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Suginami, Tokyo

An underground music bar in Koenji, the heart of Tokyo's punk scene. Japanese punk and hardcore are the focus, with live footage shown on a 110-inch screen.

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About Suginami

Suginami is a residential ward in west Tokyo along the JR Chuo Line, just a few stops from Shinjuku. Koenji and Asagaya are known for live houses, used-record and vintage clothing shops, and narrow streets of small bars around the tracks, and Koenji in particular is famous as a home of Tokyo's punk and underground music scene. On weekends and holidays, Chuo Line rapid trains do not stop at Koenji or Asagaya, so take the Chuo-Sobu local line instead.

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