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24-hour Tokyo

Discover all the best places in Tokyo for late-night drinking and dining, plus things to do round the clock
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Whether you're a night owl or just working through jetlag, Tokyo is a great city to stay up all night. It is, after all, a city that never sleeps – and so why should you?

Here you'll find some of Tokyo's best 24-hour and late-night venues, where you can get pretty much anything anytime. Want a cappuccino at 2am? Savour fresh sushi until the wee hours of the morning? Take photos of the city at night? How about a relaxing hot bath in a traditional sento? Tokyo's got all that covered and more.

So stay up all night and take advantage of these after-dark venues and things to do around the capital. Forget the last train home – you can eat, drink and have fun until the sun comes up.

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