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More than 270 tiny drinking dens are crammed into seven ramshackle streets here. Each place has ...

This is one of those bars you’d never find unless someone told you it existed, although funnily ...

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

The adult companion to British pub franchise Hub (same owners, different target audience), this ...

Run by LGBT activist and spokesperson Fumino Sugiyama, Suzu blends right in among the hundreds ...

The Keio Plaza's flagship bar offers a fine lineup of domestic spirits, with whisky ...

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

The owner at this small Kabukicho bar is a former singer and a huge fan of Janis Joplin – it ...

With a glass of red from ¥390 and meals from ¥200, this is a top spot for authentic, reasonably ...

Hotel Sunroute Plaza Shinjuku is hardly one of the most luxurious hotels in the area, but its ...

Footy fans are in good company at this dedicated soccer bar in the far-flung reaches of eastern ...

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

One of Shinjuku Ni-chome's more flashy nightspots, Neo Masquerade turns up the sexy with ...

Running on a regular basis since 1991, Japan's first women-only party Gold Finger (currently ...

One of the more modern bars in Arakicho, Kizuna Bar Lien’s liveliness spills out on to the ...

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

Underneath the name on the door sign, there are the words: ‘She sells sea shells on the sea ...

※Opened April 24, 2014Gather energy for your Golden Gai round or relax after a tough Kabukicho ...

Long-haired, guitar-playing Mikiya Miyamoto fits the part as owner of this live music bar. He ...