Operators / Jazz, in a jazz kissa and a club
Shinjuku Pit Inn
新宿ピットイン
Shinjuku · Shinjuku-sanchome Station, or JR Shinjuku Station
Why we recommend it
Opened in 1965, this is one of Tokyo's oldest dedicated jazz live houses rather than a coffee-shop-style jazz kissa, still running two sets a day with a rotating lineup of Japanese and touring musicians. Its Shinjuku-sanchome basement room has kept its original small-venue, close-to-the-stage format for six decades.
- How to book
- Reserve via the online form on each show's page, by phone, or pay at the door if seats remain.
- English
- yes
- Price band
- ¥¥
- Allow
- 120 min
- Group size
- Basement live house, roughly 100 seats
- Station
- Shinjuku-sanchome Station, or JR Shinjuku Station
- Verified
- 2026-09-25
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