Koenji is known for 3 things: vintage clothing, the Tokyo Awa-Odori Festival, and its rock and underground music scene. Known to some as the "birthplace of Japanese punk rock", nowadays Koenji is a hotbed of the craziest and most original rock acts you'll find in Tokyo, as well as those who can't let go of the past-- punk rock, heavy metal, noise, experimental, sounds of the 60's and 70's-- it's all here. Now go find what it is you crave and make a ruckus to the sounds of the Tokyo underground.