TOKYO BAR MATCHBOXES 2
 Zama Officers' Club
Washington Heights Civilians' Club
This was the only base we were stationed at that had its own Civilians' Club. Were these overseas only? Probably so.
Tachikawa Airmen's Club 

 
Match boxes that tobacco companies gave away at the BX or the various clubs on base. 
 
 

 
 "Did you know it is against the law to sell or give away duty-free tobacco products to Japanese nationals?"
Really??!! Geez! Wonder if anybody really did that?
 Weren't these those 100 Yen Japanese cigarettes? 

 
 Prince Coffee Shop in Shibuya
 Prince Coffee Shop - they used to have small local bands playing on a tiny stage.

 
Bon Coffee Shop
Yogashi (western cake)
Shinjuku-eki (train station) - front of central entry
Another shop on the Ginza
 Coffee shop in a store

 
 Cafe de Pony in Shibuya
 Japanese cuisine, featuring sushi
Names a classic song from the Edo period

 
 The fancy, schmantzy cafe in the Imperial Hotel
The Sanno Hotel - run by the military & available to new arrivals or military on TDY or leave
Hotel New Japan - Japanese-run, 
and a nice joint. Is it still around?

 
 
 "Nice" Bar.  Was it? That looks suspiciously 
like a sloe gin fizz in that glass, so I 
probably decorated their floor with Ralph.
The Brick, "our Ginza store will reopen 
after remodeling on November 18."
 The ACB Club
"Tea Salon.  First class bands. Star entertainment."
This was the absolute epicenter of Tokyo rock 'n roll  from the late '50s through part of the '60s.  Major local Japanese bands, and some American ones (like the Teen Tops) played on that unique hydraulic stage that moved up to play to the audience on all 3 floors.
The Copa Cabana nightclub. 
Upscale joint & a yakuza hangout.
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Thanks for the translations from Brian Killen, NHS '61, who is taking Japanese lessons again.
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