Kyoto · Entertainment

Best Live Music & Karaoke in Kyoto

4 places, each checked by our team.

• Jittoku 拾得Nijo — One of Japan's oldest live houses (1973), a folk and blues 'coffee house' inside an old sake storehouse near Nijo Castle.
• Kyoto Concert Hall 京都コンサートホールKitayama — Kyoto's main classical venue, home of the Kyoto Symphony Orchestra, with an 1,833-seat hall and a spiral ramp entrance.
• Live Spot RAG ライブスポット ラグKiyamachi / Sanjo — Kyoto's long-running jazz, fusion and rock club (since 1981) on Kiyamachi, with nightly live music and a late bar.
• Taku Taku 磔磔Shijo / Bukkoji — Legendary live house in a converted 100-year-old sake storehouse, booking rock and blues bands since 1974.