The tiny Golden Gai area, tucked into a unloved corner of busy Shinjuku really feels like a place forgotten by time. There are almost 200 minuscule, ramshackle bars packed into a few narrow streets. I wandered around during the day, to get an alternative take on a place that only really comes alive late at night. And then I went back for a beer in the evening to try out a couple of spots. I think this is a must-do if you ever visit Tokyo. Each bar has a special character and it has such a different feel from the rest of the city and really is unlike anywhere else I've been.
A great aerial view to show how small and tightly squeezed the Golden Gai is (credit to Unmissable Tokyo for this image):
One of the beaten up streets of the Golden Gai:
More French references in Tokyo:
I didn't try this bar yet...
Odd cat pictures on the front doors of one of the bars:
I have no idea what this sign means, but it looked interesting:
Grabbing a beer with Joe, who was visiting from New Zealand:
Albatross bar and its intimidating deer head:
More beer...
At the entrance/exit to one of Golden Gai's pedestrian-only streets:
And the temple right next door, complete with an 'ema', where you write your wish on a small wooden block and hang it up in hope of it coming true:
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