The 8 Best Nightclubs in Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo has 8 nightclubs tracked in our directory. Adult nightlife in Japan sits in the "Semi-Legal" category, which sets the door policy and the pricing structure you will encounter at every venue below. Cost tier runs $$$$$ (very expensive); safety reads 5/5 (very safe). The list below caps at the top 8 venues sorted by Google rating, with review count as the tiebreaker so a 5-star venue with three reviews ranks below a 4.6-star venue with eight hundred.
1WARP SHINJUKU
Kabukicho · Nightclub
4.11,872 reviewsLarge multi-floor club in central Kabukicho with EDM and hip-hop floors. Popular with younger Japanese clubgoers. Cover 2,000-3,000 JPY with one drink included.
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2V2 Tokyo
Roppongi · Nightclub
4.0922 reviewsLarge multi-floor club known for EDM nights and international guest DJs. Draws a mixed crowd of locals and foreigners with regular themed events.
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31OAK Tokyo
Roppongi · Nightclub
3.9798 reviewsNew York transplant catering to an upscale crowd with bottle service and hip-hop nights. Dress code enforced, expect cover charges of ¥3,000-5,000.
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4Club Bed Ikebukuro
Ikebukuro · Nightclub
Compact basement club on the East Exit side playing EDM and J-pop. Cover 1,500 JPY with one drink included. Popular with the university crowd on weekends.
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Club Asia
Kabukicho · Nightclub
Multi-floor venue in the heart of Kabukicho playing house, techno, and hip-hop across separate rooms. Regular international DJ bookings and a capacity around 800.
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Votan
Kabukicho · Nightclub
Basement club under a karaoke building specializing in hip-hop and R&B. Popular with university students on Friday nights. Cover is 2,000 JPY with two drinks.
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Bauhaus
Roppongi · Nightclub
Underground techno and house club near Roppongi Hills with a Funktion-One sound system. Cover runs 2,500 JPY on weekends. The crowd leans more Japanese than the clubs on Gaien-Higashi-dori.
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A-Life
Roppongi · Nightclub
Basement nightclub playing R&B and hip-hop with a rotating lineup of local and guest DJs. Bottle service available. Cover 3,000 JPY on Fridays and Saturdays.
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Why these venues
The ranking pulls every nightclub in our Tokyo directory and orders by Google's public rating, then by review count as a tiebreaker. A venue with a 4.6 average and a thousand reviews ranks above a 4.9 average with twelve, on the principle that depth of feedback matters more than headline score. We do not weight by recency, distance from a single district, or category-specific factors. For pricing, hours, address, and the surrounding district context, open the venue page through any list item above.
See more lists for Tokyo in the Tokyo best-of hub, the district tier list, or the full Tokyo city guide.