Rock & Metal Bars Near Osaka Concert Venues
Osaka is on almost every Japan tour, with venues of every size: the arena-sized Osaka-Jo Hall, the stadium-sized Kyocera Dome Osaka, club venues like Zepp Namba and BIGCAT, and Zepp Osaka Bayside near Universal Studios Japan. The city's rock bars are spread across both Umeda (Kita) and Namba/Shinsaibashi (Minami), so pick whichever side is closer to your venue or hotel.
Getting there from the venue
- Osaka-Jo Hall is a short walk from Osakajokoen Station on the JR Osaka Loop Line. Zepp Namba and BIGCAT are right in Minami, within walking distance of the bars there.
- Zepp Osaka Bayside is near Sakurajima Station on the JR Yumesaki Line; Hard Rock Cafe is one stop away at Universal City.






