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High Sour's "Beautiful Buttocks Calendar" for 2024 is now on sale.

Hakuusuisha's Tokyo-bottled carbonated soda brand "High Sour" has released its beautiful buttocks calendar again this year. The popular series features a butt that pops just like the carbonated soda in Hi-Sour! The popular series features a different buttock every month. The "Beautiful Buttocks Goods Club," formed by third-generation president Hideko Tanaka and female employees, has been working on the calendar with all its might...
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[Closing] "Sukaya Honten", a long-established soba restaurant established 194 years ago, will close at the end of January.

Sukaya Honten, a long-established soba restaurant beloved by the citizens of Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture, will close at the end of January due to the relocation of its Suzuran Takasaki branch, which is currently a tenant. Even after the main store closes, the eight franchised stores in the prefecture will continue to operate. For more information, please click here: Jomo Shin...
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Blog/syupo] "Yakitori Meat Station," a long-established bar with a famous owner in front of Komae Station.

If you want to have a drink in front of Komae Station on the Odakyu Line, we recommend "Yakitori Meat Station," which was established in 1977. The restaurant is crowded with locals, and the veteran owner, who is still in active service, will cheerfully serve you. The yakitori seasoned with homemade sauce and garlic miso is addictive...
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[Opening] Tateishi's popular gyoza restaurant "Lanzhou" will reopen on January 6th

Tateishi's "Ranshu" reopens with new location. "Ranshu," a renowned bar in Tateishi famous for its gyoza dumplings, closed around May this year due to the owner's back pain. Then, due to the impact of redevelopment and the inability to find a new location, the restaurant announced its "temporary closure" in July. A new location has now been found and the restaurant is now open in Tateishi...
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[Noto Peninsula Earthquake] SAKEX sells NFTs to support the sake industry in the wake of the Noto Peninsula Earthquake

SAKEX LLC will begin selling support NFTs to support sake breweries affected by the earthquake with a maximum seismic intensity of 7 that occurred in the Noto region of Ishikawa Prefecture on New Year's Day 2024. The funds raised will be used to support the sake industry. ■Sales Period 2024...
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[Closed] Wakaba, a popular restaurant in Hikawadai, Nerima Ward, will close in December

Wakaba Shokudo, a 70-year-old restaurant popular for its ramen, curry, and extensive set menu, located along Johoku Park Street near Hikawadai Station in Nerima Ward, closed on Thursday, December 28th of last year. Thank you for your continued support. "X" @sakurad...
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Blog/syupo] Very satisfied with "Omakase 5 dishes" including sashimi, boiled fish, and fugu (blowfish)! Tasuke" in Akabane, established in 1969

A five-minute walk from the north exit of Akabane Station is the relatively large, smoldering silver public kappo restaurant Tasuke, established in 1969, with a magnificent white-wood counter spread out inside. Its signature dish is fugu (blowfish). However, the restaurant offers not only a luxurious fugu course, but also a 3,300 yen "omakase 5...
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[Obituary] Former professional wrestler Killer Khan of "Kan-chan's Jinjo Sakaba" passes away suddenly

It was announced on the 30th that former professional wrestler Killer Khan died of a ruptured artery at 10:04 PM on December 29th. He was 76 years old. While serving customers at the counter of his Nishi-Shinjuku bar, "Kan-chan's Jinjo Sakaba," he complained of a "pain in his neck," then lost consciousness with his head bowed...
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Noto Peninsula Earthquake: Sake breweries collapsed and the land sank in Hokuriku, a treasure trove of sake.

The Hokuriku region, one of Japan's leading sake breweries, was severely damaged by a major earthquake of maximum intensity 7 centered in the Noto region of Ishikawa Prefecture that occurred at around 4:10 p.m. on January 1, 2011. Hara Sake Brewery Co., Ltd. a sake brewery established over 200 years ago that brews locally brewed sake "Koshinohomare" in Kashiwazaki City, Niigata Prefecture,...
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[Closed] Kameido branch of "Dekansho" closed on New Year's Eve.

Dekansyo Kameido, a popular standing, ticketed bar with locations in Shinkoiwa and Sugamo, closed its doors on December 31 (Sunday), last year's New Year's Eve. Thank you for your long service. Dekansyo Kameido Store] 5-13-4 Kameido, Koto-ku, Tokyo 136-0071, Japan ...
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[Blog/syupo] A long-established local Chinese restaurant founded in 1972. Located in Bakuroyokoyama, Ajino Ichiban is a favorite of sake professionals.

Located in Higashi-Nihonbashi 3-chome, a neighborhood Chinese restaurant that has been loved by locals for over 50 years, Aji no Ichiban is a popular spot for locals in the area, where many long-established restaurants gather. Their signature dish, mapo tofu, is a favorite among those in the alcohol industry who drink a lot. Enjoy a set meal at lunchtime and a drink-focused menu at night. Read more here ↓↓↓...
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[Snacks to go with sake] Why there are so many sakes with "Masamune" in their names

Kiku Masamune, Sakura Masamune, Kinshi Masamune... Why is there a "Masamune" brand all over the country among all the other sake brands? Apparently there are 147 brands nationwide. Seishu, Masamune, Masamune... I see, that's why. For more details, click here...
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[Information] FamilyMart exclusive craft beer "World Craft" released in limited quantities

As part of FamilyMart's ongoing "Your Delight" initiative, one of its five key concepts, FamilyMart will begin selling World Craft Hop-Aroma Session IPA, a beer jointly developed with Suntory, at FamilyMart stores nationwide from Tuesday, December 26, 2023.
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[Closed] Monzen-Nakacho's famous bar "Manpyo" closed last December

"Manpyo," a popular bar in Monzen-Nakacho that was open late into the night and perfect for daytime drinking, closed on Friday, December 15th. While we don't know the reason, it's a real shame. Thank you for your hard work over the years. "X" @nagaretea...
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[Blog/syupo] If you're looking for sashimi in Yanesen, this is the place to go. Kurumaya, a famous bar in Nezu that has been in business for three generations

Located in an alley in Nezu for over 40 years, Kurumaya is a popular izakaya known to everyone in the area. The third-generation owner, who trained in Japanese cuisine, offers carefully prepared dishes at affordable prices without pretense of being a prestigious restaurant. Their specialty is fresh seafood dishes, including mackerel sushi.
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Lemon Sour Master" with this one book! The more you know, the better it tastes! The More You Know, the Better! A Book for Enjoying Lemon Sour" (Japanese only)

KANPAI! and the drinks we order for the first drink have become more and more diverse. In the past, most people ordered "beer for now," but it seems that more and more people are enjoying their drinks freely. The other day, when I was shopping for drinks at a convenience store, I found a non-alcoholic drink, even if it was only a lemon sour...
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[New Year's holiday information] Uchida, Marumasuya, Akimotoya, Uozo, and others *Added on January 1st

For information on 2024-2025, click here: 2023-2024 New Year's Holidays The New Year's holiday is all about drinking, after all. You might as well drink at a bar, right? Tateishi "Uchida" will be open on Thursday, December 28th, just like a regular Saturday.
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[Closed] Popular Chanpon restaurant "Rokugoroku" in Mikunigaoka, Sakai City closes

Kyushu Ramen Mutsugoro, a popular champon restaurant in Mikunigaoka, Sakai City, which was founded in 1978 (Showa 53), closed on Wednesday, December 27th. Thank you for your continued support. "X" @puebloneeyan [Kyushu Ramen...
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[Blog/Sake Talk] The first editor-in-chief of "Sake and Snacks" talks about his hometown and bars in Mitaka

Mitaka, next to Kichijoji, is always ranked highly in the rankings of cities people want to live in. The north exit of Mitaka is Musashino City, and the south exit is Mitaka City. This interesting city boasts the spontaneously formed alleyway "Haccho" at the north exit and the Mitaka-dori shopping street at the south exit, dotted with many long-established shops and new bars.
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