Predictably the only photo to make it out of the Izakaya alive was this one, showing Gareth and I rather drunk. G hd lots of fun ordering differently coloured drinks whilst I was the life and soul of the party.
If anyone ever offers you sake and warm water, decline: it mings.
We were celebrating Gareth's birthday (誕生日), he's 28 no matter what age he tells you, and there was much merryment and an international game of football at 2am in Fukiage park.

Kirin Grand Ale

This came in a very fancy box with the glass you can see in the picture included.
It's not really all that grand, but it's pretty nice if you chill it down. It's not quite as fizzy as most Japanese beer, in some ways almost like a bad pint of Boddies.
I take pride in the backdrop of the picture since I had polished off all that Asahi on the same night :)
If you click here you can see a picture of me and my Ichinomiya kids. It's about half way down. There's a better one on Flickr/Facebook for those blessed individuals.
Tomorrow is Friday which means lots of real work :( But then it's Satuday and I have a date with the Shinchan Izakaya, I will try to get decent pictures this time.

Kirin Grand Ale 6% 330ml