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Samurai Restaurant (adults only)

サムライレストラン

Shinjuku (Kabukicho) · near Shinjuku / Seibu-Shinjuku

A loud, neon, dancers-drummers-and-giant-robots dinner show in Shinjuku Kabukicho, opened by the same operator as the (now permanently closed) Robot Restaurant on a similar site. It is deliberately over-the-top — flashing lights, costumed performers, samurai and monster floats.

Honest drawbacks: This is an 18+ show in Kabukicho, Tokyo’s adult-entertainment district — it is NOT suitable for children, despite often appearing on old "things to do with kids" lists that really meant the closed Robot Restaurant. For a family ninja/samurai experience, use the Samurai Ninja Museum in Asakusa or Ninja Trick House instead.

Best for
Adults
Minimum age
18+
Time to allow
1.5h
Price band
premium
Booking
Reserve ahead (~7 days)
English
★★★★
Indoor / weather
indoor · rainy-day ok
Confidence
Well-corroborated

Getting there: Kabukicho, Shinjuku — an adult-entertainment district. 18+ only.

Sensory & intensity: Very loud with strobe/flashing lights. 18+ only.

Crowds & timing: Multiple show times daily; book a slot in advance online.

Editor’s note: Adults-only successor to the closed Robot Restaurant. Not a family venue; kept to correct outdated listings.