In & around the city
Tokyo
Our marriage sponsor's bar · near the shrine
Bar After the Sunset
Just around the corner from Nogi-jinja in Akasaka, this is where we expect to land after the shrine ceremony on the 12th. Come raise a glass with us.
- Kikunoi (菊乃井)Akasaka · Two-Michelin-star kaiseki, and where Ayumi works. The Tokyo home of the celebrated Kyoto restaurant Kikunoi, a short way from the shrine. Book well ahead.
- SuzunariYotsuya (Arakicho) · A refined Japanese restaurant. Book ahead.
- ConcertoYoyogi-Uehara · An Italian restaurant in our home neighborhood, with a good wine list.
- Tonkatsu TakeshinYoyogi-Uehara · Excellent tonkatsu, and a real local favourite.
- Sakutami (さくたみ)Shin-Koenji · Good Japanese food with live jazz, a fun evening out. Worth booking ahead.
- Soba YamatoYoyogi-Uehara · A soba restaurant.
- BAR MALShinjuku · Another old friend's bar. Go say hello.
- Bar Old PalShibuya (Dōgenzaka) · A snug, classic cocktail bar.
- The FamilyMart barShibuya · A proper bar hidden inside a FamilyMart convenience store. Only in Tokyo.
- Hanaoka StoreWest Tokyo · A personal favourite of ours, a proper local spot, though a fair trek out from the centre.
