Live music venues in Kyoto: recommended list
Kyoto, an ancient capital where deep history and new culture coexist.
Thanks in part to the blues boom that emerged from Kyoto in the 1970s, the city is known as the birthplace of Japanese blues.
Here, we introduce live music venues in Kyoto—truly a sacred place for music lovers.
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live music venue
Studio 909 (Studio Nine-Oh-Nine)
| Name | Studio 909 (Studio Nine-Oh-Nine) |
| Address | 148, Kawashima Arisugawa-cho, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto Prefecture |
| genre | All genres |
| Business hours | Depending on the event |
| phone number | 075-392-4161 |
| std909tk@xb3.so-net.ne.jp | |
| Website | http://www010.upp.so-net.ne.jp/studio909/ |
ZAC BARAN (Zakkubaran)
| Name | ZAC BARAN (Zakkubaran) |
| Address | B1F, Metabo Okazaki, 18 Sanno-cho, Shogoin, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan |
| genre | Jazz |
| Business hours | 18:00~26:00 |
| phone number | 075-751-9748 |
| SNS | |
| Website | http://www.secondhouse.co.jp/zacbaran_top.html |
be-seven (Bee Seven)
| Name | be-seven (Bee Seven) |
| Address | B1F, Dome House Okada, 16 Mukinawate-cho, Kamigamo, Kita Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture |
| genre | All genres |
| Business hours | 10:00–16:00 (reservation required), 19:00–23:00 (until 24:00 during events) |
| phone number | 075-711-5535 |
| SNS | |
| Website | http://be-seven.com |
Le Club Jazz
| Name | Le Club Jazz |
| Address | 48 Benkeiishi-cho, Miyuki-cho Nishi-iru, Sanjo-dori, Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture |
| genre | Jazz |
| Business hours | 19:00〜25:00 |
| phone number | 075-211-5800 |
| leclubjazz@gmail.com | |
| Website | http://web.kyoto-inet.or.jp/people/ktsin/ |
Someno
| Name | Someno |
| Address | Canyon Terrace Building 3F, 280 Minami-Kurumayacho, Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture |
| genre | Acoustic / Jazz / Fusion / Rock / Blues |
| Business hours | Depending on the event |
| info@someno.kyoto | |
| SNS | |
| Website | https://www.someno.kyoto |
Fla~t Home (Flat Home)
| Name | Fla~t Home (Flat Home) |
| Address | 2F, Maison d'Or Shijo-Omiya, Agaru, Shijo-Omiya, Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture |
| genre | Jazz |
| Business hours | 19:00~25:00 |
| phone number | 075-822-5298 |
| pianopub_flathome@yahoo.co.jp | |
| SNS | |
| Website | http://www.geocities.jp/pianopub_flathome/ |
Ventures House Mugen (Ventures House Mugen)
| Name | Ventures House Mugen (Ventures House Mugen) |
| Address | 61-3, Katsura Chiyoharacho, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto, Japan |
| genre | All genres |
| Business hours | 19:30~ |
| phone number | 075-391-9192 |
| Website | http://www.v-mugen.sakura.ne.jp/mugen.html |


