alcohol

Asakusa’s Yoi no Yoi bar crawl is one of Tokyo’s best local nights out

Just 1,000 yen per stop lets you drink, eat, and mingle with friendly strangers through this historic neighborhood.

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Cherry blossom sake rice beer arriving in Japan well ahead of cherry blossom season, but how?

The return of the sakura and the arrival of sakura beer are both annual events, but their timing doesn’t have to match.

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Japanese man gets drunk and falls asleep on Tokyo streets, then gets robbed by foreign national

They say no one sleeps in Tokyo’s nightlife districts, and here’s a good reason not too.

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Japan has a new bar just for people thinking about quitting their jobs, and the drinks are free

Tenshoku Sodan Bar seeks to fill a need that’s not served by the traditional job-hunting process.

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We followed Tokyo’s mystery walking map and ended up creating our own bar-hopping adventure

Several bumps in the road, a few glasses of beer, and a black omurice later, we couldn’t be more satisfied with our new discoveries.

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Should you dip your cake in sake? One Japanese brewer says no, but actually yes【 Taste test】

145-year-old Niigata brewery gives us some confusing but intriguing advice.

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Tokyo station platform to transform into sake bar with hot drinks, hot oden, and hot kotatsu

Limited-time event returns to Ryogoku this winter.

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Tokyo’s Shibuya losing popularity as a place to go drinking, drops out of top 10 in survey

What’s behind the Shibuya slide as a spot to grab a drink?

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Bonsai-tree-flavored gin on sale now

I think that I shall never see a drink as lovely as a bonsai tree.

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Gacha capsule sake shop opening in Tokyo to serve up randomized rice wine and liqueurs

When you know you want a drink, but don’t know which one, Kurand will be there to help.

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Did we strike gold or strike out with this rooftop beer garden on top of a Tokyo parking garage?

It’s not where you’d expect a summer beer garden to be, but we’ve been surprised before and couldn’t pass up a chance to investigate.

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Sake bread and cakes, using one of Japan’s best brews, can only be bought at one Tokyo bakery

The star of the Yamaguchi sake scene shows up in Shinjuku baked goods, and we’re ready for a trio of taste tests.

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We both do and do not recommend hiking to Tokyo’s beautiful mountain beer garden in midsummer

The experience isn’t all mountain views and cold drinks.

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Game of Jenga filled with high-grade whiskey goes on sale in Japan for nearly 2 million yen

You take a shot from the bottom and put it on top.

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Canned Japanese whisky highball has a sophisticated history

Unraveling the mystery of the canned highball “Azabu”.

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Suntory’s new canned whisky cocktail is its first for world whisky Ao

It takes five countries to make this ready-to-drink cocktail in a can.

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Can Japan’s favorite cheap chocolate also be a good craft beer? Taste-testing Black Thunder Stout

Black Thunder chocolate goes into every can, but does that mean this brew comes out tasty?

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Fukuoka woman arrested for drunk bicycle riding

It’s a more serious crime than you may think.

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A visit to the real-world Like a Dragon/Yakuza cabaret in Osaka【Photos】

Mr. Sato visits the clear inspiration for Goro Majima’s Cabaret Grand.

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Famous Japanese whisky Hakushu canned cocktails coming back with new recipe

Suntory’s Premium Highball Kahushu is returning to stores soon.

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