<strong>Robot Restaurant:</strong> A dancer rides a robot into battle at Robot Restaurant, located in Tokyo's Shinjuku nightlife district. The cabaret-style shows include bikini clad futuristic dancers, performers dressed as robots and a host of large scale robots -- all in a laser-lit room.
Robot Restaurant: A dancer rides a robot into battle at Robot Restaurant, located in Tokyo's Shinjuku nightlife district. The cabaret-style shows include bikini clad futuristic dancers, performers dressed as robots and a host of large scale robots -- all in a laser-lit room.
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<strong>Psychedelic experience</strong>: The now famous venue opened in July 2012 at an estimated cost of $10 million. Even the stairwell into the cavernous performance area is out of this world.
Psychedelic experience: The now famous venue opened in July 2012 at an estimated cost of $10 million. Even the stairwell into the cavernous performance area is out of this world.
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<strong>Choreographed chaos: </strong>It might seems like total chaos, but the high-voltage performance is actually a carefully planned routine that requires weeks of preparation.
Choreographed chaos: It might seems like total chaos, but the high-voltage performance is actually a carefully planned routine that requires weeks of preparation.
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<strong>Professional party:</strong> Behind it all? A professional dance troupe who rehearse around the clock to perfect the complicated routine. They master everything from dancing to drumming, pole dancing and robot riding.
Professional party: Behind it all? A professional dance troupe who rehearse around the clock to perfect the complicated routine. They master everything from dancing to drumming, pole dancing and robot riding.
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<strong>Meet the director:</strong> "As a performer, I try to convey a routine in a way everyone can understand its youthful emotion," says Namie Osawa, show director of Robot Restaurant.
Meet the director: "As a performer, I try to convey a routine in a way everyone can understand its youthful emotion," says Namie Osawa, show director of Robot Restaurant.
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<strong>Reserve ahead:</strong> Performances are held three times a day and cater mostly to foreign tourists. They're known to sell out, so we'd suggest reserving seats online.
Reserve ahead: Performances are held three times a day and cater mostly to foreign tourists. They're known to sell out, so we'd suggest reserving seats online.
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<strong>After the show: </strong>A man cleans up the stage after a show as a large robotic horse is moved back into position -- and the countdown to the next fantastical performance begins.
After the show: A man cleans up the stage after a show as a large robotic horse is moved back into position -- and the countdown to the next fantastical performance begins.
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