Find the songs, the tiny venues, and the words that get you inside — from your headphones to a 500-yen counter seat.

City pop went global and the indie circuit stayed gloriously small — the door is open now, and the vocabulary to walk through it is learnable in a month.

By the end

You'll be able to follow a Japanese music scene conversation, read a live-house flyer and band profile, pick out what a musician says in an interview, and buy a ticket and talk to staff at a small venue without freezing.

Who this is for

JLPT N4-level learners who love Japanese music and want the language and the map of the scene, not just the playlist.