Live Houses in Nara: Recommended List
Nara, the city of deer and the Great Buddha, has long been teased by people from other prefectures as having nothing tasty—but Nara actually has plenty of music spots! From live houses that attract popular bands on national tours to venues without a barrier between stage and floor where local students perform.
We also introduce live bars and live cafes where you can enjoy session events and acoustic sets.
So when you visit Nara, be sure to stop by.
The live houses in Nara are all a lot of fun!
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live music venue
Platinum Dining Hall
| Name | Platinum Dining Hall |
| Address | 2-695-20 Tenri-cho, Yamato-Koriyama-shi, Nara Prefecture |
| phone number | 0743-25-2181 |
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| Website | https://platinum-dinner.com/ |
Bar JAIS
| Name | Bar JAIS |
| Address | 2F, Ueda Tenant, 12-3 Kitamotocho, Yamato-Takada City, Nara Prefecture |
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Music Live&Cafe Bar Pick
| Name | Music Live&Cafe Bar Pick |
| Address | 201, F&F Building, 499 Sanjo-cho, Nara City, Nara Prefecture, Japan |
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| Website | https://nara-pick.blog.jp/ |
Acoustic Live Café Session
| Name | Acoustic Live Café Session |
| Address | 6-5 Honmachi, Ikoma-shi, Nara-ken (Fujiya Building 1F-10C) |
| genre | acoustic |
| Business hours | Thu–Sat 7:00 PM–10:30 PM |
| n-kosaki.h.i.planner@piano.ocn.ne.jp | |
| Website | https://acoustic-live-session.jimdo.com |
Bar 2nd (Bar Second)
| Name | Bar 2nd (Bar Second) |
| Address | Room 205, Tomio Plaza Building, 2-5-20 Tomiomotomachi, Nara City, Nara Prefecture |
| genre | acoustic |
| Business hours | 19:00~24:00 |
| phone number | 0742-52-3939 |
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| Website | https://www.bar2nd.com |
Cafe Pop-inn (Pop-in)
| Name | Cafe Pop-inn (Pop-in) |
| Address | 2-3-19 Shimoda Higashi, Kashiba-shi, Nara Prefecture |
| genre | All genres |
| Business hours | 13:00~23:00 |
| phone number | 0745-77-9994 |
| pop-inn@kcn.jp | |
| Website | http://www.pop-inn.info |
Music Stage Pick
| Name | Music Stage Pick |
| Address | 2F, F&F Building, 499-1 Sanjo-cho, Nara-shi, Nara, Japan |
| genre | All genres |
| Business hours | 18:00~24:00 |
| phone number | 0742-24-3288 |
| Website | http://www.narapick.jp |


