Walking into the Lion Cafe, in Tokyo’s Shibuya district, the first thing one notices is the seating. All chairs face one direction, towards two gigantic speakers on the wall, the stars of this 98-year ...
A Cajun-style band performs on a street in Tokyo’s Koenji neighborhood. It’s just one of several places to experience the city’s eclectic music scene. Photograph by James Whitlow Delano, Redux If ...
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TOKYO -- While many classical music cafes that had their heyday in the 1960s in Japan are long gone, one established all the way back in 1926 is still humming along in the capital's Shibuya district, ...
Down a small set of stone steps, tucked behind the Hakusan train station in Tokyo, is the Eigakan Jazz listening café. As the wooden door swings open, a wall of sensuous sound surges forward. The ...