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Japan’s new matcha vending machines serve freshly prepared matcha in five different strengths
- Oona McGee
20 hours ago - Tweet
Enjoy the taste of freshly whisked matcha at the touch of a button.
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- (alcohol • bars • cafes • COK • cool • crazy.clever • drinks • food • Okinawa • restaurants • SNJO • sweets • vending machines)
Robot bartender bar opening in Kyoto, and no, they’re not controlled by AI
- Casey Baseel
Sep 28, 2026
Human hearts and minds will be at the core of the OrySNACK Kyoto experience.
- Japan
- (bars • cool • drinks • Japan travel • Kyoto • OriHime • Ory Labs • restaurants • robots • society • technology • tourism • travel)
Snow Salt Soft Cream Cafe & Bar for grown-ups opens in Tokyo’s Ueno area with a bookish surprise
- Krista Rogers
Sep 16, 2026
Adults can indulge in a coffee or alcoholic beverage paired with soft serve ice cream at this new oasis of calm in the city.
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- (affogato • bars • cafes • COK • food • ice cream • SNJO • Snow Salt • soft serve • sweets • Tokyo • Ueno)
Man arrested in Tokyo after allegedly luring foreign tourists into shady Kabukicho establishments
- Oona McGee
Jul 14, 2026
Tokyo police issue warning to overseas visitors as dozens of people report scams by suspected touts in the city’s nightlife district.
- Japan
- (bar barkers • bars • crime • Kabukicho • kyakuhiki • news • police • restaurants • shinjuku • street touts • Tokyo • touts)
Order a cocktail, support a senior with Shinjuku Day Service Mojito at a handful of businesses
- Krista Rogers
Jun 9, 2026
A new model of urban community collaboration in Shinjuku’s Kabukicho area connects the generations using mint as a bridge.
- Japan
- (bars • cool • elderly • gardening • host clubs • Kabukicho • mint • mojito • moving • restaurants • senior citizens • seniors • shinjuku • Shinjuku Day Service • society • touching)
Japan’s izakaya pubs closing at record pace, failing to attract foreign tourists
- Casey Baseel
May 21, 2026
Combination of factors is dimming the shine of one of the stars of Japanese restaurant culture.
Police cracking down on outdoor seating in Tokyo’s liveliest street market neighborhood[Video]
- Casey Baseel
May 9, 2026
Tokyo Metropolitan Police officers issue warnings to pub owners in Ueno.
- Japan
- (Ameya Yokocho • Ameyoko • Ameyokocho • bars • COK • izakaya • pubs • restaurants • SNJO • society • Ueno • video)
This Japanese vending machine doesn’t sell drinks, but you can buy drinks through it
- Casey Baseel
Mar 20, 2026
There’s nothing for sale inside the machine, but Okinawan spirits and delicious deserts are waiting on the other side.
- Japan
- (alcohol • bars • cafes • COK • cool • crazy.clever • drinks • food • Okinawa • restaurants • SNJO • sweets • vending machines)
Japan has a new bar just for people thinking about quitting their jobs, and the drinks are free
- Casey Baseel
Jan 28, 2026
Tenshoku Sodan Bar seeks to fill a need that’s not served by the traditional job-hunting process.
- Japan
- (alcohol • bars • cool • crazy • drinks • job changing • job hunting • weird • working in Japan)
Bar event for sitting and spacing out opening in Tokyo, offers the luxury of doing nothing
- Casey Baseel
Jul 28, 2025
Boutto Suru Bar is committed to boutto suru ideal.
Japanese bar district to get bilingual wristbands to help start/avoid conversations while drinking
- Casey Baseel
Apr 4, 2025
There are more than 600 bars and pubs in Noge, and these wristbands seek to help you find one that’s just right for you.
Believe it or not, this row of retro Japanese bars is actually a hotel!【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Mar 25, 2025
Northern Japanese town famous for its castles and cherry blossoms also has one of the country’s most unique hotels.
Japanese motor home is like a time machine to a bubble era Tokyo private bar, on sale now【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Feb 21, 2025
It’s like someone opened a 1980s Ginza lounge in the back of a motor home.
- Japan
- (bars • bubble era • camping • camping cars • cars • COK • cool • crazy • motor homes • outdoors • retro • SNJO)
American gun owner opens our eyes to a different way of life in Tokyo
- Oona McGee
Oct 30, 2024
“Bad guys have guns, so good girls have to have guns too.”
Subway Japan purchased by Japanese izakaya pub company with penchant for organic farming
- Casey Baseel
Oct 25, 2024
Watami wanted sandwiches, so it went out and bought Subway.
- Japan
- (bars • COK • fast food • food • izakaya • pubs • restaurants • sandwiches • Subway • Subway Japan • Watami)
This Japanese pub with one-yen bottles of sake broke our brain and made our day
- Casey Baseel
Aug 25, 2024
We have no idea how this is possible, but we’re oh so happy it is.
- Japan
- (alcohol • awesome • bars • cheap • COK • cool • crazy • izakaya • nihonshu • pubs • restaurants • sake • SNJO)
Hypnosis bar opens in Tokyo, with prizes for those who don’t fall into a hypnotic state
- SoraNews24
Jul 27, 2024
Veteran hypnotist puts his money where his mouth is.
- Japan
- (bars • cafes • COK • drinks • food • hypnosis • Islam Alley • Islam Yokocho • magic • palm reading • restaurants • Shin-Okubo • Tarot • Tokyo)
Japan’s new canned chu-hai with fresh lemon slice: disappointing gimmick or drink revelation?
- Oona McGee
Jun 15, 2024
Future Lemon Sour is a world-first, but does it really recreate the izakaya experience at home?
- Japan
- (Asahi Breweries • bars • canned drinks • chu-hai • chuhai • COK • drinking • drinks • Future Lemon Sour • izakaya • lemon • lemon sour • Mirai no Lemon Sour • Miyashita Park • news • review • Shibuya • SNJO • taste test • Tokyo)
Japan unveils world’s first chu-hai with fresh lemon slice in can so every drink tastes different
- Oona McGee
Jun 7, 2024
A world-first lemon sour that lets you bring that izakaya feel home with you.
- Japan
- (Asahi Breweries • bars • canned drinks • chu-hai • chuhai • COK • drinking • drinks • Future Lemon Sour • izakaya • lemon • lemon sour • Mirai no Lemon Sour • Miyashita Park • news • Shibuya • Tokyo)
Rub shoulders with the locals at a Japanese snack bar run by a famous singer’s family
- Oona McGee
Dec 9, 2023
A place where Rimi Natsukawa knows your name.
- Japan
- (bars • COK • Ishigaki • Ishigakijima • Kouhey • Okinawa • Rimi Natsukawa • shared accomodation • singers • Snack • snack bar • SNJO • travel)
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