Hang out in Higashi Nakano with Voicy CTO Yuji Kubota (@yuji0316)

Last night, I hung out with Yuji. We worked together at Rakuten for the advertising platform and we are long time friends from that time. Recently, I moved from Shibuya to Nakano and then we accidentally became neighbors. Yuji founded a company called Voicy(http://voicy.jp/) last year and as the CTO, he works so hard these days.

Anyway, we visited four places in one night in Higashi-Nakano area. I love this Hashigo (はしご in Japanese. Visiting variety of places in one night) way so let me share.

1. SHINOA - Casual Japanese cuisine

In Higashi Nakano Ginza Street, SHINOA is a relatively new Japanese place. The appetizer called Otohshi(お通し in Japanese) was Sesami Tofu and Cheese. Especially, cheese was delicious.

Sophisticated Potato Salad(お洒落なポテトサラダ) I often order Potato Salad (Popular Izakaya menu) for starters. In here, it looks different from general Pote-Sala but exactly that is. Tastes good :) //embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js
Sake(日本酒) Sake selection here is good. We ordered Fukushima Sake and Niigata Sake 1 sho(small bottle) for each. //embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js
Sashimi We ordered Today's special Sashimi. Fresh. Perfect Sake and Sashimi combination! //embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js
Chicken, Beef, Deer plate Especially, Chicken is good.

I'm at SHINOA in 中野区, 東京都 w/ @yuji0316 https://t.co/56DIckNXHx pic.twitter.com/vI2LUWd9Qt
— Eiji Shinohara (@shinodogg) January 20, 2017

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2. TouTou (東灯) - Dining Bar

Young and fashionable atmosphere. Otohshi(お通し) was Steamed Egg Custard. Last night was pretty cold in Tokyo so it was really nice to have.

Wakayama Lemon Shochu Cocktail Feeling real lemon flava :)

I'm at 東灯 w/ @yuji0316 https://t.co/oxk0gg9oPp pic.twitter.com/vvsR1Nvbhz
— Eiji Shinohara (@shinodogg) January 20, 2017

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Gorgonzola Puff Girly :) Unfortunately, we are the middle-aged guys (Ojisan in Japanese).. //embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js
Liver Paste Until this time, we didn't take carbohydrate so.. //embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js

3. Hitomi - Classic Bar

The building and entrance were pretty old fashioned and a little bit hard to recognize it is open or not. But inside the place the atmosphere is so cool. Experienced bartender and absolute good drinks. He's been running this place for about 40 years!! He told us a lot about Higashi Nakano history :) //embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js

Gin and Tonic

I'm at 日登美 in 中野区, 東京都 w/ @yuji0316 https://t.co/8M0NI0npSv pic.twitter.com/q1jkva58vb
— Eiji Shinohara (@shinodogg) January 20, 2017

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Green Viking (Original Cocktail) Master went to Shanghai for helping "Speak Low" (彼楼 in Chinese) the bar launch as a guest bartender. This is the original cocktail at that time.

#GreenViking :) #日登美 x #SpeakLow pic.twitter.com/lCtAL1Q9hO
— Eiji Shinohara (@shinodogg) January 20, 2017

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Definitely, I'll visit this place again shortly. If you are interested in coming, please let me know.

4. Akahoshi (あかほし) - Izakaya

Reasonable old-fashioned Japanese Izakaya. Hitomi Master told us that before becoming Akahoshi(Izakaya), it was a Sushi place. When I got there, I noticed that there is a counter top Sushi display case. Anyway, we ordered Beer and Ramen noodle (喜多方 Kitakata flava) for closing the night :)