Japan drinking culture
Japanese drinking spans shrine-linked sake, regional shochu, beer halls, and a whisky industry that now commands global prices. Tokyo is the densest place to see all of those on one night out.
Famous for: Japan is known for sake, shochu, Japanese whisky, and a precise highball culture.
Legal drinking age note: 20 in common guidance.
Flagship city
Start with Tokyo drinking culture: Sake, whisky, and highballs.
Culture guide, not a dry-day calendar
World pages describe famous drinks, history, and common legal drinking ages. They are not legal advice and they do not say whether alcohol is banned today. For India dry days, use the homepage or a city or state calendar.