Live music venues in Shiga: Recommended list
Shiga, the lakeside region famous for Lake Biwa.
Shiga Prefecture has produced many popular artists over the years, and in recent times, bands from Shiga have increasingly been seen in various band auditions.
Here, we introduce live houses and live bars in Shiga Prefecture that have nurtured many highly skilled bands.
Perhaps the environment there is what fosters artists who combine both popularity and talent.
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live music venue
LIVE BAR CEOSS ROAD (Live Bar Cross Road)
| Name | LIVE BAR CEOSS ROAD (Live Bar Cross Road) |
| Address | 1-19-17 Katsube, Moriyama-shi, Shiga, Japan |
| genre | All genres |
| Business hours | 20:00～3:00 |
| phone number | 077-583-8450 |
| crossroad1698@iris.eonet.ne.jp | |
| Website | http://www.blue-ms.com/crossroad/ |
Muse Cafe Nature (Myūzu Kafe Nachure)
| Name | Muse Cafe Nature (Myūzu Kafe Nachure) |
| Address | 5-5 Awazu-cho, Otsu-shi, Shiga Prefecture |
| genre | All genres |
| Business hours | 11:00〜19:00 |
| phone number | 077-532-1405 |
| musecafe-nature@nike.eonet.ne.jp | |
| SNS | |
| Website | http://nature2009.blog66.fc2.com/ |
TAVERN Takazono
| Name | TAVERN Takazono |
| Address | 2-4-24 Kawara, Hikone-shi, Shiga-ken |
| genre | Jazz / Blues / Rock and Roll |
| Business hours | 21:00〜 |
| phone number | 0749-23-7526 |
| SNS |
cafe Rose (Cafe Rose)
| Name | cafe Rose (Cafe Rose) |
| Address | 423-12 Demachi, Omihachiman-shi, Shiga, Japan |
| genre | All genres |
| Business hours | Sat 18:30~, Sun 14:30~ |
| SNS | |
| Website | http://tootan9.wixsite.com/caferose |
Ansoleira (Ansoleira)
| Name | Ansoleira (Ansoleira) |
| Address | Inside OPAL, 5-265-1 Ogoto, Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture |
| genre | All genres |
| Business hours | 11:00～15:00 |
| phone number | 077-579-7112 |
| ensoleiller@who-project.co.jp | |
| Website | http://www.who-project.co.jp/ensoleiller/index.html |
Cafe Agora (Cafe Agora)
| Name | Cafe Agora (Cafe Agora) |
| Address | Sunshine 1F, 1-5-24 Noji, Kusatsu-shi, Shiga |
| genre | All genres |
| Business hours | 18:00〜25:00 |
| phone number | 077-516-4885 |
| SNS | |
| Website | http://www.agola.info/ |
Cafe & Live House Mori no Kuma-san (The Forest Bear)
| Name | Cafe & Live House Mori no Kuma-san (The Forest Bear) |
| Address | 1113-1, Ojima, Yasu-shi, Shiga-ken |
| genre | Folk Song / All Genres |
| Business hours | Tue–Sun 10:00–19:00, live shows vary by day |
| phone number | 077-587-2764 |
| morikuma2764@yahoo.co.jp | |
| SNS | |
| Website | http://morikuma2764.wixsite.com/folkcafe |