Welcome to Kabukicho, the infamous red light district of Tokyo.
When people hear the words red light district,
they usually think of something
along the lines of the well-known Pattaya in Thailand,
where everything's more blatant.
Luminous Kabukicho, also known as
The Sleepless Town, is one of the largest
and most entertaining red-light districts in the world.
Don't tell your wife you've been there!
In fact, this flashing neon light district ows its name
to the Kabuki Theatre that was supposed to be built
back in 1940 but these grandiose plans
never materialized - don't ask us why, we don't know.
But the shows here look a little different
from the Kabukiza in Ginza.
Next stop - the famous Roboto (Robot) Restaurant.
As we stopped by to check out the futuristic-looking
restaurants with a colossal robot at its forefront...
I can rest assured, feeling like we've seen it all now.
The salarymen looking sharp in the morning
can finally be themselves!
Sorry, I digressed here.
Oh yeah, going back to the robot restaurant.
We missed the last show on that day.
With a rather pricey ticket entry,
we left it for another day. Let's make it special!
The price is free steep at 8,000 yen! (£55 or $70).
It perfectly makes sense.
Apparently, it cost $10 million to open this
high voltage venue.
No virtual reality glasses needed here (VR)!
Alternative reality welcomes you here with dinosaurs,
warrior princesses and blaring catchy soundtrack,
that somehow got stuck in our heads.
After checking out Pattaya, we got there to see
whether it lives up to the high expectations,
already set up by Thailand.
For those of you seeking that Pattaya vibe,
these services will still be available but
they're a bit more discreet.
As a matter of fact, these services are
probably not the main reasons tourists visit Kabukicho.
Kabukicho is also home to many major attractions,
such as the ever-so-popular robot restaurant,
Hotel Gracery, where you can see the giant Godzilla,
Golden Gai, the Samurai Museum, love hotels,
capsule hotels and plenty of great places to dine at.
And something for the ramen lovers, like ourselves.
There can be a rougher aside of Kabukicho
but if you use your common sense, you won't end up
with a nightmare story to tell your friends.
By this, we mean don't allow yourself to be dragged into
host and hostess clubs as you may find yourself
forking out a lot more money for your drinks,
with hidden charges, than you initially expected.
Gracery Hotel? What a tall building!
Oh wait, there Godzilla up there!
Godzilla, Godzilla...
I think I don't need to introduce its persona.
He first emerged from his atom bomb in 1954,
appeared in 29 movies and yet, he's still here,
in his mothertown, overlooking the ward of Shinjuku.
We're right in the heart of Kabukicho,
and just so that you know,
you can actually rent out one of the rooms
or you can stay in one of the rooms inside that hotel
with a view on the famous Godzilla.
It didn't seem so scary looking at his giant head from low down.
The moment you reach the top floors of Gracery Hotel,
you might think otherwise.
Th Godzilla head is 40 feet tall and looks
just like in the original movie Godzilla.
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