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A bar on the 2nd floor of Hanazono 5th Street, nicknamed 'Golden Gai's brightest bar.' Run by a manga-loving mama, the shelves hold over 500 volumes. The unusually bright lighting exists specifically so you can read them. Operates something like a members' bar but is comfortably accessible.
Shinjuku Golden Gai is Tokyo's most iconic bar district — 295+ unique bars packed into six narrow alleys in Kabukicho, Shinjuku. A 5-minute walk from Shinjuku Station East Exit, next to Hanazono Shrine. Featured in the Michelin Green Guide, it has been a cultural institution since the 1950s.
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