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The best Tokyo bars: 10 essential Ginza bars
Hop your way through every boozehound's dream neighbourhood with our picks of the best bars in Ginza
When it comes to down to the sheer number of bars, none of the world's great cities – London, New York, Singapore, Berlin or Moscow – can compete with Tokyo. And in a city with thousands of watering holes, no area boasts a greater concentration of boozers than Ginza. This imbiber's heaven is home to around 350 bars, their signboards decorating practically every single building from Ginza-Itchome in the north to Shinbashi in the south.
With a selection like that, separating the best from the rest can be an arduous task. Helping you pick out the most visit-worthy bars from Ginza's sea of boozers, we've lined up ten of the area's essential joints, from a true Showa-era relic to places where enterprising young bartenders apply the methods of mixology to create cutting-edge cocktails. Check out our top ten below, and then take the step up to these bars run by Tokyo's true cocktail masters.
Venues curated by Tamasaburau. Photos by Kisa Toyoshima and Keisuke Tanigawa

Born 1965 in Shibuya, Tokyo, Tamasaburau studied British and American literature at Rikkyo University before embarking on a journalistic career. He continued his studies at New York University and the City University of New York, and later worked for the likes of Berlitz Translation Services and CNN. Since returning to these shores, he has specialised in writing about bars, visiting more than 1,000 watering holes across Japan while publishing articles and several books on topics like the joys of booze, noteworthy bartenders and the role of bars in modern society. He is also the author of 'My Lost New York', an essay on pre-9/11 NYC.