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Yoyogi Naru

Yoyogi Naru jazz club, located near Yoyogi station in Tokyo, Japan

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Brian McCrory
May 05, 2023
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Vocalist Rie Taguchi sings jazz standards and originals with violist Noriko Satomi and pianist Seiji Endo (August 2016)

Yoyogi Naru is one of a pair of stylish jazz bars that go by “Naru” in Tokyo. Both Narus are elegant without overdoing it, clean and comfortable places that have been operating for a long time while maintaining high standards.

Naoko Akimoto (vocals), Ken Nakayama (bass), Shuichi Uchida (drums), and Naomi Komoto (sax) at Yoyogi Naru (June 2012)

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