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Liquor shop down a side street in Nishi-Asakusa, 5 minutes from Tawaramachi, marked by the 'Masukou Honjin' sign. Sake and shochu compared at the kakuuchi from 100 yen. Closed some days for brewery training; English website.
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Rare sakes and quirky small plates — a tachinomi where sake, highballs, and wine all share the spotlight.
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Craft beer specialist in Asakusa focused on UK breweries. Frequent new arrivals and brewery tap takeovers, with cans to go.
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Craft beer spot in Hanakawado, Asakusa, near Sumida Park. Eight taps of domestic and imported beer and about ten house-made sausages, plus hot dogs on buns from Asakusa Manufacture. Takeout available.
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Sake shop in Asakusa where you can taste from 500 yen before buying. Founded by former NMB48 member Yui Takano, focused on breweries led by women and young toji. Tenbi, Mutsu Hassen and the original 'Abe to Yui to'.
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Antiques-and-bar 'tea-sake house' behind Senso-ji. Beer, sake, wine and highballs among old objects, standing. Same group as cafe&bar MEDIUM in Kiyosumi-Shirakawa; original tenugui and goods for sale.
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Tachinomi in Tawaramachi, Asakusa. Sake and creative Japanese dishes, with limited sakes sourced via a Toyama liquor shop. Seats at the back for a slower drink. Sister shop: sushi restaurant Komurasaki in Kuramae.
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Bar counter inside an Oshiage liquor shop. Sake, wine, whisky and craft beer by the glass, with obanzai dishes like squid nuta on Thu–Sat evenings. Wine cellar in the basement.
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A kakuuchi where you can hang out with dogs while you drink.
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Beer hall on the 1st floor of Mon Chateau 12 near Oshiage. Rio Brewing Co. from Kashiwanoha leads the taps, each new keg announced. Food pop-ups by guest makers.
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Pork-offal tachinomi in Negishi, Uguisudani. Seared liver on a hot plate is the bestseller, with cartilage, offal stew and whole fried garlic. The house drink is the doro-hai. Menus carry English notes.
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Thick-cut horse sashimi and charcoal-grilled skewers make this tachinomi worth seeking out.
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Kakuuchi at a Honjo-Azumabashi liquor store founded in 1883. Five draft beers at all times, including Maruef and Jukusen, in small, medium or large. Oktoberfest beer in autumn.
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Tachinomi in Kotobuki 3-chome by Tawaramachi. Downtown staples—three-chilled Hoppy, Akaboshi, Kinmiya, Baisu—with stew, potato salad and curry. Sake too. Days off posted monthly as a calendar.
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Craft beer and draft alongside snacks from ¥100 — kakuuchi drinking at its most honest, backed by a sake shop founded in the Meiji era.
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Liquor shop and kakuuchi in Misuji, Taito-ku. Bartender Sorato Nomura, who spent about seven years behind London bars, selects Japanese gin, whisky and bottled cocktails, including Fukagawa Distillery's Tsuburo. Snacks from 100 yen; daytime drinking too.
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Sake and shochu shop in Kappabashi, opened 2015. Limited releases like Hoo Biden, Midorikawa and Toyo Otokoyama, with kakuuchi for 500 yen. Publishes the owner's newsletter 'Shiratama News'; the main shop is in Kita-Ueno.
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Kakuuchi at the long-established Sagamiya Honten in Asakusa. Natural wines made without pesticides or preservatives from France, Germany, Italy, Slovenia and more, tasted for 500 yen.
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Bar run by a brewery in Yokokawa, Sumida, near the Skytree. House craft beer and cider, plus rakia distilled from fruit using Sosa summer oranges and persimmons. Open Friday nights and weekend afternoons.
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Yakisoba stand in the Asakusa underground arcade, directly connected to the station. 'Genius yakisoba' with bottled beer from midday to night. Staff are the 'Star Team' with a posted roster; a Halloween event every year.
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Kakuuchi izakaya in Nishi-Asakusa. Sake and wine lead, with craft beer, shochu and seasonal limited sakes. Dogs and kids welcome; shared workspace upstairs. Part of Asakusa's Futen group.
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A liquor-store kakuuchi that also pulls coffee — you pick your poison, standing.
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Kakuuchi opened in 2022 next to a liquor shop founded in 1902, across from Otori Shrine in Iriya. The owner's rotating picks at 150–250 yen, with whisky events.
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Asakusa branch of Kawamuraya, a creative-pickles maker claiming 230 years. Kakuuchi with shochu, pickles and cheese snacks from 250 yen. Shops in Omiya and Kawagoe too, each with a dining corner.
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Cash-only kakuuchi where you pay as you go — sake, draft beer, and simple snacks, no fuss.
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Tachinomi Banpaiya in Negishi 3-chome near Uguisudani. Sashimi from 310 yen, the signature chuhai and draft beer, stews and snacks, from early afternoon.
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Raw meat dishes and ¥350 beers — this easy-going tachinomi spot even does highballs for ¥150.
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Sake bar on the third floor in Kanda Kitanorimonocho. The owner, who also helps at the Tsukiji fish market, pours new-wave breweries like Ome's Towa and Oga's Ine to Agave alongside seasonal seafood.
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Kanda standing bar that is a coffee shop on weekday mornings and a bar from 2pm. Homemade snacks lead: sake-steamed Kujukuri clams, house roast beef and a vegetable-heavy offal stew.
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Drink-and-buy liquor shop in Kanda-Konyacho, 2 minutes from Kanda's east exit. Owner Shiraishi's craft beer, natural wine and sake at the kakuuchi with snacks. Frequent brewery events; solo guests welcome.
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Sip sake and snack while swapping stories about tropical fish. A Showa-era tachinomi where the tab starts at ¥1,300.
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Grilled motsu and simmered motsu start in the low hundreds — a tachinomi spot built for regulars.
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Spicy curry at lunch, tachinomi wine after dark — a hidden gem tucked under the tracks.
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Seafood straight from Sanriku and hard-to-find offal cuts, all enjoyed tachinomi-style for ¥500–¥1,000. Fresh sashimi with sake — that's the move here.
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Tachinomi nearest Keisei-Ueno. Tempura and oden are the core, with highballs and sours. The senbero set is 1,200 yen (revised June 2022).
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Standing bar inside the Ueno shop of meat wholesaler Oyama. Fresh-fried menchi katsu and croquettes are the stars, with a limited wagyu menchi. A restaurant sits inside too; take-out available.
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Simmered motsu and other braised dishes at wallet-friendly prices. Draft beer, highball, lemon sour — the drinks lineup is solid too.
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Teppan-style tachinomi by Ueno Station. Tonpei-yaki and yakisoba cooked in front of you are the stars, alongside ham katsu and offal sashimi. Standing area plus counter and terrace seating, about 80 in all.
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Nikomi, simmered motsu, all under ¥800 — and beer from just ¥200. Serious value tachinomi.
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Craft beer on tap and canned — a relaxed tachinomi where the snacks are just as easygoing as the drinks.
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Tachinomi near Akihabara's Showa-dori exit. Fifteen sours with pesticide-free lemons and dashi-marinated karaage lead, with natural wine, craft beer from an Asakusabashi brewery and sake. Good for a first or second stop.
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25-seat standing skewer bar by Akihabara Station. Seared chashu and skewer platters are the draw, with shochu and house sours. Smoking allowed throughout.
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Standing skewer bar 1 minute from Akihabara's central gate, the first Kushigin. Liver is the specialty; chicken is prepped in-house from morning. Strong-carbonated highballs and champagne. For seats, they point you to the Kanda shop.
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Horse-racing memorabilia covers every wall — beer and oden start at just ¥250 at this classic taishu sakaba tachinomi.
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Sake specialist shop in Asakusabashi that doubles as a kakuuchi, with tasting sets to compare labels. The operator also runs a sake web shop and web magazine.
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Standing bar in Asakusabashi sharing its name with Himeji's Hatoya. Biodynamic wines from Altolandon are the staples, with dishes from Iwate vegetables and other sourced produce. Knitting classes some nights.
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Grilled motsu and offal dishes range from ¥70 to ¥2,000 at this tachinomi yakiton spot.
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Tachinomi in Asakusabashi, same group as Setagaya STAND and Arakawa STAND. Spice- and herb-forward snacks with house-made drinks and natural wine. Wine is poured in tumblers; bottles are picked from the case yourself. Snacks from 100 yen.
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Yakiton tachinomi about 2 minutes from Asakusabashi's east exit. Kurobuta niku-jaga, niku-dofu, curry and motsu-ni, with small plates like 'Mom's potato salad'. Staff personalities are part of the show; takeout gifts available.
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Tachinomi 4 minutes from Kinshicho, opened April 2024. A bagel-and-coffee cafe by day that becomes a bar in the evening under the theme 'a grown-up detour'. Room for about 15 standing; non-smoking inside.
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Tachinomi in Kinshicho built on sake and wine, with yakitori and seafood snacks. Kakuuchi flights from 1,200 yen.
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Tachinomi in Kinshicho with some seats. House tofu cutlet, miso-stewed chicken skin and cartilage bonjiri karaage lead the daily specials; sardine sashimi when available. Hoppy is the push; reservations accepted.
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Tachinomi in Koto-bashi behind the Kinshicho JRA. Senbero drinking with snacks like teriyaki wings, sea bream ara-jiru and pork shabu with atsuage. Karaoke and horse-racing broadcasts.
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Tachinomi in Kyoei Building, Kinshi 4-chome. Fried and grilled dishes under 1,000 yen with draft beer and sours. The shop may close early on quiet nights.
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Chicken-broth oden and chilled oden take center stage, with liver dishes, draft beer, and highballs rounding out a relaxed tachinomi stop.
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A liquor-store kakuuchi where local sake starts at just 300 yen.
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Tucked into Yokozuna Yokocho near JR Ryogoku, this counter tachinomi punches well above its weight in the kitchen.
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Pay as you go, stay as long as you like — highball, shochu, hoppy, and simmered motsu keep things moving.
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A taishu sakaba where simmered motsu, sashimi, and fried bites start at just 70 yen — tachinomi at its most generous.
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Ameyoko branch of Den, a chain built on motsuyaki and stews, started in 2012 by a founder from Sado. Also aji-jaga potatoes, sashimi and vinegared tofu.
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Half tachinomi, half seated — yakiton, beer, and hoppy carry you from a lazy lunch drink all the way through the night.
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Tachinomi inside Ueno's Ameyoko Center Building. Known for Japanese whisky—Yoichi, Miyagikyo, Shizuoka—plus sake. Dishes include simmered kinmedai head and pork belly skewers; a sister karaoke bar nearby.
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Tachinomi from midday, with simmered dishes and sashimi starting around ¥220 — this place is all about value.
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The second Takioka shop in the Ueno–Okachimachi area. Motsu-ni, yakiton and sashimi from the 200-yen range, plus Hoppy. A tachinomi built around senbero drinking.
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Draft beer and sake, simple snacks, no fuss — a counter-focused spot that's just right for a quick one on the way home.
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Seafood tachinomi in Kanda-Sudacho. The owner works at Toyosu Market and buys the day's fish—cured and seared sawara and saba, fried monkfish—plus a sake 'gacha' where a draw picks your bottle. Saturday-only five-item platter.
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Yakitori, liver, cheese — simple snacks done right, washed down with draft beer or a highball. Classic tachinomi.
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Beer bar with a bookshop in Kikukawa, Morishita. The owner, a former editor who also brewed beer, hosts frequent talks with editors and writers.
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U-shaped-counter bar near Kikukawa Station. Natural wine, local gin and warm drinks like hot sake and hot Campari, with light snacks and dagashi sweets. Gin and wine to take home. No reservations.
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Tonpei-yaki and highballs from ¥260 — solid tachinomi snacks at prices that won't hurt.
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Kakuuchi at a century-old regional-sake shop in Minami-Senju. Sake plus Japanese wine and shochu, with wine evenings in the irori room upstairs and bus tours to breweries.
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A liquor-store kakuuchi where you can do a side-by-side tasting of sake and wine. Draft beer and shochu are on hand too.
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Book-lined standing bar in Asakusa's Kannon-ura. Hoegaarden on draft and awamori sangria steeped with seasonal fruit from citrus to apple. Opening days are posted monthly.
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Tachinomi on the 1st floor of a yellow building in Asakusa 4-chome, open from morning for daytime drinking. Yakitori and snacks at the counter; solo guests welcome, reservations taken around Tori-no-Ichi. Hour changes posted on Instagram.
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A wine-focused tachinomi where everything's poured by the glass — easy to explore different labels without committing to a bottle.
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Taishu sakaba in Kameido 3-chome. Thick-cut sashimi with sake and Hoppy, standing. Daily specials; no plain rice on takikomi-gohan days. Groups of three or more must reserve, not by DM.
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Small bistro and natural-wine spot in Higashi-Ueno, about 9 minutes from Ueno Station, listed as a standing wine bar. Guests stand close together, DJ gear sits on the table, and outdoor drinking is welcome. Joins events with the pastry-and-wine shop trois doigts.
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Kakuuchi bar 'Matsui Saketen BAR SECTION' near Okachimachi and Naka-Okachimachi. Cash-on-delivery, whisky-led: Bowmore 12 for 1,000 yen, Jack Daniel's Rye 750. Pitched as a stop on the way home.
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Standing wine stand in Nippori, part of the Setagaya STAND family. Spice-and-herb snacks with natural wine, brimming glasses, craft beer and cheese. Bottles are chosen from the showcase yourself.
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A kakuuchi-style tachinomi spot with a solid sake lineup. Pull up with some simmered motsu or cheese and enjoy a quick, easy drink.
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Snacks made with Yoshiike ingredients, served yatai-style — a laid-back spot for a casual tachinomi.
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Self-service drinking hall in Ueno 5-chome run by the Yoshiike fishmonger group of Okachimachi. Sashimi and yakitori from around 250 yen, across two floors.
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Kakuuchi inside the wine shop on the 1st floor of atré Ueno EAST. About 600 wines, sommelier-chosen glasses in-store, plus sake and an original craft beer. BYO to the adjoining restaurant is allowed.
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A proper Showa-era tachinomi where drinks and snacks run from ¥100 to ¥450.
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Sake specialist in Yushima 3-chome near Ueno-Hirokoji. Run by a certified taster and a Japanese-cuisine chef, with small regional breweries sourced directly; tastings from 100 yen and bottles to take home.
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Classic kakuuchi vibes — grab a sake and a snack on your feet. Easy to drop in during evening hours.
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Fish-and-sake spot in Kanda-Sudacho with both standing and seated areas. Timed self-serve all-you-can-drink sake is the draw, cheaper at the standing counter. Underused fish from Numazu and Ito cooked to order, with limited sakes rotating twice a month.
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Kakuuchi at a Bakurocho liquor store run by sake-association head office Okanaga. About 20 sakes in 50ml or 100ml, with self-service warming at your preferred temperature. Shop bottles and snacks can be brought in for a fee.
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Draft beer and natural wine, with snacks like stew and liver running from ¥200 to ¥1,800 — a tachinomi that keeps things honest.
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Kakuuchi at Iwataya liquor store in Higashi-Mukojima, good for a lunchtime glass or after work, with meals like lu rou fan and fried horse mackerel. Also runs a community diner with local sponsors.
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Bistro in Higashi-Mukojima, Hikifune, built on craft beer and house sausages. Choose from the day's five sausages for your hot dog; natural wine by the glass. Kids welcome.
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Brasserie in Higashi-Ueno near Inaricho, sister to Asakusa's Ludique. Casual French eaten standing, wine by the glass. Daily lunch on weekdays; exhibits yearly at Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi's France fair.
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Kakuuchi, sake, and the ghost of old sento culture — this tachinomi bar keeps the Showa spirit quietly alive.
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Kakuuchi vibes, dried snacks, and wine starting at ¥180 — a quiet spot to drink in peace.
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Kakuuchi at a Minowa liquor shop founded 1927. Beer, sake, wine and snacks served by the okami. In April 2026 it hosted a tap launch of a craft beer brewed from Oita rice. Shop goods cash only.
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A liquor-store kakuuchi with draft beer, simmered motsu, beef tongue, and gyoza to keep you going.
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Natural wine shop in Ueno-Sakuragi run by an Alsace-born owner, with kakuuchi drinking at the counter or on the roof terrace. Bring bread or sweets from the neighborhood; a tiny brewery here makes non-alcoholic craft beer.
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Main shop of standing izakaya Drum Kan in Yushima. Drum-barrel tables, snacks from 50 yen, draft beer and shochu, cash on delivery. Collaborations like all-you-can-eat liver with a yakiton griller.
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