[Tokyo] Only in Tokyo Nishi-Azabu Izakaya and Crazy Viral Staff Dance Bar

• Start where Tarantino took notes—Gonpachi Nishi-Azabu. Lanterns sway above yakitori smoke while you taste tempura and sake like a movie scene. Next, your English guide slides you through neon alleys to a members-only supper bar with no sign. Velvet seats, a chilled champagne, free-flow drinks and two light Tokyo bites await. When the cork pops the crew launch a Viral Staff Dance: lights drop, DJ hits a hook, sparklers flash and they chant your name in rhythm. For two wild minutes you’re the star, phones filming and strangers cheering. After the show, refill, mingle and laugh till midnight before strolling back under city lights. Safe, playful, unforgettable—nightlife you’ll only find in Tokyo.

Step inside Gonpachi Nishi-Azabu and you walk onto a Kill Bill stage devoted to classic Tokyo. A two-storey atrium is spanned by a cedar footbridge, its paper lantern glow reflected off stacked sake barrels and earthen walls that evoke an Edo storehouse. Chefs at the open robata below stoke charcoal flames, turning lacquered yakitori, crisp shrimp tempura and hand-cut soba while tuna for sushi is sliced to order. Mid-priced plates arrive quickly, craft-sake flights and yuzu highballs flow, and camera-toting travelers share long tables with after-work salarymen grabbing a familiar taste of home.