11 upcoming nightlife events and parties in and around Tokyo

Acid and Querico come together at Womb for a year-end party spanning multiple floors that brings together international club spinners and Tokyo resident groovesters . The main floor is led by Sasha, joined by Satoshi Otsuki, bringing progressive house and classic club sound that are sure to turn into a packed, late-night with a big crowd.

On the first floor, Querico curates the Womb Lounge. Gyatso brings fast ghetto house and hardgroove joined by Charles Moon, Katimi Ai, Kengo Groove, and Sakura rotating through club-ready sets that keep the room bustin’ and sweaty.

A full day inside WWW. Minna-no-Kimochi returns for another New Year's Eve at WWW Shibuya, in celebration of its 15th anneversary with a 24-hour programme across all three floors, stretching club time into something continuous. Live sets, DJ performances and visual work pass through the building as the hours roll forward and transcend you to higher planes and far away places...through music.

Frog 3 appears as a central presence, with Shinichi Atobe, Foodman, Mari Sakurai and others shaping different moments across the space. People drift in, settle, disappear and come back. The doors stay open. Time will definitely move differently here.

Midnight East’s New Year party opens up the building and lets the rooms breathe. Jayda G headlines with a long set, joined by Soichi Terada (live), okadada and CYK on the main floor. Upstairs and across, Nina Yamada, Fullhouse, Timothy Really Lab. and the Azumaya room take the night in their own directions.

Music Bar Lion’s New Year party gathers a dense cross-section of Tokyo’s resident selectors in one room. Okamoto Reiji, Kengo Taki, Marzy, Licaxxx, Samo, Mark West, Sakura, Yuuuka and Miwa rotate through the booth across the night. A local-heavy line-up, familiar faces, and steady movement through genres that are sure thing for a good night.

Under the tracks in Nakameguro, Hven runs its New Year countdown from early night into morning. Elli Arakawa leads the lineup, joined by Mayudepth, 7e, DSKE, Bu$$in, Martinsap and R108. The sound stays rooted in techno and house as sets overlap and the room fills. Don Julio free-flow runs through the night.