Why celebrate Halloween in the states when you can be right in the middle of a buzzing costume parade, lit by the flashing lights of the world famous Shibuya Crossing? 2014 was the year that October became prime time to visit Japan, and when the world media had their eyes on the spectacles and creativity […]
Nightlife
Neon lights of Shinjuku
If you’re in the search for neon lights, head to Shinjuku. Here you’ll find more blinking lights, giant advertisement signs, and busy crowds than almost anywhere else in Tokyo. Head out Shinjuku Station’s East Exit and walk towards KabukichÅ, Tokyo’s red-light-district. This is also the area where you’ll find the savory yakitori shops along Piss […]
New York bar, Tokyo
New York bar, immortalized by the movie Lost in Translation. High up in the air, on the 52nd floor of the Park Hyatt in Shinjuku, you’ll find this beautiful, melancholic bar, with breathtaking views and live jazz bands playing every night. Come at sunset to experience the city transform with soft pink light and metallic […]
Bar hopping in Kita Senju
Yossy owns the Irish pub Blue Dolphin in Shin-Koshigaya where we live. A while ago when visitng he invited us along on an evening of bar hopping in Kita Senju. Normally, Kita Senju is a station we only pass by on our way between Tokyo and Koshigaya. Upon leaving the station for the first time […]
Welcome to Golden Gai!
Golden Gai is a small and fantastic area in Shinjuku. Almost 200 mini-bars are squeezed into just a few small alleys, with some bars dating back to the 1960’s. The area was saved from being burnt down in the 1980’s because bar owners and protesters stayed up all night to guard the area from being […]
Domo arigato, Mr. Roboto.
A show that will leave you asking “What just happened?” At Japan Robot Restaurant in Shinjuku, more really is more. This means you’ll get to experience robots dancing alongside half naked women to the sounds of Psy’s Gangnam Style, soon after watching panda’s ride robotic cows, a mermaid come strolling around on a robotic shark, […]
Street food in “Piss Alley”
Friday night we spent in the so called “Piss Alley” in Shinjuku. Loads of small Japanese restaurants serving delicious street food. Most restaurants only with room for 6-10 guests. Some accepting foreigners, others shaking their head saying “only in Japanese” when you try to enter. Yakitori, barbecued Japanese chicken skewers, could be found on every […]