Bauhaus Roppongi

Minato, Tokyo

A Roppongi institution since 1981, Rock Bar BAUHAUS is where the bar staff themselves take the stage every night to play the greatest hard rock, heavy metal and classic rock hits of the last four decades. The setlist is shaped by guests' requests from the house song list, and musically skilled visitors may even be invited to join the band for a song.

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About Minato

Minato Ward in central Tokyo includes Roppongi, the city's best-known international nightlife district, as well as Akasaka, Shimbashi, Azabu-Juban and the Odaiba waterfront. Roppongi is on the Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line and the Toei Oedo Line and stays busy late into the night with bars and clubs popular with foreign visitors. Shimbashi, next to Ginza on the JR Yamanote Line, is known for its after-work izakaya.

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