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Nov 22 2013 8 Comments

Beauty in a tiny Tokyo bar

Coming of age in Britain, Japan’s comparatively carefree licensing laws were nothing short of a revelation when I first arrived in Tokyo. All-nighters suddenly became nothing special, and a similarly lengthy daytime session could pretty much start whenever. No infuriating breaks for archaic post-lunch closing either. And yet all that said, and no matter how much fun it can be, nothing quite beats the relaxed beauty of a few well earned beers on a weekend afternoon.

Beautiful Japanese woman in a small Tokyo bar

Categorized: Food and Drink, Photography

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  1. winnie says

    11/22/2013 at 9:30 am

    He must be camera shy that even used uchiwa to cover his face. 🙂
    Looked like a nice place!

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    • Lee says

      11/22/2013 at 3:24 pm

      Yes, he was very quick to put that in front of his face!

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    • Jeffrey says

      11/23/2013 at 3:33 am

      As many of the sketchier yakitori-yas are favo(u)rite haunts of chimpira and low-level yakuza, he may have had a reason to hide.

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      • Lee says

        11/23/2013 at 12:07 pm

        That’s true, although this place isn’t dodgy at all. Just camera shy I think.

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  2. Matt says

    11/22/2013 at 1:18 pm

    I was thinking exactly the same thing. I love these little bars. There is something to be said for the excitement of a lock in though.

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    • Lee says

      11/22/2013 at 3:29 pm

      Yeah, that’s very very true. Not experienced one of those for a long long time…

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  3. Squidpuppy says

    11/24/2013 at 3:08 am

    Gaijin alert. I always find myself double-taking when I see a non-Japanese person in a random photo from metropolitan Japan. Back in my day it was very rare bordering on never – unless you were going to a gaijin zone, but I guess not so much now?

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    • Lee says

      11/24/2013 at 12:21 pm

      I can imagine how much things have changed. Even now though gaijin aren’t exactly everywhere. Of course in certain spots it’s possible to see a good few, but in many areas they/we are still a relative rarity.

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