Osaka
Jazz kissa with vintage tube amplifiers and a strict listening policy until midnight. Two-set jazz programme three nights a week.
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Old-school jazz club with a 9pm-and-10:30pm two-set programme nightly. Cover ¥2,500 with one drink.
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