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Drinking with the dead at Tokyo's zombie bar

Food & Drink | TOKYO BAR ADVENTURES Jun 3, 2014

Drinking with the dead at Tokyo's zombie bar

by Angela Erika Kubo

Once a month, Night Gallery Cafe Crow in Roppongi becomes a horror scene straight out of a George A. Romero film, as zombies descend upon the small venue. For more than two years, zombie performance unit Zombiena has been renting out the place every ...

Mitaka's 3 Stories is a birthplace of new tales

Food & Drink | TOKYO BAR ADVENTURES May 20, 2014

Mitaka's 3 Stories is a birthplace of new tales

by Angela Erika Kubo

They say that when you enter a good bar you should bring with you an anecdote that you share with the bartender or another customer sitting at the bar, who, in turn, would also have a story to exchange. By the end of the ...

A boozy round of beer pong hits the spot

Food & Drink | TOKYO BAR ADVENTURES Apr 15, 2014

A boozy round of beer pong hits the spot

by Angela Erika Kubo

Long associated with college frat parties, beer pong is now mainstream in the United States. Although the game — which requires a long table, a pair of ping pong balls and several plastic cups, each filled with an inch of beer — is difficult ...

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BrewDog: Scottish brewery's Tokyo pub has attitude on tap

Food & Drink | TOKYO BAR ADVENTURES Mar 18, 2014

BrewDog: Scottish brewery's Tokyo pub has attitude on tap

by Angela Erika Kubo

Scottish craft brewery BrewDog made its first foray into Asia with the opening of its own bar in Roppongi, Tokyo, on March 1. At a preopening event the night before, the company invited guests to try some of its most popular craft beers on ...

Sober is the new drunk at juice-cocktail bar

Food & Drink | TOKYO BAR ADVENTURES Mar 4, 2014

Sober is the new drunk at juice-cocktail bar

by Angela Erika Kubo

In an izakaya or pub in Tokyo, a glass of orange juice can look out of place among a sea of beer mugs. For a nonalcoholic drinker who chooses to avoid pints for whatever reason, going out in Japan can be hard. While beer ...

Campion Ale: A pint of something fresh at new Tokyo brewpub

Food & Drink | TOKYO BAR ADVENTURES Feb 18, 2014

Campion Ale: A pint of something fresh at new Tokyo brewpub

by Angela Erika Kubo

Between the kitchenware shops that make up Kappabashi-dori and the area around Sensoji Temple is a recently opened British-style pub that brings something new to Tokyo's drinking scene. Campion Ale not only stands out among the stalls that sell Japanese fare in Tokyo's popular ...

Share a premium cocktail with man's best friend

Food & Drink | TOKYO BAR ADVENTURES Feb 4, 2014

Share a premium cocktail with man's best friend

by Angela Erika Kubo

Bar Black Sheep is a gem hidden in the middle of Shibuya for those who want to drink premium cocktails without having to empty their wallet. Customers are first greeted by the owner's dog, an adorable Shiba Inu that goes by the name Hana-chan ...

Latin bars offer a change of tempo in Tokyo

Food & Drink | TOKYO BAR ADVENTURES Jan 14, 2014

Latin bars offer a change of tempo in Tokyo

by Angela Erika Kubo

Tokyo's smattering of Latin bars and restaurants offer a change of pace (literally) from the usual drinking spot, with booming Latin music and sometimes even salsa dancing. One of the best spots to enjoy Latin culture in Tokyo is Paraiso in Roppongi (B1F, 7-10-3 Roppongi, ...

On a pub crawl, every drink is one for the road

Food & Drink | TOKYO BAR ADVENTURES Dec 31, 2013

On a pub crawl, every drink is one for the road

by Angela Erika Kubo

For newcomers or current residents in Tokyo, where people are known to sometimes come off as cold and distant, attempting to chat up a complete stranger on the street or in a bar can make even the biggest social butterfly feel shy. "I've been in ...

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