Isego Naka-Meguro

Ebisu, Meguro & Around


This outpost of 300-year-old Sendagi sake-ya (liquor store) Isego has a counter bar where you can order nihonshu (sake) by the glass (¥350 to ¥550; 3pm to 9pm). There's also usually an English-speaking clerk around who can help you select the right bottle for a hanami (cherry blossoming viewing) picnic or to bring home.


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1. Meguro-gawa

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2. The Container

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3. Kyū Asakura House

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4. Shibuya Stream

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5. Myth of Tomorrow

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6. Shibuya Sky

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7. Dōgenzaka

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8. Hachikō Statue

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