TOKYO JAZZ JOINTS

An Irishman and American walk into a bar...Two obsessed foreigners share the stories behind their pseudo-religious pilgrimage around the unique beauty of Japan's hidden world of jazz bars and coffee houses, documented on www.tokyojazzjoints.com and in the Tokyo Jazz Joints photobook published in 2023.

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Recent Reviews
  • jinedo58
    Take a Jazz Joint Trip to Japan
    Great podcast where the hosts take you into the world of Japanese jazz joints. Follow along on the website with the amazing photos they have taken on their visits. A great trip to take in this time of limited travel.
  • Cinenut
    Makes Me Wish I Were in Tokyo Right Now!
    Having experienced the wonderful world of Japanese jazz kissaten on my last visit to the country, I dream of going back and spending as much time as possible in them. James
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