Last weekend, on a stretch of green between Fukushima¡¯s Bandai and Adatara mountains, techno heads sweated and thrashed under a clear summer sky.

They had gathered from as far as India and Guam for Rural, a three-day electronic music festival, and a chance to experience Japan¡¯s unique techno culture.

Why? Because Japan¡¯s club scene is a universe of its own.