Experiences / Night
Karaoke, in a box
カラオケボックス からおけぼっくす
Late night · With children · Rainy day · Local life
A private room for two to twelve, a tablet with every song in every language, drinks brought to the door, and an hour that turns into three. It is the Japanese way to end an evening among friends and it is not a performance — nobody outside the room can hear. Every district has the chains; Shibuya and Shinjuku have the ones open until five.
- How to arrange it
- Walk in; pay by the half hour per person; the "free time" late-night rate is cheapest after eleven.
- Price band
- ¥
- Allow
- 120 min
Where to book it
Shibuya
Big Echo Shibuya
ビッグエコー 渋谷
¥ · 90 min · English: yes
Big Echo, run by Daiichikosho, is Japan's largest karaoke chain and its Shibuya branches sit right in the district most associated with karaoke culture. Its site offers full English navigation and online room reservation, making it a straightforward chain for a first-time visitor booking a private box.
Shinjuku
Karaoke-Kan Shinjuku
カラオケ館 新宿
¥ · 90 min · English: yes
Karaoke-Kan is a nationwide chain with a dense cluster of branches around Shinjuku Station, well known enough that one of its Shibuya rooms appears in the film Lost in Translation. The official site runs a full English version with app-based booking, making it easy to reserve a room without calling in Japanese.
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