Bar · Kyoto / Japan
Jazz Spot Yamatoya
The room
Yamatoya offers a direct route into Kyoto’s jazz-kissa culture: a café built around records and a substantial hi-fi system. It sits in Sakyo-ku, near the Kumano-jinja intersection.
Listeners can request music by artist and album title, subject to the record being available and the circumstances in the café. The equipment is an integral part of that record-listening experience.
Sound system
Browse this venue’s gear ↗The café lists Vitavox Klipschorn loudspeakers, a McIntosh MA2275 amplifier and a Garrard 401 turntable. Its arm and pickup entry names SME and Shure N97XE without an exact SME model. The Vitavox designation is retained as given, rather than equated with a current Klipsch product.
| Component | Manufacturer | Equipment / details |
|---|---|---|
| Speakers | Vitavox | Klipschorn |
| Amplifiers & receivers | McIntosh | MA2275 |
| Turntables | Garrard | 401 |
Further reading: Audio system ↗
Visit Jazz Spot Yamatoya
Near Kumano-jinja intersection, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto (606-8392); phone 075-761-7685
Kyoto, Japan