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April 26th, 2006

Let's Pub at The Tavern

Tokyo seems awash with English- and Irish-style pubs but, given its size (3.5 million people, since you ask), there are surprisingly few in Yokohama. The Green Sheep is a recent, welcome addition which has found a following, but the English Pub standard is still set by The Tavern...

January 9th, 2006

Something's Fishy - Tsukiji Fish Market.

Wondering what’s open at 5 in the morning besides Yoshinoya and the conbini after a night of karaoke bars and incessant inebriation? Stumble over to the Tsukiji Fish Market at Tsukiji station on the Hibiya line and indulge in some of Tokyo’s freshest and most heavenly sushi – yes, I mean it!
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Shinjuku Station, the busiest station in the world!

July 30th, 2005

Slurp Ramen and Scope the Mafia: Shinjuku.

The area outside of Shinjuku Station’s East Exit is gaudy and exciting, and is the place I spend most of my time in Shinjuku.

Here you’ll find the infamous area of Kabuki Cho, on the opposite side of Yasakuni Dori...

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