The Hidden Japan That's Just Under Your Feet | Underground Music Scene 

Dope! Thanks for including your Spotify Playlist! I got my start to the Japanese Indie Rock scene from the FLCL soundtrack The Pillows, and Cornelius by chance seeing them perform on MTV New Year's show years back!

FINALLY someone brings this up. One thing I always tell people when asking about live music in /r/JapanTravel - don't look for bars, look for live houses e.g. 'live house [genre] Tokyo'. The jazz definitely flows strong in Osaka, and I can't wait for this pandemic to be done with so we can go back and enjoy live music and gig photography again. Great work here, hopefully this is a start of an in-depth and long-running coverage of the underground indie music scene in Tokyo and beyond.

This video is a gem and a blessing for the English speaking community

Thank you, I love to listen to new bands and attend to concerts at little crowded places and I'm planning a trip to japan with my friends and was looking for venues and a little intro to the underground scene. This was so useful.

This is awesome, and I am excited to start checking out some shows! Gotta get my ass from Kyushu up to Kanto for a weekend or so. Thanks for the play list man! Make more videos.

I'm visiting Japan for the first time in October and this video is the exact information I've been looking for! I always try and dip into the local music scene whenever I travel but, I guess because of the language barrier, I've found it super difficult to do so with Japan. I hit up your Spotify playlist (thank you for still keeping it updated) whilst in the office and thought I'd check out a few bands but just ended up listening to Beachside Talks for hours. I'll get to all of it though. 😄 Thank you for making this!

I've been a big fan of the indie rock band Hitsujibungaku since early last year, so it was interesting to see them on that playlist and realize they had their beginnings in the subculture you discussed here. I'll certainly be listening to the rest of the playlist! Also, I wonder what effect the runaway success of the late 2022 anime Bocchi the Rock has had on the Japanese underground scene. Tbh I never even knew it was referencing the subculture until you showed some footage from concerts and realized the venues were very similar to the one depicted in the anime. I've heard that the school in K-on became a tourist attraction, and Yuru Camp noticeably increased sales of camping equipment in Japan, so maybe live music venues in Shimokitazawa are enjoying increased ticket sales?

I'm so glad I found this video. I've been really into japanese music since i've started learning the language, and I was looking for more music that wasn't just the super popular stuff so your playlist is perfect. I'm already obsessed with two of the artists on this playlist (Kaneko Ayano and Mass of the fermenting Dregs), so I'm sure I'll find more to fall in love with. Thank you!

I'm trying to get my band into japanese market, and want to tour there. but i have my own doubt about rock scene in japan, this video clears that up. thank you !

I hope you post more about the japanese music scence soon!

This is awesome! I am getting ready to go japan for 6 weeks for work and was really hoping to go and see some Japanese punk, goth, punk, noise, or whatever and had no idea where to start looking. Any recs of best music venues?

Been booking a hotel for 8 days in shimokitazawa and damn I guess ill be spending a lot of time in the music scene there lol

Hey I’m visiting Tokyo soon, I’m interested in alternative rock and punk, can you recommend any venues please? Thank you 😄

Love the vid!

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THANK YOU!. I am debating going Japan for a month and of course will hit up all the tourist stuff as a first timer but MORE importantly I am looking and getting in and around the underground scene. Cheers.

Next time I go to Japan we have to go to a gig

I’m going to Japan at the end of the year and would love to see some live music. But I have two teenagers with me 13/14. What’s the law with bringing underage to gigs? Thanks heaps 🤔😊

When ever I watch your videos I always think about the fact that the left side of your face is always more visible than your right side. XD