Ukiyo-e Bar 'BAR36', Inspired by Hokusai's 'Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji', to Open on May 29, 2026, Alongside Apartment Hotel 'RHUMB LINE TOKYO' Just 1 Minute from Tokyo Station

BAKERU Inc., a venture company promoting social experiments, will open 'BAR36', an Ukiyo-e themed bar, on May 29, 2026, inside the apartment hotel 'RHUMB LINE TOKYO', which is being grand-opened by Kasoku Inc. just a one-minute walk from Tokyo Station. Inspired by Edo-period Ukiyo-e by artists like Katsushika Hokusai and Utagawa Hiroshige, this unique experiential bar expresses landscapes from across Japan through the marriage of tea, local sake, and Japanese sweets. In the Edo period, Ukiyo-e was a popular visual medium for conveying the scenery and atmosphere of various regions. Yaesu, where the hotel is located, is one of the starting points for journeys to these regions depicted in Ukiyo-e. Adjacent to Nihonbashi, the starting point of the Tokaido road, Yaesu has long served as a 'gateway to Japan,' welcoming travelers from daimyo during the sankin-kotai era to modern-day Shinkansen passengers. 'BAR36', located on the second floor of 'RHUMB LINE TOKYO', is named after Hokusai's 'Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji'. It offers a new experience of tracing the landscapes depicted in Ukiyo-e through taste. The menu features pairings of tea, sake, and Japanese sweets that represent scenes from 'Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji', Utagawa Hiroshige's 'The Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido', and 'Famous Views of the Sixty-odd Provinces'. For example, for Hokusai's 'The Great Wave off Kanagawa', the bar offers 'Hojicha Rum Coke' using Hojicha from Takanashi Tea Garden in Hadano, paired with warabimochi from the famous Kamakura shop 'Kosuzu'. For 'Kyoto Sanjo Ohashi' from the Tokaido series, it pairs Yamazaki 12-year whisky with ceremonial grade matcha from 'Tsujiki' in Uji Shirakawa, Kyoto, and raw yatsuhashi from Izutsu Yatsuhashi. For 'Oyashirazu' from the Sixty-odd Provinces series, it pairs 'Jozen Mizuno Gotoshi' sake from Shirataki Sake Brewery with 'Echino Yuki' from Niigata, one of Japan's three great confections. At the time of opening, six types of sets will be available in collaboration with tea gardens, sake breweries, and Japanese confectionery shops across the country. The bar plans to gradually expand to all 36 scenes, creating moments to savor the culture and climate of various parts of Japan through the five senses according to the season and theme. Please enjoy Japanese culture with special pairings that allow you to encounter different regional stories each time you visit. A la carte menus are also available, and the bar is open to non-hotel guests as well.