A Cajun-style band performs on a street in Tokyo’s Koenji neighborhood. It’s just one of several places to experience the city’s eclectic music scene. Photograph by James Whitlow Delano, Redux If ...

The gentle lilt of a flute fills a cramped second-story space in Tokyo that houses a burbling vat of fermenting sake. The bacteria in the 670-litre (147-gallon) tank will take more than two weeks to ...

From Japan to the world stage, one artist’s vision transformed the way hip-hop is perceived. Learn how art, style, and music ...

Students from the former Tokyo Music School, now a faculty within the Tokyo University of the Arts, are seen performing at a sending-off ceremony for students enlisted into the military at the former ...

Since her student days at Tokyo University of Arts & Music, Aki Takahashi has been very active in performing new music. She ...

Tablets are everywhere in music rehearsal rooms these days, but for all their convenience, they represent quite a few compromises when compared to good old printed sheets. So Japanese company Terrada ...

Tokyo's jazz culture is constantly evolving, taking on new forms and incorporating diverse influences to create new sounds. And Time Out Tokyo's signature music event Beats and Brews aims to capture ...

Whether you are a classical music beginner, a hardcore addict or just a trend-follower, head's up! La Folle Journee au Japon Music Festival is coming to Tokyo during the Golden Week holidays and will ...

Everyone from children to lifelong guitarists entered the Fender Design Contest, which showcased Fender Japan’s quest to ...

If you're a record collector, a guitar nerd, a jazz head, a garage rocker, or a karaoke crooner, Tokyo is possibly the best place on the planet for music lovers. Before planning a trip to Japan's ...