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Originally Posted by Sunred

So question for those who have visited Japan or live there.
Have you visited the tokusatsu bar run by either Ei Hamura (Shoji/Tenma Ranger) or Masaru Shishido(Goro/Oh Red)?
They each have their own bar themed after tokusatsu and I am curious if anyone has been to either one or both.

I have been to Mr. Hamura's bar quite a lot of times in my last week in Tokyo and it was absolutely amazing. Mr. Hamura is a really nice guy and his co-worker was a very loveable girl around my age named Miyuu. It's a bit expensive because you have to pay a fee for the bar itself, but I found it to be worth the money. The decor is really nice, it's full of toys, books, posters and autographs and photos of the actors who came there. There's also a TV on which we would also watch toku from time to time (we watched Gosei vs. Shinken, a bit of Kamen Rider Amazons and some eps of Dairanger when I was there). The room itself is very small, there's a few seats around the bar and a sofa with some seats. Quite cozy
The drinks on the menu were mostly created by actors (including suit actors) and are character- or show-themed.
You may meet some of the actors, writers or directors there, but it says in the rules (in the menu), that you can't just randomly chat them up or talk about it too much later. If they feel like chatting (as in, a conversation between all the guests and staff develops or they directly adress you), it's okay, but it's basically a "don't bother them" rule because they come there to relax. Photos of the interior are also not allowed (you may take photos of your drinks and food, though).
I was also there when they had the "Kirin bar" event, which was a night when Mr. Tsuchiya (Kirinranger) would be in charge. Or rather, entertain the guests xD You had to reserve a seat and could stay for 2 or 3 hours (I think it was around 1500 Yen that night...). You could by T-Shirts or get signed polaroids and while Mr. Hamura and Miyuu took care of the bar, Mr. Tsuchiya would go around and chat with the customers. They offered special drinks and snacks too

I would recommend speaking some Japanese though, because, while they are trying to learn it, none of the people there speak English too well.

While I didn't visit any other bars, I did have dinner at RedMask's Ramen shop. Since at some point I was the only customer, we also talked a bit. It's a bit hard to find (most of the bars and restaurants are in rather quiet parts of the cities, not too many tourist around and very small), but not to far from the next metro station.

I heard that MegaRed also opened a Yakiniku shop in Shizuoka, were I lived, but sadly it was late summer and I didn't get the news before I left. That's on my bucket list for when I come back