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Bar event for sitting and spacing out opening in Tokyo, offers the luxury of doing nothing
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Casey Baseel
Jul 28, 2025 - Tweet
Japanese bar district to get bilingual wristbands to help start/avoid conversations while drinking
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Casey Baseel
Apr 4, 2025
There are more than 600 bars and pubs in Noge, and these wristbands seek to help you find one that’s just right for you.
Believe it or not, this row of retro Japanese bars is actually a hotel!【Photos】
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Casey Baseel
Mar 25, 2025
Northern Japanese town famous for its castles and cherry blossoms also has one of the country’s most unique hotels.
Japanese motor home is like a time machine to a bubble era Tokyo private bar, on sale now【Photos】
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Casey Baseel
Feb 21, 2025
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Subway Japan purchased by Japanese izakaya pub company with penchant for organic farming
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Casey Baseel
Oct 25, 2024
- Japan
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This Japanese pub with one-yen bottles of sake broke our brain and made our day
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Casey Baseel
Aug 25, 2024
Hypnosis bar opens in Tokyo, with prizes for those who don’t fall into a hypnotic state
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SoraNews24
Jul 27, 2024
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Japan’s new canned chu-hai with fresh lemon slice: disappointing gimmick or drink revelation?
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Oona McGee
Jun 15, 2024
Future Lemon Sour is a world-first, but does it really recreate the izakaya experience at home?
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Japan unveils world’s first chu-hai with fresh lemon slice in can so every drink tastes different
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Oona McGee
Jun 7, 2024
- Japan
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Rub shoulders with the locals at a Japanese snack bar run by a famous singer’s family
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Oona McGee
Dec 9, 2023
- Japan
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There’s a Tokyo bar with Japanese whisky inside bookstore inside Japan’s tallest building
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SoraNews24
Nov 29, 2023
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Tokyo convenience store has full bar inside with Japanese whiskey, will smoke your combini snacks
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Casey Baseel
Sep 2, 2023
- Japan
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Osaka “restaurant” run by owner who doesn’t want to work may or may not let you in
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Casey Baseel
Aug 26, 2023
Neo Shinjuku Atsushi: New cyberpunk restaurant bar serves post-apocalyptic food in Tokyo
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Oona McGee
Aug 12, 2023
- Japan
- (bars • COK • cool • dystopia • dystopian • futuristic • izakaya • Japanese food • Japanese restauramts • Neo Tokyo • NEON • neon signs • new openings • restaurants • sci-fi • shinjuku • Tokyo)
Looking to have the best night out on Ishigaki Island in Okinawa? Go to this enka pub right now
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Krista Rogers
Jul 15, 2023
The owner is a stylishly eccentric enka singer who sings along with his guests and promises a great night will be had by all.
Ramen and girls bar: Where you can talk to women who aren’t dressed like hosts or maids
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SoraNews24
May 24, 2023
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