1) Regarding Friday Business Hours in September.

Starting in September, we will be holding "Japanese Music Days" on a trial basis on Fridays. 

(The schedule for October and beyond is undecided.)

The reasons for this are as follows:

- We've seen an increase in requests from international tourists to listen to Japanese music. This also applies to customers in Japan for work. We'll make this a day where they can enjoy Japanese music.

- Some of our regular customers enjoy listening to Japanese music from the '60s to the '80s while reminiscing about it. Also, every Friday, we have a regular customer who comes to hear "Panta," a Japanese rock musician I respect the most.

- Saturdays and Fridays are the best times to host a guest DJ.

2) Regarding Friday Business Hours in September

- The staff member who came to Japan from the United States has returned to her home country, leaving us one day short-staffed starting in September. My wife and I will be running the place by ourselves every Friday.

- Only one or two people will be allowed in the bar on Fridays. Groups of 3-4 people are accepted by reservation only (maximum of 4 people).

- The maximum number of people allowed in the bar is 15
(if it's full, we won't be able to care for everyone and we won't have enough staff).

- Of course, this also applies to Japanese customers.

- Requests are of course accepted. We also have a designated request time for music other than Japanese music.

- Occasionally, we invite friends or regulars to act as guest DJs.

3) My collection of Japanese music records

- Rock, jazz, and pop singles called “KAYOU KYOKU” from the '60s to '80s (this is Japanese popular music, with many hits), folk songs, traditional music, and singer-songwriter pop music(maybe include called city pop). Dance sounds and pop music from the '90s onwards, as well as soundtracks from Studio Ghibli films and the like. However, the records I have the most in my collection are in the rock music genre.

- I don't know what city pop means to us. It's just a recent way of narrowing down the genre. It seems to be interpreted differently depending on the person, the media, and the country. I may have some, or I may have none at all. I'm currently purchasing similar records little by little.

I'll be posting details of the Japanese music records I own on my blog soon.