Tag Archive: Midnight Mess


Tokyo Dark Castle

Flyer for Tokyo Dark Castle’s last 2012 event (JGoth added question in red)

This blog entry is an update on the lack of overnight events this year in Tokyo’s dark scene.

In case you have not already noticed, iconic events such as Tokyo Dark Castle and Midnight Mess have gone strangely quiet in recent months. There could be a few reasons for this, but it seems one big issue is the re-enforcement of some old laws.

Tokyo has began re-enforcing a 60-year old law that makes late night dance activities illegal. There could also be some other re-animated regulations too, but that makes it hard to have the overnight events – especially lively events such as TDC.

Essentially, if an organizer wants to have late-night dancing, they need to have certification from a recognized dancing association to avoid the risk of them and their patrons being arrested. While it is possible to get certification for many standard dance styles, I do not think that there are any “disco” “mosho” dance associations out there, so it looks like the best of Tokyo’s Gothic night events have closed shop for a while.

Why was dancing without a license made illegal?

Well, it seems that it was somehow connected with prostitution when it was originally installed – perhaps offering a venue for solicitation. However, nowadays in Tokyo, walking down any of the night district streets will get you more solicitations than you can point a stick at.

So the question becomes… Why?

There was a case where one guy was beaten to death at a club last year, but that was more a case of gang members coming in with metal pipes and baseball bats, than being danced to death.

The end result is that overnight events are out for the time being. The early evening events appear to continue without problems, so if you are considering Gothing in Tokyo, an evening event may be the type of event to pursue…

[Goth - Fetish - Industrial - DJ & Live] Midnight Mess is one of the main regular Goth events in Tokyo, taking place on the fourth Saturday of every month. Mess features a mix of entertainment including live bands, DJs and performances. The general sound-scape is Gothic, fetish, dark, experimental and industrial. It is recommended as a launch point for newbies and quite a nice place to go to on a regular basis. View full article »

A neat event worth checking out. This time featuring Selia and Mistress Maya, Suicide Squad and Chaos Royale with more to be announced later.


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[Goth - Fetish - Industrial - DJ & Live] Midnight Mess is one of the main regular Goth events in Tokyo, taking place on the fourth Saturday of every month. Mess features a mix of entertainment including live bands, DJs and performances. The general sound-scape is Gothic, fetish, dark, experimental and industrial. It is recommended as a launch point for newbies and quite a nice place to go to on a regular basis. View full article »

[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 and industrial. It is recommended as a launch point for newbies and quite a nice place to go to on a regular basis (see viddy below). Because it is a regular Goth event, held every fourth Saturday of the month, I have added a Midnight Mess sub-forum on the New JGoth Forum area.

November 24, 2007 :: Vampire Ball
Where: Marz Shinjuku
Address: Dai-Ichi Tokiwa Building B1F, Kabuki-cho, Shinjuku, Tokyo :: 新宿区歌舞伎町2-45-1 第一トキワビルB1F :: Map
Tel: 03-3202-8248
DJ’s: Statik (EBM, Technoid, Industrial, Dark Ambient), Te2 (Post Punk, Bat Cave, Gothic Rock & Industrial) and Maya (Dark Electro, Industrial Rock, Technoid, Breakcore)
MC’s: Selia and Mistress Maya
Performance: 泰造/TAIZO, and Vampire Garden by Shima
Shop Booth: Grave Digger (Harajuku, Tokyo)
and more…
Open: 24:00
Price: 2,500 yen adv. or with flyer :: 3,000 yen @ door
Reservations can be made by contacting mayaNOSPAM@midnightmess.com (just remove NOSPAM from the e-mail address to reach Maya). Or just say you are on the JGoth list to get the pre-book price!
* Remember to bring a photo ID (18+ for entry, 20+ to drink)


December 22, 2007 :: Nightmare Before X’mass

Where: Marz Shinjuku
Address: Dai-Ichi Tokiwa Building B1F, Kabuki-cho, Shinjuku, Tokyo :: 新宿区歌舞伎町2-45-1 第一トキワビルB1F :: Map
Tel: 03-3202-8248
DJ’s: Statik (EBM, Technoid, Industrial, Dark Ambient), Te2 (Post Punk, Bat Cave, Gothic Rock & Industrial) and Maya (Dark Electro, Industrial Rock, Technoid, Breakcore)
and more TBA…
Open: 24:00
Price: TBA
Reservations can be made by contacting mayaNOSPAM@midnightmess.com (just remove NOSPAM from the e-mail address to reach Maya).

SINO(re-build projects) Feat.Control Freak @ Midnight Mess
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