Tag Archives: Tokyo Goth

Machinery Magic/機械魔術 #3 @ Urga Shinjuku

The third Machinery Magic night will include cybernetic dolls, Psydoll, the militant industrial rock of 2Bullet. They will be joined Shredni, Yuko and other band for a mechanized Thursday night. Definitely an event worth dropping in on.
機械魔術 :: Machinery Magic Vol.3
When: March 20 (Thursday)
Where: Urga Shinjuku
Address: Address: B1, 2-42-16, Kabuki-cho, Shinjuku, Tokyo :: 東京都新宿区歌舞伎町2-42-16 B1F :: [...]

Alamode Nights February & April @ Studio 326

[Goth Live, DJ & More!] Alamode nights have changed from a Gothic-Lolita affair to a more Goth fusion event. It has a nice mix of cyber, GL, industrial and more going on with live acts, DJ’d music, performances and more! The April show includes GPKISM!
Alamode Night 30
When: February 10
Where: Studio Cube 326
Address: 3-2-6, Tamachi, Minato-ku, [...]

Tokyo Dark Castle #35 @ Marz Shinjuku

[Uber Goth-Industrial Live & DJ] Tokyo Dark Castle (TDC) is the main event for the Gothic underground in Tokyo. Populated by the best-dressed dark spirits in Tokyo and delivering the best acts in the scene make this event a must go for all. Being the single most important regular Goth event in Japan there is [...]

Club Walpurgis in Tokyo :: November & December

[Goth/80's - Live & DJ] Club Walpurgis began as a Goth/Punk club in the 1980’s and became a kind of underground mecca in its day. 18 years after the original club closed down Walpurgis returned as a regular monthly event in 2005 with a heavy emphasis on 80’s alternative, glam, Gothic, industrial and electro clash [...]

Midnight Mess in Tokyo :: November & December

[Goth - Fetish - Industrial - New Wave - Dark Ave - EBM etc.] Midnight Mess is hot and one of the main regular Goth events in Tokyo. Taking place on the fourth Saturday of every month. Mess is a mix of live bands, DJ’s and performers The general sound-scape is Gothic, fetish, dark, experimental [...]

Tokyo Dark Castle #29 :: Event Report

My first overnight stay at Tokyo Dark Castle for over a year was damned exciting. The crowd set was a bit different from what I remember with only a few familiar faces, but they were pumped up and ready to scream. Golden Week is usually a pretty light time in terms of people turnout (because [...]

Tokyo Dark Castle #17 :: Event Report

Tokyo Dark Castle #17 once more showed why it is the biggest event in the Japanese Goth scene with more hot bands than you can point a sharp pointy thing at and a large crowd to push things into overdrive. While the sadness of Isola’s passing was not forgotten, the celebration of life was supreme.
Crowd [...]

Blood live :: Revenge of the Blood @ Cyber

While the Gothic Lolitas had worked to suppress my urge to bounce and w00t in front of the stage, they could not stop me from having a good time!

Hauling ass to Club Cyber
Located a short walk from Ikebukuro station, Cyber stands out on the side street it is on; being the brightest lit spot there [...]

Tokyo Dark Castle 14 :: Event Report

The night closed with DJ Violet speeding away on a scooter in full Victorian dress. With blue ringlets spilling from under his helmet and a smile of pure delight, Violet shot down the deserted street into the heart of Shibuya. Just eight hours ago the Goths of Tokyo, and beyond, had poured into Deseo for [...]