocktails, make visitors relaxed after a whole day of work. Although Mogambo lacks some more space to hold more customers, never does it lack the popularity.
