Comment by jamestimmins
10 hours ago
Not snack bars, but tiny bars were absolutely one of my favorite things in Japan. The streets of 3-5 seat bars felt incredibly special and distinct from anything I've seen in the US, regardless of the presumably high % of their business that came from tourists.
> the presumably high % of their business that came from tourists
That's only in the areas frequented by tourists. The vast majority of such tiny bars cater mainly to locals.
Lately I've been taking pictures of bar signs in Japanese cities:
https://gally.net/barsigns/index.html
The sheer number of bars in such dense concentrations continues to impress me.