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Club Metro

Imperial Palace, Kyoto

Address
B1F Ebisu Building, 82 Shimotsutsumi-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 〒606-8396 京都市左京区川端丸太町下ル下堤町82 恵美須ビルB1F

Source: metro.ne.jp, checked 11 Oct 2026.

Metro is a basement club you reach from Exit 2 of Jingu-Marutamachi Station, and it has the longest history of any club still open in Kyoto. It holds about 300 people, yet Daft Punk, Aphex Twin, Jeff Mills and Thundercat have all played here, and the Diamond Night party has run for about 30 years. It books club nights and live shows across most genres.

Nearest station Jingu-Marutamachi (Keihan)
Cost ¥¥
Time needed An evening
Best time Friday and Saturday nights

Insider tip

Start times change with the night, from mid-afternoon for some events to 22:00 or 23:00 for club nights, so check the schedule on the club's site first. Tickets sell through Pia, e+ and Lawson Ticket, and some at the club's own counter, depending on the show.

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What's on near Club Metro

Upcoming events within a ten-minute walk of Club Metro, from the weekly Kyoto events calendar.

Festival Free

Setsubun at Shogo-in

聖護院節分会

2 to 3 Feb (dates to be confirmed) Shogo-in Monzeki, Okazaki

Time 9:00 to about 19:30, demon rite 13:00 on the 3rd Station Jingu-Marutamachi (Keihan Oto Line)

The Shinden hall, normally closed, opens free for the two days. On the 3rd mountain ascetics talk the demons round instead of chasing them out, and a big outdoor goma fire follows at 15:00.

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The main gate of Shogo-in temple with its carved stone name pillar and a pine tree beside it 663highland, CC BY-SA 4.0

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Nearby

Hachikian Food · 2 min walk Hachikian has been a chicken restaurant on Kawabata-dori since 1970. Bar K6 Nightlife · 5 min walk Bar K6 is a second-floor bar in the Vals Building, just east of the corner of Kiyamachi and Nijo, up at the north end of the Takase canal. Shimogoryo Shrine Shrine · 6 min walk Shimogoryo Shrine guarded the Imperial Palace and honours eight spirits of Heian nobles who died under false charges, enshrined to calm them and keep... Ganko Takasegawa Nijoen Food · 6 min walk Takasegawa Nijoen is a Ganko restaurant in an old mansion at Kiyamachi and Nijo, set round a garden that Suminokura Ryoi, the merchant who dug the... Kumano Shrine Shrine · 6 min walk Kumano Shrine was founded in 811, when the mountain ascetic Nichien brought the Kumano deity here from Kishu, and it's the oldest of Kyoto's three... Takase River Ichinofunairi Landmark · 7 min walk Ichinofunairi is the boat basin at the head of the Takase canal, where flat-bottomed takasebune unloaded goods brought up from Fushimi and Osaka.

Around Imperial Palace

Free palace walks, a park that never shuts, and the court's old shops

Kyoto Gyoen, a park 1.3 km long in central Kyoto, never closes. The Kyoto Imperial Palace sits inside it, and you can walk round it for free without booking. Around the edges you'll find Shokoku-ji (head of the Zen branch that takes in Kinkaku-ji), the house site where The Tale of Genji was written, and shops that once supplied the court.

Imperial Palace has 23 places on the Roam Kyoto map: 6 shrines and temples, 5 landmarks, 3 museums, 2 cafes, 2 restaurants, 2 shops, 2 parks and gardens and 1 bar. Read the Imperial Palace guide.

Good to know

What is the address of Club Metro?
B1F Ebisu Building, 82 Shimotsutsumi-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto (in Japanese: 京都市左京区川端丸太町下ル下堤町82 恵美須ビルB1F).
How do I get to Club Metro?
The nearest station is Jingu-Marutamachi (Keihan). Club Metro is in Imperial Palace, Kyoto.
How much does Club Metro cost?
Club Metro is mid-range, marked ¥¥ on the site's price scale.
How long do you need at Club Metro?
Plan for an evening.
When is the best time to visit Club Metro?
Friday and Saturday nights.

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