New Year is almost upon us again, and for those not satisfied with the TV and sake followed by a shrine, there are plenty of places about Tokyo to listen to good tunes and get monkeyed. While the city may not boast New Year mega-lineups to compete with the likes of London and New York, there are enough DJs and musical styles on offer to guarantee that if your thing is dancing, drinking champagne and kissing strangers, there will be an event for you.
As it did last year, Yebisu Garden Hall will host from 7 p.m. until late an event that joins the dots between house, jazz, funk and hip-hop as locals Kyoto Jazz Massive and Jazztronic mix it up with British legend Gilles Peterson. There will also be a live set from Soil and "Pimp" Sessions, the current darlings of the global crossover scene. Those who went to this party last year, however, may be a little disappointed to see that this year's live acts are almost exactly the same. Further down the bill there will be sets from Zero DB, Alex from Tokyo, Jazzy Sport All Stars and others.
Ebisu; ¥8,000; www.yebisusound.com