Since it’s coming up soon, we’ve republished this article.（Due to a mistake, this was accidentally posted as an article about the Hansai Bar. We apologize.）
It looks like the 9th Koshienguchi Bar & Marché will be held around JR Koshienguchi Station on Sunday, November 10, 2019.
At Koshienguchi Bar & Marché, 116 shops + 1 shop will be participating🤣
Depending on the shop, there will be bar menus for 500 yen (1 coin), 1,000 yen (2 coins), or 2,000 yen‼
Here it is↓
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The Difference Between Bar and Marché
First, let’s look at the difference between Bar and Marché at Koshienguchi Bar.
Bar
Bar refers to restaurants and eateries🍔.
Menus are available for 500 yen (1 coin), 1,000 yen (2 coins), or 2,000 yen.
Marché
Marché refers to retail🛒 and service shops.
Unlike the bar menus, it’s not a one-coin system, but they offer special prices🉐 that are different from their usual prices.
No Tickets Needed, So It’s Easy to Drop By
At Koshienguchi Bar, no tickets are required.
It’s reassuring that all you have to do is enter a shop and say, “I’d like the bar menu, please”👍
Map
Here’s the map🌐 for Koshienguchi Bar & Marché.
North of JR Koshienguchi Station
菓子工房ダヴィンチ is quite far north of the Meishin Expressway, but it is one of the participating bar shops.
South of JR Koshienguchi Station
There is a shopping street on the south side of Koshienguchi Station, so naturally there are quite a lot of participating shops.
The official map is being distributed at Bar山谷. It’s located roughly in the center of the south-side map.
List of Participating Shops
Here are the details for the 116 shops🏤 participating in “Koshienguchi Bar & Marché.”
(There are corrections to the printed bar map that has already been distributed.Click here for details)
Some shops may only have a 500 yen bar menu, or may not have a 2,000 yen menu, so be sure to check.
Also, bar menus end once they sell out, so it might be a good idea to decide on a few shops you want to visit in advance.
North of JR Koshienguchi Station
Orange indicates Bar, and green indicates Marché.
The 25 shops on the north side of JR Koshienguchi Station↓
South of JR Koshienguchi Station
Orange indicates Bar, and green indicates Marché.
The 92 shops on the south side of JR Koshienguchi Station↓
Participation confirmed on October 30↓
Bar hours: 14:00–until sold out
500 yen (1 coin): Draft beer and one obanzai dish (choose from several options)
Wow, within Nishinomiya, the Koshienguchi area might have the most participating shops in a bar event, don’t you think??
117 shops is no joke!
List of Bar Hours for Each Shop
The earliest bar starts at 7:00 in the morning, while the latest runs until 2:00 late at night.
You can see the overall opening hours🕘 at a glance here.
Survey for People Going to Koshien Bar!
- 行けたら行く57.4%(27票)
- 絶対行く42.6%(20票)
Participating Shops Featured on Nishinomiya Tsushin
Among the shops we’ve featured on Nishi2, 16 are participating in “Koshienguchi Bar & Marché” (as of 22:00 on 10/31).
If you’re wondering “What kind of shop is it?”, take a look😀
Shops Featured in “Show Us Your Shop!”
Bar山谷, run by Mr. Yamatani, the executive committee chair of Koshienguchi Bar, is also a participating shop↓
Shops Featured in “Nishi2 Gourmet”
Shops Featured in “Nishinomiya Drinking Spots”
Shops Featured in “Opening News”
Notice of Corrections to the Official Map
There are corrections📝 to the official printed map currently being distributed.
No. 78 Nagomi Ramen
Incorrect: Closed every Tuesday, basically the 1st and 3rd Monday
Correct: Closed every Tuesday, basically the 1st and 3rd Sunday
No. 112 European Restaurant La Brique
Correction to bar hours
Incorrect: From 15:00 until sold out
Correct: From 11:30 until sold out
From 17:30 until sold out
Correction to bar menu
Incorrect: 2,000 yen
Beef loin steak with herb butter sauce
+ Bordeaux glass wine or medium draft beer
Correct: 2,000 yen
Roast beef with shallot sauce
+ Bordeaux glass wine or medium draft beer.
Finally
We thought we’d visited the Koshienguchi area quite a bit for Nishi2, but we were surprised to realize there are still so many places we haven’t been to at all.
One of the big advantages of a bar event is that it makes it easy to drop by shops that are usually hard to enter, so why not take this opportunity to check them out?
