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There's something for pretty much everyone at this Ni-chome clubbing institution. Arch holds ...

Dragon is an aggressively male space in which women may not feel entirely welcome. On the other ...

Hidden among the tiny, time-worn yakitori stalls of Omoide Yokocho, by Shinjuku station, ...

As is the tradition with old-school 'snack bars', this spot is run by a ‘mama’, Rumi Kazama, to ...

Named after a famous ’70s song by Maki Asakawa, this dimly lit bar plays a variety of tunes, ...

More than 250 tiny drinking dens are crammed into four ramshackle streets in east Shinjuku ...

First-time visitors to Shinjuku Ni-chome, Tokyo's famous gay district, could do far worse than ...

In 1998, Ichiri Fujiura became the first non-American to win the Homebrewer of the Year award. ...

Where but Kabukicho could you expect to find a late-night, multi-floor complex that combines a ...

Shinjuku’s GB has long been the most famous bar in Tokyo for East/West encounters of the gay ...

10 top hang-out spots geared towards the rainbow crowd

The traditionally 'members only' bars are becoming more liberal

Before buying this casual drinking spot, Isao Samata was a regular customer here. He loved the ...

Shinjuku’s Golden Gai area has plenty of bars but few places to eat, so this restaurant is a ...

Drink your worries away at Tokyo’s best ‘tachinomi’ haunts

The Hub pub chain has become increasingly ubiquitous over the past five years and now boasts ...

One of Ni-chome’s newest bars (opened in summer 2004), Papi Chulos is a friendly place, ...

Opened in 2006, this is one of the newest additions to Ni-chome’s ever-changing gay bar scene. ...

The master of this tiny bar speaks Arabic, German, Russian and French, thanks to his time in ...