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The new Tokyu Kabukicho Tower is packed with entertainment, food, and drinks–with one caveat
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Dale Roll
Apr 18, 2023
- Japan
- (bars • clubs • entertainment • game centers • Kabukicho • Mr. Sato • restaurants • shinjuku • shopping • Tokyu Kabukicho Tower)
Shinjuku izakaya’s all-you-can-eat-and-drink plan is one of Tokyo’s best secret cheap eats
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Oona McGee
Mar 21, 2023
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Giant 1,431-square meter arcade and bar opening in downtown Tokyo from Bandai Namco
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Casey Baseel
Mar 17, 2023
Namco Tokyo pours drinks, serves Pacman parfaits, and plays game music into the night in Shinjuku.
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Why is there a wrestling ring in the Underground Arena fighting bar in Kabukicho?
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Oona McGee
Jan 28, 2023
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English-speaking-only bar opens in Osaka and Tokyo, yellow cards for those who don’t follow rules
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Oona McGee
Sep 28, 2022
Pair Japanese whisky with convenience store fried chicken at new Konbini Bar in Tokyo
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Oona McGee
Sep 27, 2022
Lawson’s first-ever convenience store bar looks set to be a great place to unwind on the cheap.
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Tokyo has a secret, members-only parfait bar, and here’s what’s waiting inside【Photos】
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Casey Baseel
Feb 7, 2022
Remake Easy is like a speakeasy with sweets, and they don’t tell their address to anybody until they’re part of the inner circle.
How a bar in Kabukicho scammed one diner out of their money, and how it can happen to you too
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Oona McGee
Dec 16, 2021
The time we (almost certainly) got scammed by a dating app in Tokyo’s bar district
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Casey Baseel
Aug 5, 2021
A.I. Japanese bar Mama-san is ready to listen to your troubles at her virtual bar
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Casey Baseel
Jul 10, 2021
Created through extensive interviews with a real-life Mama-san, A.I. Yoshiko is here for when you need a caring ear.
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Anime figure stolen from otaku bar, owners have thief on video but give him chance to come clean
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Casey Baseel
Nov 3, 2020
Once again, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba is part of a real-life struggle between the good and evil to be found in the human heart.
“Please don’t use our tubs for getting drunk” pleads Japanese maker of plastic wash tubs
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Dale Roll
Oct 22, 2020
The makers of Kerorin tubs, the yellow plastic tub used in Japanese bath houses, say they’re not meant for food or drinks.
We visit a new Tokyo bar where nobody speaks and writing is the only way to communicate
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Oona McGee
Aug 26, 2020
In amongst the noise and bright lights of Shinjuku’s Kabukicho is a quiet oasis where you can hear the sound of pencil on paper.
Japanese pubs in Tokyo, Osaka now have special seats for online drinking party customers
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Casey Baseel
Jul 9, 2020
Special one-person seats for when your party has to be online, but you don’t want to have it at home.
- Japan
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