As is the tradition with old-school 'snack bars', this spot is run by a ‘mama’, Rumi Kazama, to ...
More than 270 tiny drinking dens are crammed into seven ramshackle streets here. Each place has ...
The adult companion to British pub franchise Hub (same owners, different target audience), this ...
This entertainment district certainly has a rather questionable reputation, but it also ...
This Indian and Pakistani restaurant on the west side of Shinjuku Station serves authentic ...
Hidden among the tiny, time-worn yakitori stalls of Omoide Yokocho, by Shinjuku station, ...
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 ...
Underneath the name on the door sign, there are the words: ‘She sells sea shells on the sea ...
Hotel Sunroute Plaza Shinjuku is hardly one of the most luxurious hotels in the area, but its ...
The Hub pub chain has become increasingly ubiquitous over the past five years and now boasts ...
Japan may be relatively new to the wine-producing party, but it’s already creating some ...
It's hard to square Japan's hardline stance on illegal drugs with the continued popularity here ...
Where but Kabukicho could you expect to find a late-night, multi-floor complex that combines a ...
A fixture on the anglophone gay scene for more than two decades, this spacious bar has been run ...
Opened in 2006, this is one of the newest additions to Ni-chome’s ever-changing gay bar scene. ...
Each month the walls of this tiny cocktail bar display the work of a different local gay ...
The master of this tiny bar speaks Arabic, German, Russian and French, thanks to his time in ...
A tiny Golden Gai institution, owned by a film fanatic (the place gets its name from the Chris ...
One of the more modern bars in Arakicho, Kizuna Bar Lien’s liveliness spills out on to the ...
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