CONTENTS
Interview

NEWfarben:
A world-class small bar
hidden within Sapporo's snack bar building! - Part 1 -

World Topics

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Cocktails

NEWI will start with Negroni
Yazaki Shin／矢崎慎
Cocktails

NEWSon & Heir Martini
Yazaki Shin／矢崎慎
Pick Up

NEWThe Legendary Bartender Who Lived Tokyo Nights:
A Retirement Commemorative Interview with Danny. - Part 1 -
Cocktails

Night Tram
Yazaki Shin／矢崎慎
Interview

Yakoboku:
From Kumamoto to Yoichi, Hokkaido!?
Methods Only Possible at a Regional Bar - Part 2 -
Pick Up

Medicinal Cuisine and Tea Ceremony!? Shining with Extra Personality
2026's Most Promising Under-30 Bartenders.
- Part 2 -
Interview

Yakoboku:
Worth the Trip: Kumamoto's World-Class Bars - Part 1 -

BARTENDER & COCKTAIL

This month's featured bartender【Yazaki Shin／矢崎慎】by 「farben」

INTERVIEW

01.02.2026

farben:
A world-class small bar
hidden within Sapporo's snack bar building! - Part 1 -

DRINK PLANET編集部　撮影：村川翔健

In August 2024, a small bar with around ten seats—combining counter and table seating—quietly opened in a corner of a multi-tenant building in Sapporo's Susukino district. The bar is named 'farben', the German word for 'colours'. We caught up with owner-bartender Shin Yazaki, whose career path is remarkably unconventional for a Japanese bartender.

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