A blinking, blaring string of neon signs and jumbo-trons coats the thick night crowd beneath in pale light. The human mass collides and weaves through itself, finally clustering at the turnstiles of Shinjuku station. A girl dressed as a French maid hands fliers to gawking, photo-snapping Akihabara geeks. Tucked away in a winding web of tumble-down back alleys, a tiny, bustling bar serves up salted...
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