21｜Top Place to Meet New People in Tokyo’s Nightlife Scene: Shinjuku Golden Gai

05/07/202420/12/2024

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A famous area in Shinjuku

This time, I introduce Shinjuku Golden Gai, a popular place to meet people in Shinjuku.

Shinjuku Golden Gai

Shinjuku Golden Gai Website

Golden Gai has been famous for a long time, with over 280 small bars.

It is popular with both foreigners and Japanese people, and many bars are open until the morning, so it is a place where you can meet people regardless of the time of day.

There is a high probability that women will be drinking in Shinjuku Golden Gai, and while the Shinjuku area is a bad place in Japan, Shinjuku Golden Gai is safe.

The Shinjuku Kabukicho area is a little unsafe, so please be careful.

There are really a lot of people in Shinjuku Golden Gai on weekend nights, so you can meet Japanese people, foreigners, and tourists.

There are so many bars in Shinjuku Golden Gai that look suspicious, so it may be a bit of a hurdle for people coming to Shinjuku Golden Gai for the first time.

But once you go inside, I think most of the bars are good.

I have never encountered a bad bar in the Shinjuku Golden Gai I have been drinking in so far.

Many bars on the first floor have a peek inside, so you can check what kind of people are drinking inside before entering.

However, during busy times, you may not be able to get into a bar on the first floor, so I also recommend a bar on second floor.

Sometimes the same person who runs the bar on the first floor also runs the bar on the second floor, and I’ve recently become into drinking at bars on second floor.

Most of the bars in Shinjuku Golden Gai only have a counter, so many of them have an easy-to-talk-to atmosphere, making them perfect for meeting people.

And most of the customers are enjoying conversations with other customers or looking to meet new people, so you can really enjoy yourself.

There are other recommended areas in Shinjuku, so if you’re interested, check them out.