Tokyo's bars aren't designed to be easy to find. If they're not tucked away in random apartment buildings or tiny alleys, they're slow to warm up to newcomers. Many 6-seat bars in Shinjuku's famed Golden Gai pub rows, for example, turn away anyone who's not a regular, or charge entry fees. That doesn't mean they look any less magical or charming.
1. Street view of Golden Gai's clutter
2. Izakaya in Omoide Yokocho
3. Kushimon in Asakusa
4. Piano Bar in Shibuya
5. Misc. bars in Koenji, Tokyo
6. Nana's Bar in Shinjuku
7. La Jetee
8. Outside of La Jetee's surroundings
9. Orange Prince bar
10. Yakitori bar in Shinjuku
11. Tomorrow Bar
12. The Albatross in Golden Gai
13. Golden Gai alley
14. Happy Bar
15. Zucca Bar in Shinjuku
16. Omoide Yokocho in Shinjuku
17. Shinjuku's Kabukicho during daytime
18. Vow's Bar
19. The Red Flower, Golden Gai
20. Toriki, Shinjuku
21. Izakaya bar and grill in Koenji
