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Golden Gai in Shinjuku, Tokyo

Nightlife

Golden Gai

Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan4.5$$

BarsLateWalkable

A surviving pocket of post-war Shinjuku: around two hundred bars stacked into wooden shacks, each with its own obsession — punk records, film posters, whisky. Some charge a small seat fee; a few welcome visitors more than others.

Best time
After 21:00
Address
1 Chome Kabukicho, Shinjuku City, Tokyo

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Arrange the drive in Tokyo — from a fixed-price airport car to a chauffeur for the day.

Airport taxi & transfersA fixed-price car waiting at arrivals, meet-and-greet included. The dependable way in and out of a city.GetYourGuideLuxury car serviceExecutive saloons and people carriers with English-speaking drivers, bottled water and a flight-tracked pickup.Welcome PickupsPrivate chauffeur, by the hourA discreet chauffeur on call for the day — dinner, vineyards, the late flight home. Mercedes S-Class and equivalent.Blacklane

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