Update August 2010: The Hill of Tara is now under new management and named "Dublin". In Search of ... the Craic Part 3 This is the third in a series of posts on Kyoto's Irish pubs. Earlier this month my friend David Ewen and I went on a pub crawl of five Irish pubs in Kyoto to see what they had to offer in terms of food, beer, music and the craic. Tonight's post is on... The … [Read more...]
Mc Loughlin’s
In Search of ... the Craic Part 2 This is the second of a series of posts on Kyoto's Irish pubs. Earlier this month my friend David Ewen and I went on a pub crawl of five Irish pubs in Kyoto to see what they had to offer in terms of food, beer, music and the craic. Tonight's post is on... Mc Loughlin's Unfortunately when David and I arrived here, the kitchen was closed, so … [Read more...]
The Gael – Now Closed
Update: Sadly the Gael closed its doors for the last time in 2017. In Search of ... the Craic Part 1 Earlier this month my friend David Ewen and I went on a pub crawl of Kyoto's Irish pubs to see what they had to offer. Though neither of us are particularly keen on the "gaijin pub" scene, we both occasionally feel a hankering for Irish beer and I especially for traditional … [Read more...]
Baobab at Gnome Irish Pub
Some nice fiddle playing for you today. Here's a short clip from Baobab's performance last night at Gnome. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to stay for the whole gig but what I saw was just lovely. In my next post, a full guide to Kyoto's Irish pubs entitled: In Search of... the Craic. … [Read more...]