Comments on: Nightlife in Tokyo http://tokyo.metblogs.com/2004/12/19/nightlife-in-tokyo/ Wed, 01 Apr 2009 02:09:03 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Chris Connor http://tokyo.metblogs.com/2004/12/19/nightlife-in-tokyo/comment-page-1/#comment-114 Chris Connor Fri, 15 Jul 2005 22:04:20 +0000 http://tokyo.metblogs.com/2004/12/19/nightlife-in-tokyo/#comment-114 I'll tell you where to go for a good time. When in Tokyo and feeling "adventurous" you have to go to Iseya right at the steps of Inokashira Koen Park in Kichijoji. The drinks are plentifull and cheap and the atmosphere is hella-fun. Easy to make some drunken friends for the night. It's basically a yaki-tori(chicken on a stick) place but you can get all kinds of meats and edamame(beans)as well. My friend did get a nasty case of food poisining from eating raw chicken liver, but thats all part of the adventure. We went there dozens of times and only happened once...I like those odds! Cheers. I’ll tell you where to go for a good time.
When in Tokyo and feeling “adventurous” you have to go to Iseya right at the steps of Inokashira Koen Park in Kichijoji. The drinks are plentifull and cheap and the atmosphere is hella-fun. Easy to make some drunken friends for the night. It’s basically a yaki-tori(chicken on a stick) place but you can get all kinds of meats and edamame(beans)as well. My friend did get a nasty case of food poisining from eating raw chicken liver, but thats all part of the adventure. We went there dozens of times and only happened once…I like those odds!

Cheers.

]]> By: El Capitan http://tokyo.metblogs.com/2004/12/19/nightlife-in-tokyo/comment-page-1/#comment-113 El Capitan Wed, 22 Dec 2004 13:08:11 +0000 http://tokyo.metblogs.com/2004/12/19/nightlife-in-tokyo/#comment-113 Hello. Just got back from Tokyo, was staying in Shinjuku. I agree totally with your article, check www.tokyopocketguide.com. Also, there is A FUCKING GREAT, bar/restaurant in Shinjuku called Soul Food. Its on the corner of Yaksuni-Dori, across from the Shinjuku Prince Hotel (PePe shopping center) on the second or third floor. There is a sign outside in English you can't miss it. Its a hiphop themed club but still GREAT service and great food. Hello.
Just got back from Tokyo, was staying in Shinjuku. I agree totally with your article, check http://www.tokyopocketguide.com. Also, there is A FUCKING GREAT, bar/restaurant in Shinjuku called Soul Food. Its on the corner of Yaksuni-Dori, across from the Shinjuku Prince Hotel (PePe shopping center) on the second or third floor. There is a sign outside in English you can’t miss it. Its a hiphop themed club but still GREAT service and great food.

]]> By: Matt Alt http://tokyo.metblogs.com/2004/12/19/nightlife-in-tokyo/comment-page-1/#comment-112 Matt Alt Mon, 20 Dec 2004 04:26:49 +0000 http://tokyo.metblogs.com/2004/12/19/nightlife-in-tokyo/#comment-112 I suspect the vast majority of Japanese Tokyoites head to "izakaya" rather than clubs for their evening's entertainment, sharing little dishes of food and yakitori and such while they talk over sake and beer. As you suggest the best way to find these places is to cultivate Japanese friends and acquaintances to get in on the word of mouth, but more than a few gaijin (like me!) prefer places like that to the pub/club/roppongi scene, too. Izakaya are everywhere, they're a great place to sample a wide variety of Japanese food, and a great place to kick back and socialize in a more "Japanese-y" non-expat setting. Some really famous ones include Iseya in Kichijoji and the "piss alley" shanties on the west side of Shinjuku station, but there are plenty of others all over the city. Grab some Japanese pals to help if you're worried about being able to read the menus or to help with recommendations, and check 'em out for a change of pace! I suspect the vast majority of Japanese Tokyoites head to “izakaya” rather than clubs for their evening’s entertainment, sharing little dishes of food and yakitori and such while they talk over sake and beer. As you suggest the best way to find these places is to cultivate Japanese friends and acquaintances to get in on the word of mouth, but more than a few gaijin (like me!) prefer places like that to the pub/club/roppongi scene, too. Izakaya are everywhere, they’re a great place to sample a wide variety of Japanese food, and a great place to kick back and socialize in a more “Japanese-y” non-expat setting. Some really famous ones include Iseya in Kichijoji and the “piss alley” shanties on the west side of Shinjuku station, but there are plenty of others all over the city. Grab some Japanese pals to help if you’re worried about being able to read the menus or to help with recommendations, and check ‘em out for a change of pace!

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