Tokyo Nightclub Guide Tokyo Nightclub Guide Kabukicho's new 'global standard' party club — a shisha lounge downstairs, an open-format EDM floor upstairs, and international festival DJs on the marquee.
A reserved spot for your group with bottle service and host — ideal for a birthday or a bigger night. We confirm the minimum before you commit.
TIDE TOKYO opened in July 2024 in the dead centre of Kabukicho, and its pitch is 'global standard' — a big, welcoming, easy-in party club rather than a niche scene room. It runs over two floors: a stylish 1F music lounge for shisha, cocktails, food, darts and live sports, and a 2F DJ club upstairs — so a group that can't agree on 'bar or club' can move between the two without ever leaving the building.
Upstairs the policy is open-format: big-room EDM and electro-house on the headline nights, with hip-hop, R&B and Latin filling out the week (the recurring YONAGUNI FIESTA brings the reggaeton). The real draw is 'Tide World Class', a booking series that punches well above the room's few-hundred capacity by flying in genuine festival names — DYRO, Ummet Ozcan, Vicetone, SICK INDIVIDUALS, Yellow Claw — and it has even hosted a World DJ Festival Japan pre-party. Weekends keep their own regulars, from Saturday parties to the hip-hop-led SUNDAY BLAZING.
It's built to be easy on a traveller: 20-plus with an ID, English-speaking staff and menus, fully cashless (cards, QR, IC transit) and a low, transparent door — most nights ¥1,000 with a drink, women ¥1,000 even at weekends, free before midnight on Fridays and Saturdays. VIP bottle tables (Dom Pérignon, Armand de Brignac, Don Julio) are there if you want them, and on Sunday mornings a rare 6-to-9am after-hours lets you dance until daylight. Five minutes from JR and Seibu-Shinjuku, it's one of the easiest big nights in Kabukicho.
Smart casual. A clean top and decent shoes are all you need; skip sportswear and flip-flops.
Bring your physical passport. Entry is 20+ and the door checks. Japan's drinking age is 20.
Bring cash for the door; bars may take cards. ATMs at any nearby convenience store.
Across the week, men pay ¥1,000–¥2,000 at the door and women ¥1,000, depending on the night and time. With the free guest pass, men pay ¥1,000–¥2,000 and women ¥1,000. Men: same price as the door, plus an extra drink. Women: same price as the door, plus an extra drink. The "Tonight's entry" box at the top of this page shows tonight's door price; tap "Get guest pass" to see tonight's guest-list price before you issue the pass.
20 and over, checked at the door.
Bring your physical passport if you are visiting Japan — a photo of it on your phone is usually not accepted. A residence card works if you live in Japan. No ID, no entry, regardless of how old you look.
Smart casual. No jerseys, sweats, tank tops or sandals.
Open 10pm–4:30am. Wed–Sun (closed Mon & Tue) · Sun after party 6–9am. The floor peaks around 01:00–03:00.
Seibu-Shinjuku Line · Seibu-Shinjuku — North Exit · 3 min walk. Also: JR Shinjuku Station (East Exit · 7 min walk).
Tap "Get guest pass" on this page, enter your name and group size, and a QR code is issued instantly — free, with no account or booking. Show it at the door that night; it is valid until close.
Yes. Shinjuku draws an international crowd and the door is used to visitors — have your photo ID ready and you're set.
