...and he hacketh away on the back of his truck.
This is how they do it here in central Tokyo: a block of ice freshly cut into shape on the side of the street...
...sawn into handy-sized cubes right outside the bars that are going to be serving them in their cocktails the very same evening. And some of the very best are in this particular quarter of Ginza.
Meanwhile, over in backstreet Shibuya, the warning is out.
Take it from the friendly ice delivery bear...