What a Japanese Neighbourhood Bar is Like 

Cheers!

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Well said😂

Agree. Yet it's often called jail sometimes or your neighborhood pub.

@@tfoen7678 No, jail is when you gotta go back home to the wife!

I love the tiny bar/izakaya thing in Japan. I found a 4 person standing only bar in Osaka and can't wait to go back. I look forward to going to おくば next time I'm in Japan.

She truly is lovely.

It is the Japanese Cheers

Actually it's not a pub because it's not a home.

This is fairly close to what the original pubs were like. They were the anterooms of private homes where the woman of the house (usually) would earn a small side income by brewing and serving their own beer/cider.

its almost like a public house or "pub" if you will

It is not consumiung food, its labor. Labor burns calories. Caloires are our only energy source.

​@@corysanderson6177 I didnt see anyone defecate at the bar, 0 cig ends on the floor outside, not even a wif of a donner and there probably isn't coke all over her toilet. Its definitely nicer than a pub, can you imagine if all the locals had access to your bottle at any pub 😂 best case scenario ends with you drinking piss.

@@MRU112 100% I wouldn't step foot in a pub in the UK but I'd gladly live at this place

Thank you for sharing, that sounds like such a warm and welcoming place you found!

nice place to hang on, strangers become your family 😊

This was a wonderful video. What a wonderful, warm place to visit, and be cared for.

Stuff like this is exactly what makes me want to come visit someday

Dude you have no idea. It's insane how clean and relatively quiet the major cities are.

in japan its normal for shopkeepers to tidy outside their shop and a little up and down the street as well

You still live in Shizuoka?

@@s70driver2005 Yep. Not moving any more. This is my home :-)

@urouroniwa すごい！if you don't mind me asking what do you do for work there?

@@s70driver2005 I'm a software developer. I do contract work mostly for overseas companies.

I did find a tiny 4 person standing only bar in Osaka that was awesome!!! Maybe a 5-6min walk from Dontonburi too.

I go the bar to get drunk AND be with people. I haven’t found my spot yet, but there is a place by me that does open mic comedy every wednesday and has cheap pitchers. The bar in this video is awesome but I think all the commenters saying they wish they could visit should look in their home country in the meantime. There are good places to eat and drink in every corner of the world.

Not necessarily true. I see a lot of middle aged and older people holding bars.The young ones are mostly in the party or tourist trap areas.

@@Bionickpunk I don't know in your country, but here in Spain, most pubs/bars/chiringuitos are attended by young people under 30. There are, of course, bars with older people in charge but most of the stablishments specific for drinking, not coffee shops, have mainly young workers, even if the clients are older.

90% of izakayas are like this too in tokyo since there's so many chains.

In Germany, neighbourhood bars (called "Kneipe" in German), are usually run by middle-age to older people. And they serve the same kind of function as their japanese counterparts. A place for the neighbours to meet, to socialise. For many, it's also the go-to place for personal celebrations. Unfortunately, most of them no longer serve food (thanks to ever stricter food safety rules).

@@Alicia-ag Well our own unique bar culture is part of country˙s traditions for centuries. A place where you drink, eat, listen to live music. Even some of the most pivotal events in our people´s history started in these types of locals, since it was a popular gathering spot for people from all walks of life and classes. The relative age of the waiters and bartenders is way older than in more westernized bars and pubs. So yeah, Europe has a far more diverse third space culture than you are personally familiar with.

It wasn’t missing it used to be called the pub

We still have them here dive bars

I wish bars and pubs were like this where I’m from. This seems like the ideal experience.

They're so cool! Go visit, Japan is waiting!

Same for US I’ve never seen a shop/bar like this.

The personality must be around there but maybe it's hard to find. Definitely common here in Scotland but good luck with the food side of things xD

​@chexmix0101 I have a place kinda like this in Dallas Texas. It's got the same look and feel as おくば but maybe not the super family vibe. But still a blast.

I need a third place in my life. Bad.

@@drek7361 i think alot of people do nowdays

I was fortunate enough to go to one where the owner and some customers spoke English (and my best friend was a regular there). They are really awesome. The owner closed up early on a quiet night and took us all out for karaoke and visiting his friends bar. He even had a gift for me on my last day. These spaces need to be protected and encouraged in other countries.

@@stevenc123 These kind of places would be so great to have around but I don't think they'd be financially viable where I live 🥲

If you know about 30 common phrases of Japanese you can make it work. Also small izakaya I went to in Harajuku had a English menu to order from. But nobody in there spoke English it was still an absolute blast to go to and we had some of the best chicken skewers we've ever had and the beer was cold and sake cheap. $35 for an absolute amazing night stumbling to the train station.

The elderly Japanese people in pubs generally cannot speak or understand English, so I would like people from overseas to make an effort to speak Japanese to them.

@@gwingggg5 I tried my best!!!

I honestly think, that "the værtshus" is doing a comeback at the moment. We have been through the fancy craft beer phase and now people are looking for nostalgia, comfort and cheaper beers. There are places here in my town of Århus, which are thriving right now. Let's hope it stays that way. Still my favorites, when I go out.

But where do you live? I'll take you out for a good time and no fights!!!

There are good comfy bars all over the world! Maybe not with a grandma serving red bean rice but still. Get out there. It’s on you.

If you liked it, we did another one that I think has a similar feel ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-BcPGdM76O2U.html

First time I saw it in Japan I was so confused, but it's really cool!

Reminds me of experience of being on a tapas crawl in Madrid with everyone out from babies in strollers to elderly.

HAVE A WONDERFUL TIME. I spent si weeks in Tokyo/traveling while I taught a poetry class in 2003 and I still think about all my experiences. I would LOVE to go back, particularly to visit a traditional onsen for a weekend

On the other hand. This are the best places to learn Japanese. If you know enough to get by. just being there will help you learn by just listening. If you would go with someone else do agree with each other to only speak Japanese where you can. the people there will often enjoy helping you to become better. If you become a regular guest you would become from just a guyjin to there guyjin. besides alcohol will make it much easier for all, For one Japanese people will loosen there ways a bit. They show more there true selves in a pub then anywhere.

Don't worry! It takes a lot of courage to go in, but you will have the best time. Often these small places don't have pictures on their menu, or English and they probably speak no English. They may panic a bit and say "No English!". Just smile, say "Okay!" and ask for a recommendation "Osusume wa?" Make sure to make it clear that you're enjoying the food, etc. In 99% of the cases they will get a big kick out of it and will probably have lots of fun getting you to try a lot of interesting dishes. The other 1% of the time, they will be too embarrassed to let you know that they are annoyed and so you won' t know anything about it 😀Obviously, the more Japanese you know, the better, but it will be fine. One other way to do this, though, is that if you go to Japan, hire a guide to take you out to small places like this. They are usually quite affordable and you will get a much more interesting experience because you will understand what you are eating ;-)

@@urouroniwa well said. I would say good advice is to go in with a friend so that you can talk to each other and the bar owner doesn't feel they have to keep up conversation with the language barrier, can just make it easier the first time. But it's great to do and they're very accommodating 99% of the time!

DO IT!!! My wife and I had an absolute blast at a small izakaya we found in Harajuku. Best $35 I've ever spent!!!

Oh no!!!!!

Who's Greg?

Never been somewhere with any kind of bottle keep service, but I think there are sometimes high-end private membership clubs that offer something like that. Bringing in outside food often depends on the individual bars, and sometimes local laws. There was one bar in my city that I went to sometimes that didn't have a kitchen. There was another bar owned by the same person just down the block and they would let people order food from there. Something changed with the liquor or food laws, however, that put an end to that.

I've never heard of a bottle keep service, I live in Seattle, WA area. One of the dive bars I like to go to doesn't care if I bring in food, since all they sell is snacks.

another great video! it's so heartwarming to watch. in Indonesia, for small, casual restaurants whose owners know each other like these, it's usually ok to order food from each other's restaurant. especially for street food tents type of establishments.

I have heard of a similar "bottle keep" service in some bars in the Philippines but it may depend on how close you are to the restaurant. And then you gotta wonder if anyone touched it. Those are industrial franchise restaurants. Food from other restaurants is usually a negative, but again may depend on relationship with restaurant, in which case if you buy something from the restaurant they'd be open to it. As a business after all they shouldn't sell the (use of) tables for free.

No, but that's an amazing idea! One day I dream having my own shop, so that's brilliant.

Akko shot everything 100%. Akko did the first edit and then we did the second edit together. My wife and I did the subtitles.

I've found a couple kinda similar place in Dallas, TX. One is a izakaya style and the other is a sushi place. They both recognize me when I walk in. Helps knowing a little Japanese and having a Japanese kei car though.

Japan is so amazing for that. To have your entire country basically in harmony with each other is so beautiful. I just sit here and watch in awe since 99.99% of these community concepts would never work in the U.S. lol

'Youths' would destroy it in the US in a millisecond.

Sure man. Why bcaz ? No racial inclusion. Lmao. No gulf muslims no blacks from Africa. They Bing chilling

I guess you have never been to Texas. 🤠 And by Texas I don't mean Dallas or Austin.

It's very much like a traditional British pub

Where do you live?

In Canada.@@s70driver2005