BAR NAI: What Are Plant-Based Cocktails That Sublimate Japan's Seasons!? - Part 2 -

BAR NAI, which just relocated and opened in July 2025 from Onomichi City, Hiroshima Prefecture to Hiroshima City. Its specialty is botanical cocktails made with flowers and nuts gathered by owner-bartender Shigeo Kameyama himself in the mountains, along with citrus fruits and vegetables from Hiroshima Prefecture. What kind of cocktails are these?

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The cabinet displays Kimura Glass and Baccarat glasses, along with ceramics crafted by local artisans.

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Before focusing on BAR NAI's botanical cocktails, let's first introduce the career of owner-bartender Shigeo Kameyama.

Born and raised in Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture.

His destiny began when the manager of the ramen shop where he worked part-time during his student days took him to a bar.

"I was overwhelmed by the bar, this adult space. I was even moved, thinking, 'There's a world like this that I didn't know existed.'"

That's how Kameyama described his first encounter with bars.

After graduating high school, while still dreaming of bars, he started working at a restaurant bar in Mihara City, adjacent to the west of Onomichi City.

At age 20, he began his career as a professional bartender at an authentic bar in the same Mihara City. Encouraged by the master bartender at the time, he also obtained his sommelier license.

"I studied to become a sommelier as training for my taste and smell, but as a result, that sommelier knowledge is now also useful for my plant-based cocktails."