Yojimbo in Hong Kong set to recreate Tokyo nightlife with samurai schoolgirls and Harajuku punks

Oct 30 , 2017

The Japan-inspired bar by Ashley Sutton will have extraordinary drinks, exotic performances and exciting international DJ sets

Renowned designer Ashley Sutton is taking Hong Kong’s nightlife to a new level in November with a unique venue: Yojimbo on 37 Pottinger Street. The venture comes after the success of sultry Ophelia and cosy speakeasy J. Boroski.

Yojimbo – featuring extraordinary drinks, scintillating performances and exciting international DJ sets – is a fantasyland inspired by Japan.

Extraordinary cocktails will be on offer at Yojimbo.

Sutton has designed several venues in Japan and travelled around the country. He had been wanting to create a nightclub in Hong Kong that’s like the stylish underground bars found in Tokyo’s Ginza district.

“Japan has some of the most sophisticated, vibrant and outrageous nightlife in the world,” Sutton says. “I particularly love Ginza, which is home to hundreds of incredible bars, each with their own weird and wonderful design elements.”

Stepping inside Yojimbo, guests first find themselves in a minimalistic yet intimate cocktail lounge that evokes some of the tiny, hole-in-the-wall bars found in Ginza. But just as Tokyo’s winding streets change from block to block, Yojimbo offers very different experiences the further you wander into the club.

Mixing up the drinks at Yojimbo is Alberto Aldave, who has previously worked at The Rivoli Bar at The Ritz London.