Yossy owns the Irish pub Blue Dolphin in Shin-Koshigaya where we live. A while ago when visitng he invited us along on an evening of bar hopping in Kita Senju. Normally, Kita Senju is a station we only pass by on our way between Tokyo and Koshigaya. Upon leaving the station for the first time we were amazed by the vivid nightlife; the bars, crowded restaurants and all the people talking, laughing and discussing life’s big and small questions together around the counters of several standing bars.