In the room
The experience
Down a sloped Shibuya side street, past the love hotels, into a four-storey hole in the ground. Womb is purpose-built for the bass. The main room's ceiling mirror ball is so large it bends the laser geometry. Funktion-One on the main floor, smaller booths on the upper levels, residents who DJ as a vocation. Saturday night here is half technical pilgrimage, half religious experience. Go upstairs first. The 4th-floor lounge plays smaller, sharper sets than the room everyone queues for.
Insider tip
Walk in knowing
The smaller 4th-floor Womb Lounge often runs better local DJs than the main room. Go upstairs first, descend later.
Why it fits
Why it is in the atlas
Tokyo clubland anchor. The Berghain-tier slot for the Japan cluster.
Plan the trip
When to go, hours, getting there
Best time to go
Saturday nights for the big-room headliners. Friday nights for the local Tokyo residencies, sharper and looser. The 4th-floor Womb Lounge is consistently the better-curated room. Avoid the first Saturday after a major tourist holiday, the club fills with non-regulars.
Hours
Friday and Saturday nights only. Doors 23:00 to 05:00. Selected midweek events for international touring acts. ID required at the door, foreign passports accepted.
Getting there
Shibuya station, exit 7, ten-minute walk down a sloping side street past the love hotels. The unmarked black door is hard to find first time, use Google Maps with the venue name in Japanese.
Straight from the source
Official site and tickets
Dates and tickets come from the venue itself. Opens womb.co.jp in a new tab.
FAQ
Questions people ask
Where is Womb?
Womb is in Tokyo (Shibuya), Japan. Coordinates: 35.6584, 139.6969.
What kind of music is at Womb?
Womb programmes Techno, House, Drum and Bass. Four-floor Shibuya club, since 1999. Asia's largest mirror ball on the main floor, a Funktion-One rig, 25 years of being the techno-tourist's first stop in Tokyo.
When is the best time to visit Womb?
Saturday nights for the big-room headliners. Friday nights for the local Tokyo residencies, sharper and looser. The 4th-floor Womb Lounge is consistently the better-curated room. Avoid the first Saturday after a major tourist holiday, the club fills with non-regulars.
How do I get to Womb?
Shibuya station, exit 7, ten-minute walk down a sloping side street past the love hotels. The unmarked black door is hard to find first time, use Google Maps with the venue name in Japanese.
Why is Womb in the Sonic Paths atlas?
Tokyo clubland anchor. The Berghain-tier slot for the Japan cluster.
Nearest on the atlas
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