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It's no secret Tokyoites are masters of making the most of space. Take the Golden Gai in the Shinjuku district: Tucked between the Kabukicho entertainment district and Hanazono Shrine, nearly 280 bars and restaurants are squeezed into an area about the size of half a soccer field. The Golden Gai is a sliver of old Tokyo in a modern metropolis filled with endless gleaming buildings. It's a one-of-a-kind tourist attraction, for sure. But it's also a place for a few drinks and friendly chatter among exhausted workers known as “salarymen”. Everything is smaller and narrower in this warren of shacks. Most bars seat seven or eight with little room to move. Some foreigners jokingly pose for photos that exaggerate their struggles with small doors and narrow staircases. Here: People walk through narrow alleyways clustered with tiny bars and restaurants at the Golden Gai in the Shinjuku district of Tokyo, July 28, 2019. (Photo by Jae C. Hong/AP Photo)
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