Tokyo's Jazz Kissa

Liam Alexander Quinn

Tokyo is full of listening bars and cafes, with many choosing to specialise in a particular niche or genre. Jazz cafes, or "kissa", have particularly established themselves as a category. Some are sunny daytime hangouts with specialty coffee and tea, others more late-night haunts encouraging you to stay a while, sipping on a rare whisky or stirred-down cocktail. The only real through line uniting these venues is a strict adherence to vinyl. Here's our favourite spots to hear the soothing crackle.

Coltrane Coltrane

Tosu

The proprieter of Coltrane Coltrane playing both mixologist and selector, a dream job for many in Naarm.

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opening hours: wednesday to thursday 5pm – 1am, friday & saturday 4pm – 3am, sunday 4pm – 11pm

Genius

Nakano-yu

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opening hours: wednesday to thursday 5pm – 1am, friday & saturday 4pm – 3am, sunday 4pm – 11pm

Paper Moon

Toshima-ku

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opening hours: wednesday to thursday 5pm – 1am, friday & saturday 4pm – 3am, sunday 4pm – 11pm

Jazz Pepe

Arakawa-ku

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opening hours: wednesday to thursday 5pm – 1am, friday & saturday 4pm – 3am, sunday 4pm – 11pm

Charmant

Shinjuku-ku

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opening hours: wednesday to thursday 5pm – 1am, friday & saturday 4pm – 3am, sunday 4pm – 11pm

Jazz Eigakan

Shibuya

The real proprietor of the business is this fatto catto.

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opening hours: wednesday to thursday 5pm – 1am, friday & saturday 4pm – 3am, sunday 4pm – 11pm

Jazz Eigakan

Shibuya

The real proprietor of the business is this fatto catto.

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opening hours: wednesday to thursday 5pm – 1am, friday & saturday 4pm – 3am, sunday 4pm – 11pm

Jazz Eigakan

Shibuya

The real proprietor of the business is this fatto catto.

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opening hours: wednesday to thursday 5pm – 1am, friday & saturday 4pm – 3am, sunday 4pm – 11pm

Jazz Eigakan

Shibuya

The real proprietor of the business is this fatto catto.

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opening hours: wednesday to thursday 5pm – 1am, friday & saturday 4pm – 3am, sunday 4pm – 11pm

Jazz Eigakan

Shibuya

The real proprietor of the business is this fatto catto.

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opening hours: wednesday to thursday 5pm – 1am, friday & saturday 4pm – 3am, sunday 4pm – 11pm

Jazz Eigakan

Shibuya

The real proprietor of the business is this fatto catto.

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opening hours: wednesday to thursday 5pm – 1am, friday & saturday 4pm – 3am, sunday 4pm – 11pm

Jazz Eigakan

Shibuya

The real proprietor of the business is this fatto catto.

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opening hours: wednesday to thursday 5pm – 1am, friday & saturday 4pm – 3am, sunday 4pm – 11pm