Self proclaimed American jerk, Steven Schultz, who runs Tokyo Damage Report, has a load of good tips for taking in the sites and sounds of our favourite city. Check out Tokyo Damage Report Travel Guide for some things to do this weekend.

The guide goes quite deeply into Shinjuku, for me the most interesting and exciting city in Tokyo. Grab a couple of beers from the combini and just people watch. Best place to do it is around Kabukicho.

And while we will be bringing uou a feature on theme bars and restaurants in Tokyo soon, TDR reccomends Tachibana shinryoushitsu (tachibana’s diagnosis room):

“One of the many tiny expensive weirdly-themed bars in golden-gai. This one’s theme is “nurse fetish.” While you drink out of beakers and eat popcorn out of surgical trays, you can look at medical charts on the wall, squeeze the blow-up nurse hanging from the ceiling, or admire the mama-san’s giant dragon tattoo. Expect to pay about $25 per person, as there is a cover charge which you will not be told about. Kabukicho 1-1-8. (addresses are pretty meaningless in Golden Gai, but it’s the kind of trippy neighborhood where getting lost is half the fun. Basically keep a lookout for a store sign with a red cross on it). it’s open nightly from maybe 10 or 11 pm till 4 am.”

Seems like Schultz san may be leaving Japan. While I don’t always agree with his conclusions, it would be sad to see him go, and the city will be poorer for it.

See his site here: http://www.hellodamage.com/tdr/