Bar run by a local Australian.
The Gaijin bar. Foods pretty good. Atmosphere is what you'd expect in a western city but without the drunken moron element. The drunken PhD element have their own issues but pale in comparison with what a bar "back home" would have to deal with daily. Very international clientele. A lot of good people show regularly. Often has live bands on weekends. A great place to feel like home.
Only bar with a pool table (but I use the word loosely since you need a caddy to read the greens, if ya know what I mean). Pool tournament every Thursday. Also has a real dart board, for those who don't need a fancy graphic interface to understand what a crap player you are.
Haruki is a great bartender if you like cocktails. Knows thousands of recipes.
Location
Just south of the Helena English School on Nishi Odori at the western end of Minami Odori. Near Ninomiya House.
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