Tokyo Things to Do

Located on the third floor of the Park Tower complex, the hall seats 520. It stages a wide spectrum of the performing arts from dance, including both traditional and modern, to music. It is also home to a number of festivals, s... more

Take a stroll along the paths of this Institute for Nature Study or Tokyo oasis, a nature preserve, including forest and swamp land in Meguro. Administered by the Institute for Nature Study since 1949, the grounds formerly belo... more

Devoted to putting on the films that other theaters shy away from, the Shibuya Cinema Society continues to be a pioneer in the true spirit of cinema. It is rather small, with only 104 seats, but it shows films from all countrie... more

Whisky Cat and Beans Cat would of course have to be located in Shimokitazawa. That beatnik capital of Tokyo has more than its share of eateries and bars with great food and eccentric names. Cafe by day and bar by night, this pl... more

A popular youngish rock music bar in Shibuya with well over 50,000 songs available. Come in and check out some of the latest street fashions and fads sweeping the city. Some nights, loud and live acoustic rock shows are on disp... more

Looking a bit like a big barn, this two-floor building is an excellent venue conveniently located in Akasaka. It has a capacity of about 1,900. The first floor, where the atmosphere is generated, is all standing. The second flo... more

The New National Theater consists of the Opera House, the Playhouse and the Pit. The Opera house features ballet and opera and has a capacity of 1,810. The Playhouse, with a capacity of about 1,000, stages drama, modern dance,... more

This reasonably-sized theater seats 550 in relative comfort, and is located just about six minutes from the Minami-guchi exit of Shinjuku station. Although it focuses mainly on modern jazz dance, it also presents modern contemp... more

This film complex has four theaters seating 810, 610, 350 and 250, and they all provide comfortable spacious seating. Three theaters feature Hollywood road shows while the fourth is devoted to Japanese cinema. The first show us... more

If you like to party and boogie to some good beats then this place is for you. With a decent offering of food and drinks available, you can re-energize while you rest but don't expect the music or boppers to stop dancing. Depen... more