The Kyoto live-music scene, by the registry
Ground Frequency tracks 34 live-music rooms in Kyoto, 17 of which announced a dated event in the last 28 days — 51 events in that window and 317 across the trailing year. That is what our registry sees announced in this city as of 2026-10-22, not a census of everything that happened in it.
34
rooms tracked
17
active in 28 days
51
events, 28 days
317
events, 12 months
50% of the rooms we hold in this city announced something dated in the last four weeks. Counts are of announced, dated events at tracked venues — a coverage-weighted signal. How we count
What kind of scene is Kyoto?
rooms by the genre on their registry recordDJ / Electronic 11World Music 10Rock / Band 6Jazz 3Vocal 3Pop / Hiphop 1
Which rooms in Kyoto are actually running?
ranked by dated events our registry holds for the trailing year — announcements, not attendance| ROOM | GENRE ON FILE | EVENTS 12M | 28D |
|---|---|---|---|
| Club Metro Kyoto | DJ / Electronic | 48 | 4 |
| Takutaku Kyoto CHARTED | Vocal | 37 | 12 |
| DNA Paradise | DJ / Electronic | 32 | 3 |
| Kitsune Kyoto | Pop / Hiphop | 24 | 2 |
| 外 Soto | World Music | 23 | 6 |
| World Kyoto | DJ / Electronic | 21 | 3 |
| Kyoto Art Center | World Music | 20 | 1 |
| West Harlem | DJ / Electronic | 13 | 3 |
| UrBANGUILD | World Music | 12 | 3 |
| Brooklyn Night Bazaar | DJ / Electronic | 11 | 1 |
| Kyoto Takutaku CHARTED | Vocal | 10 | 0 |
| LIVE HOUSE GATTACA | Rock / Band | 9 | 5 |
Which Kyoto rooms are on the chart this week?
the venue chart ranks rooms on audience momentum, not on who played thereWho has played Kyoto this year?
artists our appearance ledger places in a room in this city — matched, not complete| ARTIST | LAST DATE | DATES |
|---|---|---|
| 空間現代 Kukangendai | 2026-10-16 | 5 |
| REX | 2026-09-05 | 2 |
| YELLOWUHURU | 2026-09-21 | 1 |
| ♛DJ Mr.CAMP♛ | 2026-08-22 | 1 |
| Kitapon | 2026-10-31 | 1 |
| マスター 航太 | 2026-09-25 | 1 |
| DFKDS | 2026-11-17 | 1 |
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Ground Frequency. “The Kyoto live-music scene, by the registry”. 2026-W43. https://www.groundfreq.com/scenes/japan/kyoto/
Figures are as of 2026-10-22 and move weekly. Data is published under CC BY 4.0 — reuse it with attribution and a link. How the numbers work
The Japan rising charts · The global room index · What these figures mean