Shinjuku Golden Gai Archives

Shinjuku Omoide yokocho yakitori alleys

by josephbautista | Sunday, August 21, 2016 | Food, Shinjuku, Tokyo

Next to Shinjuku station, on the west area lies the narrowest area for yakitori bars. In the postwar era, many shopping districts were built, but few survived the pass of the years and contemporary times. Shinjuku was a transit area between residential districts, and...

Things to do in Kabukicho

by josephbautista | Sunday, April 17, 2016 | Hyped, Shinjuku, Things to do, Tokyo

Shinjuku, my second residence has the red light district of Tokyo, and despite it’s bad reputation, Kabukicho was once my playground. Saying it that way seems that I’m the night king of the sleepless town, but that’s not what I meant. The truth is,...

Shinjuku Golden Gai (新宿ゴールデン街)

by josephbautista | Sunday, June 1, 2014 | Shinjuku, Tokyo

Another week passes by so fast I barely have time to do anything, and work just keeps piling up, and on top of that, we’re having so friggin’ hot days now in Tokyo it just feels like melting, and it’s just beginning of June!! where’s the rainy...