Grab your Virtual Boy and ready your quarters, it’s time to knock back a shot of gaming nostalgia!
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Newly added “Angel Hour” service gets you a discount on drinks such as L.C.L. and the Ayanam Rei Soda cocktail.
Tea and cookies at a cat cafe too cutesy for you? We’ve got just the alternative for your next night out in Tokyo!
An elegant rearrangement of an iconic piece of video game music history, plus where to hear the musician play live.
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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