michael lambe

On Sunday Paul took me to a very nice beer bar in Kagurazaka named “Bitter”. Kagurazaka itself, is well worth a visit if you happen to be in Tokyo, full as it is with nice little, shops, restaurants and dinky little bars. And if you happen to be in Kagurazaka, then “Bitter” is certainly worth a visit. Check out the spacious wooden interior!

Although the main speciality is Belgian beer, they also have over 70 varities of British and German beers. Bar snacks and meals are also available. And I believe they have some occasional Japanese micro-brews on tap too. Sunday being our lucky day we were able to enjoy a couple of pints of delicious Harvest Moon Brown Ale fresh from the cask.

Ready to serve: sisters Teruko and Mayumi. This bar has a very cosy atmosphere. RECOMMENDED.
Opening hours are 5:00 PM - 2:00 AM with no cover charge or extra tax. Closed on Saturdays and National Holidays. For a map, click here:Beer Bar Bitter Map, then go to the bottom of that page and click on the map again for a clearer image.

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Here’s a couple of interesting links before I sign off for today. First off, Japanese clothing company Uniqlo are launching a new world-wide recycling scheme. Once you’re done with your Uniqlo clothes you can take them back to any Uniqlo store for reprocessing, or if still in good nick they will be sent on to refugee camps and such. Marvellous. Bravo Uniqlo!Also, this article I read a few days back shook me to my Irish roots. It seems that the Irish, Scots, Welsh and English are all pretty much the same when studied genetically and it is theorised that the whole bit about one lot being descended from Celts and the other from Anglo-Saxons is simply not true. We are in fact all descended from an earlier base stock upon which later invaders (Celts, Angles, Vikings etc) were but a light and spicy seasoning. It’s a fascinating article, especially the bit about English being spoken in England before the Romans arrived.

Here’s an amusing video from the Oval Office:

And here’s another of Joe Strummer, this time with the Mescaleros singing “Coma Girl”:

LINKS FOR THIS POST:Beer Bar Bitter/Kagurazaka/Kagurazaka Restaurants/Genetic Roots of British Isles/Uniqlo Recycling Scheme