2024.March 22

Dear International Customers

 ① Starting in June, we will have two days off per week. Probably this year, we will be closed on Saturdays and Sundays. Japanese national holidays will be closed or open depending on the month; will be noted on google map and this website.

（We want to spend our days without strain in order to maintain our fitness and keep this bar open for a long period of time. I will be 62 years old this year, and my body is gradually getting tired. I would also like to have more time to spend with our cats.）

② Please note that from April 28 to May 6, it will be a "GOLDEN WEEK" with many consecutive holidays in Japan.

This bar is closed on national holidays. Many of the best restaurants in Shibuya are also closed, so it is a good idea to check in advance if you can make reservations. However, restaurants and bars in the shopping building will be open.

③ In late March, many people come to Japan to see the cherry blossoms. Today, information on the Meguro River, the closest spot to Shibuya with beautiful cherry blossoms, was uploaded.

Cherry blossoms appear to be a week later than originally forecast. Those who came expecting them now will be disappointed; they will start blooming in Tokyo all at once on Friday, March 27, and will be in full bloom on or around Sunday, April 7. After the full bloom, as long as strong rain and wind do not blow, we can enjoy the cherry blossoms for a week.

It is a season I am also looking forward to. Looking up at the sky from under the cherry blossoms on a clear, cloudless day, the contrast between the pink blossoms and the sky blue is truly beautiful.

Not only the famous ”Somei-yoshino”, but also the ”Yama-zakura”, which blooms before the ”Somei-yoshino”, and the ”Yae-zakura”, which blooms after the ”Somei-yoshino”, are beautiful. I hope each of you will enjoy your trip to find a wonderful spot to visit.

If you want to know, I will tell you my secret spot secretly.

Dear International Customers

It has been half a year since you started coming back to Japan for tourism and business, and since December 2022, many of you have been coming to my bar in earnest. We are very grateful and we are spending our days sincerely wanting to please you. I can't tell you how long I have been waiting for these days.

I am very grateful to the many people who have been coming to my bar in earnest since the beginning of March, and we spend our days in sincere joy! We are so grateful to the people who say "I haven't been here in 4 years!", to the people who keep coming back during their stay in Japan, to the people on their honeymoons, and to the people who leave saying "Amazing Place". On rare occasions, we have even received compliments from people with a similar taste in music who have said that we are the best bar in the world. I would like to say to all of you who have been here, you are the best customers in the world!

June 2023

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Owner

Shigeru Ito

Dear International Guests

Whenever I have time to spare, I ask everyone where they have been in Japan and in the Tokyo area, and what places they would like to visit.

We have found that many of our guests prefer Japanese-style "cities" and "towns with ancient Japanese scenes" and Japanese food, such as sushi, tempura, vegetable dishes, fish dishes, soba noodles, and for the younger ones, good ramen restaurants. I will soon be posting maps and guides of the places I know and love in Japan. I have also asked a liquor wholesaler with whom I do business for my bar to recommend restaurants that are close to Shibuya (e.g., one train stop or a 20-minute walk) and that serve Japanese cuisine and are welcoming to tourists.

If anyone reads this page and would like to get some information, please ask me when you come to this bar. We will guide you when we have time to spare.

I hope I can be of some help to you to enjoy Japan.

April 2023

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Owner

Shigeru Ito

Dear Overseas Customer

Since last November, more and more people have been coming to the bar, mainly tourists from overseas and people staying in Japan for business, and we have been enjoying our bar everyday since January.We have many customers who have finally been able to come again after a four-year absence. We are truly grateful to all of you.

 Please note that this bar is closed on Sundays and Japanese national holidays. March 21, April 29, May 3, 4, and 5 are Japanese national holidays. in June, the bar will be open on all days except Sunday.

Many of our customers also want to drink Japanese whiskey, so we have a variety of brands other than Suntory and Nikka. From March 20, we will start serving spring strawberry cocktails. From March 20, we will start serving spring strawberry cocktails: gin and tonic and highball made with frozen strawberries. We have also started[ Old Fashion] cocktails in March, as requested by many customers.

The owner will take music requests when he is available after your order has been served. Customers who want to know in advance what artists are available can visit our my records page. we have about 3500 LP records to burn and 2200 7" single records. 70% are rock, pop, soundtracks, soul music 15%, jazz and world, and Latin music 10%, and about 5% Japanese rock.

 
On Fridays, the city is full of people, but when they do, this bar is surprisingly uncrowded. I think it is because many young people come here from regional cities in Japan to have fun. They are often wandering around with nowhere to go.

We try our best to make it enjoyable for everyone. 

March 2023

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Owner

Shigeru Ito

※Our bar does not have a large number of people. Depending on the crowd on any given day(especially on Fridays and Saturdays), we may not allow more than 4 people to enter this bar after 23:30. Since we do not have a large stock space for ice and beer, we may run out of them. We also need to make sure that we have enough for all the guests who will be coming at that time.

Above all, there are many customers who want to spend a restful time in the time before this bar closes, and we do not allow large groups of customers (even Japanese) to enter this bar because it is inevitably noisy for these people.

After 23:30, customers who want to spend a quiet time with two to three people are welcome.

However, when the Japanese government and media start making a fuss about the increasing number of patients about Covid 19, more and more office workers are stopped by their workplaces and find it difficult to go out and drink, so it is open even on Fridays and Saturdays.We expect it will probably not be crowded every day in December either.

And the cats that live with my wife and I are hungry and lonely and waiting for us, so we have to clean up and leave early after closing.

Past greeting text

Dear Overseas Customer

Many of your countries have returned to normal life after the pandemic, but Japan is still going through the pandemic mayhem. The lack of leadership by the government and the fact that many citizens still believe the exaggerated reports by the mass media have led to this shameful situation. As Japanese people, we feel sorry for all of you.

However, little by little, Japan is moving forward and trying to return to normalcy. There are a few politicians who are trying to accomplish this. The pointless immigration restrictions are finally over, individual travelers are being accepted, and since mid-October, the number of visitors from overseas has been gradually increasing here in the bar. They are all really nice people.

We really appreciate all the customers who have visited us.

We look forward to seeing even more of you soon.

November 2022

Record Bar 33 1 / 3rpm

Owner

Shigeru Ito

Dear Overseas Customer

Many of your countries have returned to normal life after the pandemic, but Japan is still going through the pandemic mayhem. The lack of leadership by the government and the fact that many citizens still believe the exaggerated reports by the mass media have led to this shameful situation. As Japanese people, we feel sorry for all of you.

However, little by little, Japan is moving forward and trying to return to normalcy. There are a few politicians who are trying to accomplish this. The pointless immigration restrictions are finally over, individual travelers are being accepted, and since mid-October, the number of visitors from overseas has been gradually increasing here in the bar. They are all really nice people.

We really appreciate all the customers who have visited us.

We look forward to seeing even more of you soon.

November 2022

Record Bar 33 1 / 3rpm

Owner

Shigeru Ito

Dear customers living overseas

Imagine if you've ever come to this bar or want to come sometime, everyone is having a tough time.

The situation in Japan has calmed down considerably. We have successfully resumed business this June. 

We are now having very tough days.

But I'm living now, dreaming of the day when you all come to Japan and try to come to this bar.

We really thank our customers for coming. And I am grateful that we also had fun memories.

If you read this page and come to our bar someday, we will give you a sincere hospitality.

Please dream of that day, believe in that day, and live together powerfully.

JUNE 2020

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Shopkeeper

Shigeru Ito