Bar · Sapporo / Japan
JAMAICA
The room
Founder Shigemitsu Higuchi built the venue around a growing record collection. The café’s continuity forms part of Sapporo’s jazz history, and it remains listed among the city’s jazz venues in the 2026 Sapporo City Jazz guide distribution programme.
Sound system
Browse this venue’s gear ↗The documented installation centres on a JBL Paragon D44000, with Thorens Prestige turntables and Mark Levinson ML-1L and No.333L amplification. The equipment account describes an established installation rather than a newly dated refit.
| Component | Manufacturer | Equipment / details |
|---|---|---|
| Speakers | JBL / JBL Professional (Harman) | Paragon D44000Paragon D44000; documented in an earlier equipment account; present configuration not independently rechecked. |
| Turntables | Thorens | PrestigePrestige; documented in an earlier equipment account; present configuration not independently rechecked. |
| Preamps & phono stages | Mark Levinson (Harman) | ML-1LML-1L; documented in an earlier equipment account; present configuration not independently rechecked. |
| Amplifiers & receivers | Mark Levinson (Harman) | No.333LNo.333L; documented in an earlier equipment account; present configuration not independently rechecked. |
Further reading: ジャマイカ/Jamaica ↗ · JAMAICA — additional venue evidence ↗
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3-jo Misamatsu Building 4F, Minami 3-jo Nishi 5, Chuo-ku, Sapporo
Sapporo, Japan