greetings from tokyo! as some on twitter probably already know, i’m currently running around j

greetings from tokyo! as some on twitter probably already know, i’m currently running around japan and so i took the chance to find this little gem of a place. wedged in an unnoticeable little alley in ginza. you’ll have to pardon the photo quality because my phone camera wasn’t built for low light scenarios.

i ordered a golden fizz (coincidentally written to be ango’s favourite) and if you can tell from that photo, i was actually seated in the corner - yes, the exact same corner that dazai used to chill in. how ironic. i was later moved inside to the very end which was right beside the photographs of the infamous trio (which was way too close for me to grab a picture of) and given a little matchbox and pamphlet of the place.

the place draws a really interesting crowd. i saw a share of fans having drinks and smokes there (one of them was in a bolo tie and an outfit that screams dazai, so there was that). very chill, very cool to be in, even as a regular customer with no knowledge of the series.

you’ll also notice in the third photo that there are a bunch of books written by the literati that frequented the bar, and amongst those books were two copies of dark era. very, very amusing.