Tokyo Nightlife
5 Best Tokyo Attractions at Tokyo Nights

Tokyo nightlife can beat any capital city in the world.
Coolest Things To Do in Tokyo nights.

Not many people know this, but Tokyo nightlife can beat any capital city in the world.

Night life in Tokyo is a time to meet a different side of the usually reserved nature of the Japanese people.

Tokyo nights are a time to drink, and the Japanese take drinking very seriously. The atmosphere is cheerful and loud, and nobody gets too excited when somebody has too many drinks.

Japanese office workers unwind on their way home, before commuting back for an hour or two on the Tokyo subway.
Many people who commute in from the suburbs have a choice come midnight in Tokyo - catch the last train home or stay out until the subway starts again at 5:30am. This explains why some bars suddenly lose half their crowd around midnight.

I suggest you explore Tokyo Nightlife by joining the after-work crowd as they relax in the many Izakaya in the city.
An Izakaya is the Japanese version of a Tokyo restaurant and bar combined. Some of the best bars in Tokyo are actually Izakaya restaurants.
Why not start your Tokyo nights at one of the bars at Marunouchi - Tokyo's business district. The skyscrapers in the area are packed with office workers, and the ambiance is lively.
Friday evenings are the wildest, as no one rushes back for the last subway home.

Entertainment In Japan

It doesn't really matter if you can sing or if your singing scares away the children and women - everyone participates. The whole point of Karaoke is to get completely drunk and entertain your friends.

There are a few options – a Karaoke bar, that’s where you sing to the whole bar. More common now is Karaoke box - a private room where you and your friends sing and drink together.

A karaoke box (it's actually rather big) is a room with a TV, microphones and a karaoke system.
You can sing away knowing that only your friends in the room will hear. There are English and Japanese songs.
You can also order drinks and snacks from an intercom in your box and the staff will deliver them.

Karaoke – Japanese style – is the ultimate Tokyo nightlife experience. An unforgettable Entertainment In Japan. Forget everything you know about karaoke at home. It’s mad, it’s hilarious and it’s a fantastic insight into the Tokyo at night.
Gone is the stiff, formal Japanese office worker. Instead you'll meet the silly, fun to be with crowd.

Try the kitsch and colourful Shidax Village Club in Shibuya. This massive complex has 130 private rooms. Prices start at 544 yen for 30 minutes but you'd better go for the 2 hour, all-you-can-drink version for 4200 yen per person.

For a taste of traditional Tokyo nightlife, explore Ginza district. You can spend the evening in a kabuki theater show with traditional Kabuki Makeup.

Ginza is also home to many hostess bars where pretty women (from different nationalities) led by a Mama-San (mostly Japanese) persuade you into buying very expensive drinks.
The girls will light your cigarette, laugh from every joke you make and listen to every one of your stories. Putting a hand on your thigh can also be expected if you decide to leave too early (before drinking enough expensive drinks).
These hostess clubs usually include karaoke too.
You will find that most Japanese office workers have lovely voices (does practice makes them better over the years or is this one of the traits human resources are looking for here?).

Women (wives, business women) are not invited to these bars. I was lucky enough to take a peek at this phenomenon from the inside thanks to very unique business associates.

This is part of doing business in Japan. Many businessmen coming for business in Tokyo find themselves in such a bar as part of the Japanese business etiquette. Tokyo business customs dictate this kind of hospitality. Lately due to the global economy difficulties, Japanese business etiquette has been toned down.

Unless this is specifically what you're looking for – there are better places to spend your Tokyo nights.

Be aware that a beer in the company of an attractive hostess can easily cost ¥10,000.

Tokyo Nights - The More Conventional Tokyo Attractions

The view of urban lights with a cocktail in hand will generate the romantic atmosphere you are looking for. The bar at the Mori Tower in Roppongi hills is a good option. It has glass walls and transparent shelves, so nothing will disturb the urban view. Sitting there you practically feel like you're floating in the air.

Another good spot is the New York Bar on the 52nd floor of the Park Hyatt Hotel where Sofia Coppola filmed ’Lost in Translation’. It's one of the most Romantic restaurants in Tokyo.

If clubs are your choice for Tokyo nightlife - Tokyo clubs have international DJs serving house, hip-hop and Techno to a very fashionable crowd.
Tokyo nightclubs are for the young crowd (not more than 30), and the action doesn't start before 10 pm.
For the ultimate in Tokyo nightlife, go to Ageha, the Mega club in Tokyo bay which has its own pool. The music is a mixture of Gangsta-Rap and urban hip hop.
Womb in Shibuya has an enormous dance floor, while Velfarre in Roppongi is a huge multi-level disco palace with a strict dress code and a high admission charge.
Gas Panic in Roppongi is considered an institution. Entrance is free. The ambience is that of American kitsch songs and Japanese babes dancing on the bar.
If jazz is your thing - The Blue note in Aoyama is a good spot for jazz-lovers, featuring impressive artists and high prices.

Note: This information was accurate when it was published, but can change without notice. Please be sure to confirm all details when planning your trip.

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