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The Cellar's fine, but Kura on the same block pours better by the glass.
kura's glass list rotates faster tbh, worth checking before u commit
Agreed on the pour quality, though their coravin selection is where the real value sits. Ask what's open by the glass from the back shelf, it's usually something from Nagano or Yamanashi you won't find elsewhere on the block.
yeah the coravin pours are the move, just ask which bottle's been open longest or you'll get a tired glass. koshu from Katsunuma is usually the sleeper on that shelf.
Fair, but Cellar's older vintages edge it out
Yebisu Bar, Ginza, before 6pm.
good call on the timing, after 6 it gets packed with salarymen & u won't get a seat. their glass list is honestly short tho, so dont expect anything fancy
before 6 works because that whole block off Chuo-dori empties out after office hours, but their by-the-glass reds run thin past 8.
That spot gets uncomfortable once the after work crowd rolls in, so go early or you're standing. If you want to sit and actually talk, the little place two doors down is quieter and pours similar stuff.
sounds right, their terrace opens earlier in spring
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the COE itself is your employer's job, they file it at the nyuukoku kyouiku center for you. what trips ppl up is the zairyuu card pickup at the airport and registering your address at the ward office within 14 days. do that yourself, no scrivener needed.
yeah and don't forget the 14-day clock starts from when you land, not when you get your address sorted, so book the ward office trip early.
Shinjuku counter, mornings. Bring the COE copy.