CONTENTS
Interview

NEWLiving room Asakusa:
Updating the Japanese-Western Fusion!
From downtown Tokyo to the world. - Part 2 -
Pick Up

NEWHow to make the most of it in cocktails?
Let's find your favorite Baijiu by knowing the manufacturing process and the aroma derived from the ingredients. - Part 2 -
Interview

Living Room Asakusa:
Tokyo's Downtown Culture × International Sensibility
A Bar Where You Rediscover Asakusa's Sophistication! - Part 1 -
World Topics

In search of the supreme "Enzian"
, we went to the "Grassl Distillery" deep in the mountains of the German Alps.

Pick Up

Cocktail-based hotspot!
What is Baijiu, the world's most drunk spirit? - Part I -
World Topics

Hong Kong Central Circle trip to Asia's 50 Best!
Go to "Bar Leone", "MONTANA" and "GOKAN".

Cocktails

Nomadic Negroni
Kojima Osamu／小嶋修
Cocktails

Wicked White Lady
Kojima Osamu／小嶋修
Cocktails

Bitterbucks Coffee
Kojima Osamu／小嶋修

BARTENDER & COCKTAIL

This month's featured bartender【Otake Masahiro／大竹真広】by 「Living Room Asakusa」

INTERVIEW

01.09.2025

Living room Asakusa:
Updating the Japanese-Western Fusion!
From downtown Tokyo to the world. - Part 2 -

DRINK PLANET編集部　撮影：秋田大輔

Despite having only eight seats, Living Room Asakusa in Tokyo's Asakusa district is always bustling with inbound tourists. We spoke with owner-bartender Masahiro Otake about his bartending career so far and his future outlook.

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