Tokyo Up Late (Brendan Liew)

Tokyo Up Late (Brendan Liew)As the sun sets behind Mt Fuji, the neon lights of Tokyo flicker to life: izakayas, restaurants and bars fill; beer, umeshu, highballs, and sake are raised to cheers, and the scent and sounds of nightlife fill the air. Tokyos night scene is fun, boisterous and lively. This is where locals shake off a long day, often staying out till the last trains leave the city. Late night Tokyo is your guide through the night, from the lamp lit streets to menu

As the sun sets behind Mt Fuji, the neon lights of Tokyo flicker to life: izakayas, restaurants and bars fill; beer, umeshu, highballs, and sake are raised to cheers, and the scent and sounds of nightlife fill the air.
 
Tokyo’s night scene is fun, boisterous and lively. This is where locals shake off a long day, often staying out till the last trains leave the city.
 
Late-night Tokyo is your guide through the night, from the lamp-lit streets to menu-plastered walls, where a Japanese smorgasbord is on offer: sake and beer snacks (think burdock chips and grilled ginkgo nuts) to sashimi and sake- or saikyo miso–grilled fish, karaage (fried chicken), and yakitori.
 
Start with a beverage and head out to stall-lined alleyways, with bubbling pots of soy glaze, or the tachigui with their sushi and barbecued meat, and enjoy a final stop with a train station’s udon or a libation at a tucked away bar till the wee hours.