Introduction
Tokyo has one of the best club scenes in the world, but that is exactly why it is hard to pick. There are big international clubs, tiny underground rooms, rooftop spots and salsa bars, and the right one depends entirely on the night you want.
So I have done the legwork for you. Below are ten clubs worth your time, what each is like, roughly what you will pay and who each one suits.
TL;DR: If you only have one night and want the simple answer: go to WOMB in Shibuya on a Saturday. If you would rather not plan and just want somewhere busy and easy, head to V2 in Roppongi. Read on for my detailed recommendations and why.
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Tokyo’s best clubs at a glance
| Club | Area | Music | Typical cover | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WOMB | Shibuya | House, techno | around ¥3,000 (£16) | Your one serious club night |
| V2 Tokyo | Roppongi | EDM, hip-hop | around ¥3,000 (£16), women often free | A busy, no-planning night |
| 1 OAK | Azabu-Juban | Hip-hop, house | around ¥4,000 (£21), table-led | A VIP night, budget no object |
| Ce La Vi | Shibuya | House, Top 40 | around ¥2,500 (£13) inc a drink | Dinner, a view and a dance in one place |
| Zouk | Ginza | EDM | around ¥3,500 (£18) | Big-room spectacle and VIP |
| TK Nightclub | Shibuya | EDM, open-format | around ¥2,000 (£11) | A casual, low-cost Shibuya night |
| El Café Latino | Roppongi | Salsa, bachata | around ¥1,500 (£8) inc a drink | Latin dancing, with or without lessons |
| Ruby Room | Shibuya | Indie, live sets | free midweek, around ¥1,000 (£5) weekends | A relaxed live-music night, good solo |
| R Lounge | Shibuya | House, Top 40 | around ¥1,000 (£5) | An easy mainstream dance night |
| Circus Tokyo | Shibuya | Underground techno | around ¥2,500 (£13) | Techno and house over scene |
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WOMB
WOMB is the one to pick if you only do a single club night in Tokyo. It is a proper electronic club in Shibuya, house and techno across multiple floors, with a sound system regulars rate as the best in the city. It has been going since 2000 and still pulls big international DJs. Friday and Saturday get packed to the point of shuffling rather than dancing. There is no re-entry once you are inside, so sort your night before you go through the door.
Where: Shibuya, 2-16 Maruyamacho, about 6 to 7 minutes from Shibuya station. Website
Music: House, techno, electronic.
Cover: Around ¥3,000 (£16) on a regular night, more for headline DJs.
Best for: A serious club night in Tokyo if you only have one night to spare.
My Top Tip! Go on a Thursday if you can. The lineups are still strong but you get room to move instead of the weekend crush.
V2 Tokyo
V2 is the easy option in Roppongi, the district most first-timers end up in because it is the most foreigner-friendly part of Tokyo nightlife. EDM and hip-hop, multilingual staff, and it gets busy without you having to plan a thing. Women usually get in free. One thing to clear up: some guides credit V2 with a rooftop skyline view. That belongs to its sister venue VILLA upstairs in the same building. V2 itself is on the ground and basement floors.
Where: Roppongi, Tower of Vabel, 7-13-7 Roppongi, 3 minutes from Roppongi Crossing. Website
Music: EDM, hip-hop.
Cover: around ¥3,000 (£16) for men, often free for women.
Best for: a busy, no-planning or booking night out.
1 OAK Tokyo
1 OAK is the dressed-up, big-spend option, the New York import that trades on bottle service, a strict door and the odd celebrity. If you want a VIP night and money is not the question, then I recommend this. If you mainly want to dance without dropping a fortune, it is not the one. Note it has moved. 1 OAK is no longer in Roppongi, it relocated to Azabu-Juban, and a lot of older guides still print the old address. It is a short walk from Azabu-Juban station, or about ten minutes from Roppongi.
Where: Azabu-Juban, 1-4-5 Azabujuban, near Azabu-Juban station. Website
Music: Hip-hop, house.
Cover: Around ¥4,000 (£21) for men, and it leans heavily on table service.
Best for: A dressed-up VIP night when budget is no object.
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Ce La Vi Tokyo
Ce La Vi is the all-in-one. It sits on the top floors of Tokyu Plaza Shibuya, so you get a restaurant, a bar, a rooftop terrace over the Shibuya crossing and a club lounge in one building. Good for a night that starts with dinner and a view and rolls into a dance, or for a slightly more grown-up evening than a sweaty basement.
Where: Shibuya, 17th and 18th floors of Tokyu Plaza Shibuya, by Shibuya station. Website
Music: House, hip-hop, Top 40.
Cover: Around ¥2,500 (£13) including a drink, more on event nights.
Best for: Dinner, a view and a dance without changing venue.
My Top Tip! Come for sunset, for the obvious reasons!
Zouk Tokyo
Zouk is a big-room spectacle. It is Ginza’s largest club, two basement floors under Granbell Square, built for production with a huge LED wall, a Void sound system and that ceiling lighting rig. It’s also the newest of the bunch, open since 2023, and it has climbed fast. Ranked number 51 in the world and number one in Japan in the DJ Mag Top 100 Clubs 2026, which for a club this young is a real marker.
Where: Ginza, Granbell Square B2F and B3F, 7-2-18 Ginza, near Ginza and Shimbashi stations. Website
Music: Mainly EDM.
Cover: Around ¥3,500 (£18), more for big names.
Best for: A Vegas-style big night with VIP options.
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TK Nightclub
TK is the low-fuss Shibuya option. Open-format and EDM, reasonable drink prices and an easy door, right by Center Street so you can fall into it after dinner or a few bars. It reopened in early 2025 after a refit. Good for a casual night where you want to dance and meet people rather than pose.
Where: Shibuya, 13-8 Udagawacho, near Center Street and Shibuya station. Website
Music: EDM, open-format.
Cover: Around ¥2,000 (£11), usually with a drink.
Best for: A casual, low-cost Shibuya night.
El Café Latino
El Café Latino is the wildcard here, and a good one. It is a Latin club in Roppongi built around salsa and bachata, with lessons most nights before the floor fills for social dancing. You do not need to be any good. Plenty of people turn up for the beginner lesson and stay. Good for something different from the EDM and bottle-service crowd, and a friendly pick if you are out on your own.
Where: Roppongi, 3-15-24 Roppongi, about 4 minutes from Roppongi station. Website
Music: Salsa, bachata.
Cover: Around ¥1,500 (£8) including a drink.
Best for: Latin dancing, with or without lessons.
Ruby Room
Ruby Room is not a big club and does not pretend to be. It is a small DJ bar and live-music room up an alley in Dogenzaka, going since 2002, known for its long-running open mic night and a friendly crowd of locals, expats and musicians. Pick it if you want a low-key night with live music and conversation rather than a packed floor and a queue. It is one of the better picks if you are travelling alone.
Where: Shibuya, 2-25-17 Dogenzaka on the 4th floor, about 3 minutes from Shibuya’s Hachiko exit. Website
Music: Indie, electronic, live sets.
Cover: Free most weeknights, around ¥1,000 (£5) at weekends.
Best for: A relaxed live-music night, and good if you are travelling solo.
R Lounge
R Lounge is a two-floor club high up in a Shibuya building, big LED, lasers and a mix of house, trance and chart hits. It is mainstream rather than underground, with an easy door and a low cover, so it is a safe bet if you want to dance to music you will recognise without committing to a serious techno night.
Where: Shibuya, Tosen Udagawa Building 6th and 7th floors, 4-7 Udagawacho. Website
Music: House, trance, Top 40.
Cover: Around ¥1,000 (£5).
Best for: An easy mainstream dance night.
Circus Tokyo
Circus is for people who care more about the music than the scene. It is an underground house and techno club, open since 2015, a little away from the main Shibuya cluster, with a high-ceilinged basement floor and bookings aimed at serious dance-music fans. No bottle-service gloss, no dress-to-impress door. If WOMB feels too big and you want a proper underground room, this is it. It mainly opens on Fridays and Saturdays.
Where: Shibuya, 3-26-16 Shibuya, 1F and B1F. Website
Music: Underground house, techno.
Cover: Around ¥2,500 (£13), depends on the lineup.
Best for: Underground techno and house over the scene.
My Top Tip! Check it is open and see who is playing before you head over. Circus mainly runs Fridays and Saturdays, it is event-led, and it is a walk from the main Shibuya cluster, so you do not want a wasted trip.
Best Days and Times to Go Clubbing
Friday and Saturday are the obvious nights. The big clubs put their best DJs on and the crowds are biggest, but you also get the longest queues and the highest covers. If you want the same clubs with room to breathe and a cheaper door, go on a Wednesday or Thursday.
Whatever the night, in the biggest clubs, things only really start around midnight and run to 5am. Turn up at 9pm and you will be dancing on your own.
My Top Tip! Plan your exit before you go in. The last trains stop around 00:30 and the first trains start again about 5am. So either leave by midnight, or accept you are out until the trains restart. There is no cheap middle option except a taxi.
Dress Code
Tokyo clubs are not as strict as the dress code talk online suggests, with a couple of exceptions. For most of these clubs, smart-casual is fine: dark jeans and a decent top, proper shoes rather than trainers or flip-flops.
Cultural Etiquettes to Observe
A few things that are not obvious if it is your first time.
- Do not tip. Tipping is not a thing in Japan and can come across as odd.
- Queue properly. Wait your turn for entry, the bar and the toilets. It matters more here than in a lot of cities.
- Keep the noise down outside. Clubs are often in mixed or residential buildings, and staff will move you on if a crowd gets loud on the pavement.
- Check before you film. Photos and video can be restricted on the dance floor.
Safety Tips and Transportation Advice
Tokyo is one of the safest big cities in the world for a night out, and Roppongi and Shibuya are well policed, but a few sensible habits still apply.
- Ignore the Roppongi touts. The ones offering free entry or cheap drinks on the street steer you to bars with hidden charges and inflated bills, not to the clubs in this guide.
- Watch your belongings. Crowded floors are the one place pickpocketing happens, so keep your phone and wallet on you.
- Stick with your group if you do not know the area.
- Save your hotel address in Japanese on your phone. It makes getting a taxi home much easier if you have stayed out past the trains.
FAQs about clubbing in Tokyo
Most Tokyo clubs charge around ¥3,000 (£16) on a regular night, and that usually includes one or two drink tickets. Smaller and underground spots like R Lounge or Ruby Room are cheaper, often around ¥1,000 (£5) or free midweek, while the upscale rooms and big international DJ nights cost more. Covers also climb when a headline DJ is playing, so check the venue’s event page for the night you want.
Shibuya has the biggest cluster of clubs and is the easiest base for a night out, with WOMB, TK, R Lounge and Circus all within walking distance. Roppongi is the most foreigner-friendly, with English-speaking staff and an international crowd at places like V2. Ginza is home to Zouk, the city’s biggest club, and Shinjuku has its own busy scene if you are staying that side of town.
Most Tokyo clubs open around 10pm but stay quiet until midnight, which is when things actually start and the headline DJ usually comes on. They run until about 5am. Turning up before midnight means an empty floor, so head out late and plan your way home, because the last trains run around 00:30 and the first trains do not start again until about 5am.
You need to be 20 or older, which is the legal drinking age in Japan. Bring photo ID, ideally your passport, because clubs do check and a foreign driving licence is not always accepted. This applies even if you are 18 or 19 and could legally drink at home.
Yes, Tokyo is one of the safest big cities in the world for a night out, which makes it a comfortable place to go clubbing on your own. If you want somewhere sociable, Ruby Room is built around a friendly open mic crowd and El Café Latino gets people dancing together through its lessons, so both are easier than a big club if you are by yourself. Stick to the main areas and keep an eye on your belongings and you will be fine. If you would rather not start the night on your own, a small-group bar crawl is an easy way to meet people before you move on to the clubs.
Yes, the main nightlife areas are well policed and trouble is rare. The one thing to watch for is in Roppongi, where touts on the street offer free entry or cheap drinks and steer you towards bars with hidden charges, not the clubs in this guide. Keep your belongings on you on crowded floors and ignore the street offers.
Conclusion
That is the ten. If you are still not sure, the honest default for a first-timer is WOMB on a Saturday for a proper club night, or V2 in Roppongi if you want easy and busy with no planning. Pick one good night rather than trying to cram in three. You will have more fun and your next day in Tokyo will thank you.
If you are still building the rest of your trip, my 3 days in Tokyo itinerary and two-week Japan itinerary will help you slot a night out around everything else.
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