Nightlife in Tokyo

Tokyo nightlife is very lively and exciting. The city has many pubs, nightclubs and dance clubs. These places of entertainment have been set up in Tokyo to entertain the young crowd. One can join the late night parties in the clubs and hang out with friends.

Tourists willing to visit the nightclubs in Tokyo need to be escorted by a regular visitor to the clubs. Though there is no age bar for the nightclub goers in Tokyo, regular visitors of nightclubs are not more than 30 years old. The party generally gains momentum from 10 pm onwards.

The clubs and pubs in Tokyo remain open from six in the evening till midnight. On weekends, the clubs sometimes remain open all through the night. There are clubs that also serve the tourists in Tokyo other than the local people. Most of the nightclubs are privately owned.

Some of the popular pubs and bars in Tokyo are:

• Gaspanic Bar
• Hard Rock Cafe
• Vegabond
• Quest
• Advocates
• Dubliner's Irish Pub

In Tokyo, one will come across karaoke bars and hostess bars. In the karaoke bars one can enjoy Japanese music. At the hostess bars, beautiful hostesses attend the customers. The customers also have to buy drinks for the hostesses. The hostess bars in Tokyo are located in areas like Akasaka, Ginza, Shinjuku and Roppongi. Tokyo nightlife is most enjoyed at the dance clubs and discotheques. At many of the bars, visitors can also enjoy live performances by various bands.

Some of the most visited dance clubs in Tokyo are:

• El Cafe Latino
• The New York Bar
• Bauhuas
• Code
• Yellow
• Velfarre
• Crocodile
• Lexington Queen
• Tokyo Loose