Styled like a traditional sento, this izakaya chain lines its walls with 13 working faucets that let you pour your own drink.
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Just 1,000 yen per stop lets you drink, eat, and mingle with friendly strangers through this historic neighborhood.
Several bumps in the road, a few glasses of beer, and a black omurice later, we couldn’t be more satisfied with our new discoveries.
If you’re looking to visit an izakaya, a traditional Japanese pub, here’s some insight about how Japanese people make their picks to help guide yours.
After failing to secure a reservation for one month prior to his visit, our reporter gets in with some luck and ascends to tuna heaven.
Even Thanos would struggle to down this awesome drink themed after six iconic characters from the movie.
In Japan, since so many people who love cute animals live in apartments that don’t allow pets, you can find cafes that’ll let you relax in the company of everything from owls to bunnies. The most common and widely documented are of course cat cafes, but what do you do when you’re craving not only a little feline companionship, but also want something a bit stronger than a cup of coffee?
Simple: you head to the cat pub in Tokyo.
In April 24, Kanagawa prefectural police sent papers to prosecutors concerning a pub operator in Yokohama city on suspicion that two of its female staff members violated the Entertainment Business Act by serving beer and other alcoholic drinks to a group of young girls, including a 6th grade elementary school student.
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