Author: jeff

Photo by The Japan Times

Who cares about the many bars near Muni Metro stops when you’re enjoying a beer from inside the Muni Metro vehicle?

That dream is a reality for residents of Nagasaki, Japan.

Once a year for the last 20 years, a private company has run a tram along city tracks, offering its passengers drinks both alcoholic and non.

With counter seats facing the windows, passengers are allowed to drink all they want from a range of alcoholic and nonalcoholic beverages, and even enjoy a meal. The car will run the Nagasaki city tracks once a day until Sept. 20.

Since the streetcar fleet offering a “refreshing beer” debuted more than 20 years ago, the service has grown in popularity, prompting the firm to extend the run by 20 days.

A beer would surely help during those insufferable Metro tunnel delays. But I guess we just can’t have nice things?

h/t Jeremy Whiteman (to the Muni Diaries Facebook page)

Not to be outdone by Beer by BART’s map earlier this week, Thrillist’s Joe Starkey has brought things a little closer to home.

Starkey created the map above (embiggen here) and a list of bars “within two(ish) blocks of every Muni stop (that actually has bars near it).” And for that, we thank you, sir.

I see a few glaring omissions. But those are the places I like to drink, so, I’m okay with that, because I don’t like crowds. Also: Get off my lawn!

Use these tools wisely, children.

Photo by Christopher Berry

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