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Actresses and employees from Japan’s most prominent adult film distributor staff bar where customers won’t mind the lack of seats.
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Foreign guests welcome at lobby lounge function that sidesteps the cost and pretense of orthodox geisha services.
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Two of our reporters invite you to share a glass of absinthe with them at Host Club Roketto in Shinjuku.
After a long day of sightseeing in Japan’s former capital, don’t forget to try this Japanese take on Irish coffee right across the street from Kyoto Station.
Human and virtual sommeliers help customers pick out the perfect beer, wine, or sake in “bar with no menu.”
The lure of cheap booze is hard to resist, but before you follow that discount-promising tout, take a moment to check what clothes he’s wearing.
With a rotating schedule of models on-site, the bar will be open for a limited time only.
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Japan’s infamous bar barkers often won’t take no for an answer, but one veteran says this response will stop them in their tracks.
If you can’t get enough of Japan, or just happen to be the indecisive type, this mix of Yebisu Beer and Kyoto green tea is for you.
If you ever wanted to step back in time to a nostalgic corner shop where just 500 yen (US$4.85) gets you over a hundred different types of signature Japanese snacks and candies, this place is definitely for you.
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