Cinquecento
Three-floor Shinsaibashi club with separate rooms for house, hip-hop, and J-pop. Cover 2,500 JPY on weekends with two drinks included. Draws a young local crowd.
Address
2-10-21 Higashishinsaibashi, Chuo-ku, Osaka
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