HAIKU BAR

HAIKU BAR MATSUYAMA

Evening fun in Matsuyama, the capital of haiku

For haikuists in Matsuyama, the poetic high continues into the night at the haiku bars in town.

A drink or two stimulates the creative juices, and you’re sure to produce a little masterpiece.
You’ll be given all the tools you need to get started, whether in English or Japanese.

HAIKU BAR MATSUYAMA

Sake +1 Hoyaken

Hoyaken

At this home-from-home izakaya with its old bookstore charm, Mr. and Mrs. Kadoya welcome you with smiles. There’s a good selection of sake, including from Ehime, and beer from around the world. There’s also a good choice of tasty, reasonably-priced food too.

2-5-17 Sanbanchō, Matsuyama

Open: 18:00 to 24:00

Closed: Sunday

090-9250-1839090-9250-1839

Profile of the owners

Satoshi KadoyaHaiku pen name: Living well (void)

Loves free-verse haiku and Ryukyu folk songs. Likes watching movies and listening to music. Absolutely loves bestowing haiku pen names on people, but isn’t often invited to.

Tomoko KadoyaHaiku pen name: Watch child (Tokeko)

Interests include the sanshin, old books, baseball, cats and haiku. She has a charming smile. She creates a calm, relaxed atmosphere.

Haiku service at Hoyaken

  • Simple written directions for creating a haiku are provided. There are also haiku guidebooks in English with seasonal words.
  • Haiku cards and pens when you come up with a haiku, you can write it down on a purpose-made card.
  • The owner will give you a haiku pen name. Tell him your name, interests, skills and so on.

Jazz & Magic Bar WBGO

Hoyaken

The owner is a jazz drummer and he’ll show you magic right before your eyes. The photos of leading jazz musicians displayed all around the bar were taken by the owner.

Asuka Building B1, 2-1-1 Ichibanchō, Matsuyama

Open: 20:00 to 2:00

Closed: Sunday

089-932-8284089-932-8284

Profile of the owner

Hirofumi TsutsumiHaiku pen name: Mamikon

He has amazing familiarity with many celebrated jazz musicians around the world. From the gentle way he talks, it’s hard to imagine what an eventful life he’s experienced. He’s an entertainer who’ll give you a taste of deep culture in Matsuyama.

Haiku service at WBGO

  • Haiku cards and pens when you come up with a haiku, you can write it down on a purpose-made card.
  • There are also haiku guidebooks in English with seasonal words.
  • The owner will show you magic tricks with your haiku cards. The tricks he does depend on his mood on that day.

Riff

Riff

Welcoming visitors with her charming hospitality is a bartender certified as a Whisky Connoisseur. Haiku lovers, who also love a cheerful drink, gather around her cozy bar, night after night.

3rd. Yasunaga Building 2F 1-12-4 Sanbancho, Matsuyama

Open: 19:00 to 2:00

Closed: Sunday

089-906-0560089-906-0560

Profile of the bartender

Chieko FurukawaHaiku pen name: Leaf (Happa)

Visitors are captured by her bits of conversation adorned with a unique sense of humor. She may be fragile-looking, but she’s a sportswoman who can run a full marathon after working all night. As a bartender, she’s top class.☆

Haiku service at Riff

  • There are haiku guidebooks in English with seasonal words.
  • Haiku cards and pens when you come up with a haiku, you can write it down on a purpose-made card.
  • Show her the haiku card you’ve written and she’ll prepare a cocktail in that image.

Live & Restaurant Bar “Monk”

Live & Restaurant Bar Monk
Aibara Building 2F 1-10-16 Sanbancho, Matsuyama

Open: 18:00 to 2:00

Closed on 31 December only

089-945-9512089-945-9512

Profile of the owner

Masashi Sekiya

Masashi is a famous guitarist. Having a haiku master for a mother, he had always hesitated entering that world, but as his live music venue gained popularity, haiku artists started flowing in, writing haiku inspired by jazz and other music performances.

Haiku service at Monk

  • There are also haiku guidebooks in English with seasonal words.
  • Haiku cards and pens when you come up with a haiku, you can write it down on a purpose-made card.

Hotels & Ryokan where you can drink haiku cocktails

Dogo onsen Funaya café garden terrace Komorebi

Dogo onsen Funaya café garden terrace Komorebi

ah, Matsuyama
your castle towers top
even autumn’s sky
--Masaoka Shiki

A cocktail created in the image of this haiku.
Treat yourself to a leisurely haiku cocktail at the café terrace in a traditional Japanese inn.

1-33 Dogo yunomachi, Matsuyama

Open: 7:00 to 22:00

Open all-year-round

089-947-0278089-947-0278

Imabari Kokusai Hotel

Imabari Kokusai Hotel

ah, Matsuyama
your castle towers top
even autumn’s sky
--Masaoka Shiki

This cocktail was prepared in the image of Matsuyama’s beautiful scenes of crisp autumn skies and colorful maples. Calm yourself in the refined evening atmosphere as you take in the beautiful nightline over Imabari, enjoying a moment of bliss and the passing of time.

2-3-4 Asahimachi, Imabari

Open: 17:00 to 24:00

Open-all-year-round

0898-36-18270898-36-1827