2024-03

Six famous bars along the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line On March 16, 2024, the long-awaited extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line to Tsuruga will begin. From Tokyo, you can now travel beyond Kanazawa to Tsuruga, near the northern end of Lake Biwa, via Fukui Station without having to change trains. This is a great opportunity to visit Hokuriku, which offers a variety of delicacies such as crabs, prawns, and nodoguro...

Chiba's local stews: doteyaki, nakamashijiru, otaguri, dengaku... There are "local stews" all over Japan, each deeply connected to the history of its region, with ingredients, seasonings, and other culinary cultures thrown into one big pot and simmered for many years.

Akabane "Gosaku" Located at the northern end of Akabane 1st Street, the popular Chinese restaurant "Gosaku" is a reliable ally for drinkers looking for a midday drink. Open from 11:00 AM to 10:00 PM, with no breaks. They offer a wide selection of beer, chuhai, Shaoxing wine, and even bottled wine. "Please come and have a drink..."

Tama-chan News This time we visited Horikiri-Shobuen, the birthplace of the shochu highball, which is considered by some bar-goers to be a "sacred place. We visited Kiyoshi because it is said to be especially inexpensive and delicious in this area.

I arrived in Matsuyama, Shikoku's largest city, at 8 p.m. Given the time, there were only two places I could go drinking in Matsuyama tonight. Of several options, I zeroed in on "Yonjuyon," which had the least information and was the most difficult to access. Yonjuyon...

Takase Kaikan, said to be Kyoto's oldest. In this installment of our popular Kaikan drinking series, we'll be introducing Takase Kaikan, located in Kiyamachi, Kyoto's number one drinking district. A "kaikan" is a drinking district where several small drinking establishments are gathered under one roof. Takase Kaikan is one of Kyoto's oldest drinking establishments...