Fall omatsuri in my neighborhood
The lanterns announce that the omatsuri festival will be happening Using simple plumbers’ fixtures and scaffolding, flexible and removabl....
21 Sep 3:57 pm  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Tengu Brand Beef Steak Jerky Chips
What am I doing? I’m enjoying some Swedish beer imported from Germany while listening to some good Japanese hip-hop and l....
26 Aug 4:27 am  from  Yonasu   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Ukon no Chikara — No more Hangovers
Tired of heavy hangovers after a night out? Well, you’ve come to the right place my friend! Ukon no Chikara is here to sa....
24 Aug 6:14 am  from  Yonasu   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Gyaru Wednesday Wk10
Wow, week 10! This is the longest series of posts there is on this blog, and it just keeps getting better and better. This ....
18 Aug 6:41 pm  from  Yonasu   [Profile]  [Recent] 
A Tokyo Life: Welcome to the World`s Largest Rat Race
The suns raises at 4:30 a.m. and already the city stirs. There is a man riding around the hood on a loud scooter dropping off the morning pa....
1 Aug 2:18 am  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Don`t Call It A Come Back!
Hello Japan! You motherfuckers! Yeah, that is right my ass is still here. I have been keeping my head low for a while. A lot of crazy ass th....
14 Jul 4:26 pm  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
ANA’s New In-Flight Draft-Beer Service
The airline ANA are doing their best to make flying less tedious- as of July 20th, draft beer will be available on some of their domestic f....
13 Jul 12:22 am  from  Gaijin Tonic   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Tokyo Booze Bulletin
The latest act of one-upmanship between the Asahi and Kirin super-breweries comes from Asahi, who have decided to compete in the convenience....
12 Jul 3:54 pm  from  Gaijin Tonic   [Profile]  [Recent] 
What do you think of this combination?
In Japan, eating snacks while drinking is big business! I know what you are thinking....same in the States and Canada etc. But I'm not talki....
12 Jul 1:06 am  from  From Japan With Love   [Profile]  [Recent] 
SHIRO Cheers System
The Shochu brewery Takahashi Shuzou has launched a new campaign for its Shiro drink with the goal of bringing people togeth....
1 Jul 8:06 pm  from  Yonasu   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Spirits, lights, food, prayers, & drinking at summer festival
I managed to visit the Hanazono festival in May twice, once during the day and once at night. In the nighttime, the lights, food, and atmos....
29 Jun 9:01 am  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Japanese Fans Reacting to World Cup Win 6/14
Despite low expectations, Japan beat Cameroon June 14th 1-0. Many expected Japan to lose because they were lower in rank than Cameroon and ....
16 Jun 10:52 am  from  Samurai Dave   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Rocknococoro
Rocknococoro is a fine place to rock yer coconuts. A fun little DJ bar in Shibuya, it’s frequented by the kind of enthusiastic teenyboppe....
31 May 11:11 pm  from  Gaijin Tonic   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Beat Cafe
Beat Cafe is one of the best-known bars in Shibuya, thanks to it’s handy location at the end of the busy Center-Gai shopping street. It....
31 May 11:03 pm  from  Gaijin Tonic   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Post-Golden Week Discount Boozing Update
Golden Week has come to an end, and bleary-eyed, sunburned Japanese workers are trudging back to work (mercifully only for two days until th....
6 May 10:58 am  from  Gaijin Tonic   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Strong Off
I’ve just tried Asahi’s brand new “beer”, the oddly-named “Strong Off”, which sounds like a sexual act performed by an arm-wres....
25 Mar 11:02 pm  from  Gaijin Tonic   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Parties!
Thanks to everyone who came to the “Wild Mood Swings” shindig I put together, (not least all my ace mates who did a top-notch job of DJi....
25 Mar 12:29 am  from  Gaijin Tonic   [Profile]  [Recent] 
St Patrick’s Day in Matsue
What is supposedly Japan’s second largest annual St Patrick’s Day celebration (after the one in Omotesando, Tokyo) took place last week ....
24 Mar 11:16 pm  from  Gaijin Tonic   [Profile]  [Recent] 
The Best Guide to Roppongi
When I was in Japan earlier this year, I made a few visits to Roppongi to get my groove on and whatnot. One Thursday night I went to GP Bar....
17 Mar 1:33 am  from  Yonasu   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Jackson Five Bar
The other day I stumbled upon a Jackson Five-themed bar in Nakano, Tokyo. Groovy! Perhaps the bar was named to commemorate the famous quint....
15 Mar 8:26 pm  from  Gaijin Tonic   [Profile]  [Recent] 
The Bourbon House
Here’s a recommendation from Andrew Hill. It’s a bar called “The Bourbon House” in Nishi-Kawaguchi. Sounds ace! Cheers, Andrew. Th....
15 Mar 7:26 pm  from  Gaijin Tonic   [Profile]  [Recent] 
The Latest Kirin Ads
Here are a couple of new Japanese TV commercials for Kirin’s alcoholic drinks, courtesy of Japan Probe. The first is for Kirin’s Highbal....
9 Mar 7:34 am  from  Gaijin Tonic   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Wanted: Bizarre Bars of Japan
I haven’t posted many bar reviews lately because I haven’t discovered anywhere ridiculous or surreal enough (although there’s a bar in....
24 Feb 11:52 am  from  Gaijin Tonic   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Wild Mood Swings Vol 1 (Big Free Party in Tokyo)
Hey, I’m DJing at a wild, all-night shindig in Tokyo in a few weeks, so I thought I’d plug it here. It’s at Sangenjaya Hell’s Bar on....
11 Feb 4:24 pm  from  Gaijin Tonic   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Party in Kichijoji and Kokubunji
Went out to meet with some old classmates who’re currently studying in Japan. Ended up at an izakaya in Kichijoji where we had a tabehouda....
2 Feb 5:00 pm  from  Yonasu   [Profile]  [Recent] 
First Trip to Roppongi
After hanging out on Takeshita Street for a few hours we went back home to leave our stuff and get ourselves ready for Roppongi. Even though....
30 Jan 9:02 pm  from  Yonasu   [Profile]  [Recent] 
The New Craze – Chocolate Booze!
A trip to my local convenience store today revealed not one but two new chocolate-based alcoholic drinks, so I felt duty-bound to try them b....
25 Jan 10:47 pm  from  Gaijin Tonic   [Profile]  [Recent] 
50 Yen Beer Is Worth All The Trouble
Some things just cannot be resisted. Even when you know it may turn out bad somethings are worth any potential problems. This is what I thou....
19 Jan 3:00 am  from     [Profile]  [Recent] 
Japan January Booze Updates
While most folks on the planet spend January staggering around, broke and bleary eyed, nursing month-long hangovers and waiting until that d....
14 Jan 1:32 pm  from  Gaijin Tonic   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Karaoke and fellow swedes in S(v)endai
Svendai? That's my new name for this place. I earlier mentioned there already were some swedes at school. But this weekend I learned that we....
14 Jan 10:09 am  from  Sendainaut.net   [Profile]  [Recent] 
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