A few sticks of kushi-age and a pint of Wabi-Sabi Japan Pale Ale. That can only mean one thing: another session at Baird's spiffy new Takadanobaba Taproom.
As featured in my column tomorrow (#sneakpreview)…
… which is now up in The Japan Times here…
Hantei is one of the landmark traditional buildings in Yanesen, the locals' term for the Yanaka-Nezu-Sendagi area. In fact it's a shitamachi classic. It also happens to serve pretty decent kushi-age. You'll find it just steps away from Nezu subway station.
A full ten years has passed since I wrote up Hantei in my Japan Times column. But things don't change too much in this part of Tokyo.
Apart from driving electric cars, of course...
Architokyo has a very informative post about the history and architecture of Hantei – along with another classic restored old kura storehouse in the neighbournood.
And here's a map link…
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