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Kabuki-za Theater, Tokyo. © JNTO

Kabuki-za Theatre

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Kabuki, meaning "song, dance and technique," is a form of traditional Japanese theatre. Known for its elaborate masks and male actors in female roles, it can be experienced at Kabuki-za…

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Icebar Tokyo

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For extra-cool cocktails, try the Tokyo Icebar in Ginza. Kept at a constant -5°C, everything (bar stools, glasses and tables) is made from Swedish ice and annually re-sculpted. Visitors borrow…

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Pub Cardinal Marunouchi

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Pub Cardinal Marunouchi is popular with bankers and lawyers thanks to its central Marunouchi location. Plush brown lounges, television showing sports, and a wood-decked terrace are the main…

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Xex Atago Green Hills

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Tokyo's Disneyland fireworks, Ginza and the Rainbow Bridge are all visible from the 42nd floor Xex Atago Green Hills. Dressed-up drinkers sip pricey cocktails from the comfort of charcoal-grey…

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Roppongi Wazan

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The fashionable Tokyo visitors to Roppongi Wazan are immediately wowed by the extensive, glass-fronted wine racks. This Roppongi bar also has a Winston Churchill-style bar for nursing whisky…

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NOS

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Hidden in a backstreet of Minami-Aoyama, NOS looks at first glance like a small student bar. But its spiral staircase leads to endless rooms. Some are filled with late-night diners seated on…

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Fiesta International Karaoke Bar

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Fiesta International Karaoke Bar in Roppongi offers the traditional private room karaoke experience. Singers can choose from more than 10,000 songs. This karaoke joint also provides wigs for…

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Xenlon, Tokyo. © Xenlon

Xenlon

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Xenlon in Yoyogi has views of Shinjuku station and the skyscrapers beyond. Decor is modern Chinese, with giant silver and gold dragons suspended from the ceilings. An extensive wine list…

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Velours

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Velours is a Minami-Aoyama hotspot thanks to its antique-chic look. Visitors walk along a glass catwalk past models and cracked mirrors. Look out for the 19th-century Baccarat chandelier and…

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X Y, Tokyo. Photo by Tamsin Bradshaw

X&Y

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X&Y, with its disco balls, baby grand piano and discreet nude paintings, is where Tokyo's creative types hang out. Friends gather at this Ebisu bar to wallow in cocktails or umeshu (plum wine)…

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Feria

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Part of Roppongi bar complex Grace, Feria is frequented by models, celebrities and Tokyo's trendy set. It has high ceilings, a dance floor for grooving to the commercial house and hip hop the…

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Blue Note Tokyo, Tokyo. Courtesy of Blue Note Tokyo

Blue Note Tokyo

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At Blue Note Tokyo in Minami-Aoyama, it's big name jazz in intimate surroundings. The music ranges from traditional to Brazilian rhythms. Dizzy Gillespie and Oscar Peterson have both played…

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Muse

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This Nishi-Azabu club offers dart boards, pool and roulette tables in the Amusement Bar. Muse also has chilled seating areas and a caged-in dance floor where crowds of bodies move to…

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Air

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This Daikanyama club has seen the likes of funky house DJ Bob Sinclar play its underground dancefloor. Music at Air covers everything from electro and techno to jazzy hip hop, all played to a…

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ageHa

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ageHa is further afield than most Tokyo clubs, but it's worth the bus trip to Koto. This sprawling club comes complete with a swimming pool and international acts like Basement Jaxx. Japan's…

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Arch

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Young crowds of friends, gays and lesbians flock to Arch (formerly Ace) in Tokyo's Ni-Chome district. The programme of themed nights covers different music genres from rock to hard house to…

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New York Bar, Tokyo. Courtesy of Park Hyatt Tokyo

New York Bar

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The Park Hyatt Tokyo's New York Bar first rose to fame in the film Lost in Translation. The dramatic views of Shinjuku and beyond through the floor-to-ceiling windows and live jazz draw the…

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Lamp Post

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Nestled in Tokyo's gay district Shinjuku Ni-chome, the Lamp Post piano bar is the ideal place to start an evening, or continue until the small hours if you fancy a quiet one.

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Cafe Heaven's

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Right in the heart of funky Ebisu, Cafe Heaven's café/bar manages to be stylish and (fairly) unpretentious at the same time. Lounge in the designer chairs and sip wine or coffee to ambient…