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Tokyo Map – Tokyo City Guide

editor — Thu, 23 Jul 2020 14:43:01 +0000

A City of Infinite Possibilities An alien spacecraft entering our orbit at twilight in search of a suitable landing strip, would find in central Tokyo’s motherboard of neon, of structures soaked in polychromatic electronic surges, the most intense nocturnal illumination on the planet. For a country the Japanese fondly like to think of as small, Japan boasts a surprising number of superlatives, among them Tokyo, the world’s largest metropolis. The city’s growth is an astonishing story given that in the late 16th century it was little more than an impoverished fishing village occupying a stretch of pestilential marshland. The rise

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Tokyo’s Legendary Beer Bar

editor — Tue, 04 Jun 2019 21:56:00 +0000

If you want Japanese jibirru—locally brewed beers—then go to Backashu Club Popeye, in Ryoguku, Tokyo (that’s Sumo Town). It’s the legendary original Tokyo beer bar. They opened in 1985 and have added more and more taps over the years to get to their Sumo-sized 70 draft lines. It’s not a big place. You’ll be sitting elbow-to-elbow with people; it’s boisterous and crowded, and there’s so much stuff on the walls you’ll be distracted from your drinking, but that’s part of its everlasting charm. The beer menu has the largest range of Japanese craft beers on tap, including many you can’t

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