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 […]
Piss Alley
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 […]
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 […]