Tokyo Food– category –

Sushiro, Kura, Hama, Uobei, Nemuro Hanamaru, Toriton, Katsu Midori — which kaiten sushi chain is genuinely good vs tourist-bait? A founder's decision table on English touchscreens, price per plate, quality, queue times, and which lines are actually worth it.

You don't need a paid bar crawl to eat and drink your way through Shinjuku. Here's a tested self-guided route — yakitori at Omoide Yokocho first, then Golden Gai — with named welcoming stops, a timing plan that beats the last train, and the real cost vs a guided tour.

Verdict + a per-bar table of named Golden Gai bars that welcome foreigners: cover charges, English-OK, cash-only and walk-in odds, by a Tokyo founder.

Charged ¥300-700 for a tiny dish you never ordered at a Tokyo izakaya? What otoshi is, if it is legal, whether you can refuse it, and when it is a real scam.

It's 3pm and you want a real Tokyo dinner tonight, not a tourist trap. The hour-by-hour same-day booking playbook: which apps show tonight's slots, walk-in windows, and cancellation tactics.