Bars
February 25, 2006
The naming of bars in Japan can be a whole webpage in itself. Most small shot bars follow a simple pattern:
(random word) Bar (random word)
The few strange ones I can name right off the bat are Bar None, Bar Isn’t It?, and Sense Pleasure Bar (this one’s near my apartment and it’s not at all sexually themed). One bar that’s always made me question what they serve is Bar Blow.
In all actuality, it’s a reggae themed bar with shitty wooden stumps for stools. I went back there recently and they’ve moved shop. They moved right across the street actually and it’s not quite reggae themed anymore - they have a much bigger space and slower service.
February 26th, 2006 at 21:30
The happy exception:
The izakaya I used to hang out in when I first came to Japan is called “Chagaragu.” Or “Chugalug.” It involves a pun on the “raku” kanji asperated into “ragu” in the name.
February 27th, 2006 at 14:54
Don’t forget the Vietnamese noodle house here in Vancouver called Pho Bich Nga. Too bad it’s gone now.