About 15 minutes from central Tokyo on the JR Sobu Line, Shinkoiwa is a mix of residential areas and shopping streets. Shinkoiwa is a mix of residential areas and shopping streets, dotted with bars, where "daily life with bars" remains. Among them, Uosan Sakeba Shinkoiwa has a conspicuous presence. The restaurant is part of the well-known Uozan Group, which includes Monzennakacho and Morishita...

Kameya Sake Brewery, a long-established business in Hashiba, Taito-ku with a history of more than 100 years, will begin operating as a corner liquor store in 2024. While the interior has been redecorated in a modern and relaxing style, it still maintains its pride in being a traditional sake shop, handling miso and rice milled in the store. Minowa, Minamisenju, ...

In this series, we explore the people who live in the town and what makes it tick by walking around the town from the station to get to know it, asking people we meet about the town, and talking with shopkeepers at bars. This is the fourth installment on the Hankyu Takarazuka Line. This time, we will be looking at the unusual name of the station, Juso, which often attracts the attention of people from other areas...