Where to drink in Tokyo: Top cocktail bars from Ginza to Shibuya

A bartender at work in Bar Trench in Shibuya, Tokyo. PHOTO: ST FILE
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SINGAPORE - From the cool indifference of the bartenders behind the stick at long-running Ginza bars, to the warm hospitality of the hippest new multi-concept bar in Shibuya, Tokyo is home to a diverse and dizzying array of cocktail bars.

Many of them are award-winning and rank on both the World's and Asia's 50 Best Bars lists.

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