One place where you can simultaneously be alone and also in the company of millions of other people around the world is the internet. The city is full of internet cafes where you can sit in a private booth to read manga or play online games for hours without being nagged to ‘go outside for once’.
At the recently opened Hailey’5 Cafe in Shibuya Beam, you can not only book a room with a PC but also a private darts room or mini theatre, so you can watch movies on a flat screen with a better sound system than you have at home. The cafe is especially good for those with a sweet tooth because it offers a DIY dessert bar where you can create the towering sundae of your dreams with a variety of toppings and sauces to douse your soft-serve and sponge cake with. The payment plan starts at ¥660 for an hour, and there is a registration fee of ¥330 for first-time users.