Kakegawa Honjo-dori

Fifty meters, twenty bars!

Peter Sidell Jan 08, 2015 - 1 min read

<p>This handy map shows you the friendly proprieters</p>

<p>Pretty much everything is inexpensive, but only in Japanese</p>

<p>Every bar is decorated in its individual style</p>

<p>Part one of my dinner at one of the bars</p>

<p>This bar somehow finds room for a comfy-looking couch</p>

<p>It's surprising and impressive how much they can fit into such small spaces</p>

<p>It's fun to sit outside on a warm evening</p>

<p>It doesn't even take half a minute to walk from one end to the other</p>

<p>I hope the neighbours at the end don't mind a bit of noise</p>

One of the most fun places to hang out of an evening in Kakegawa must be Honjo-dori, a short alley lined with tiny bars, ten on each side. You can get a good range of food and drinks, all reasonably priced, and enjoy an intimate, convivial atmosphere; each place seats no more than about ten people, though on warm summer nights I'm sure there's some overspill. It has to be be a perfect place to go bar-hopping!

Peter Sidell @peter.sidell

I came to Japan from Manchester, England in 2003, and have travelled a lot since then, around Japan and in Asia. When I'm not working, I write satire and perform stand-up comedy in and around Tokyo. Check YouTube for a taste.