Last weekend, Mr. Shimaji seemed even more energetic than usual, perhaps after recharging his batteries in Ichinoseki. His new rice, "Shimaji's Rice," which he planted and harvested himself in his own rice paddy, will soon be available in stores, so please look forward to it. It's also a great gift idea for the year-end season!


As I mentioned in my previous blog post, last weekend, Matsumoto-san, a bartender from "abientot!" in Ichinoseki, came to Salon de Shimaji to help out. He's as handsome as ever! I was surprised to learn that in addition to being a bartender, he also works as an actor and model. He's a very talented person.


Shimaji : "Matsumoto is a humble man, and I trust him a lot. I offer to pay for his round-trip transportation to Tokyo, but he refuses every time. You don't find many people like him!"

Over the weekend, we had many customers who came to Salon de Shimaji for the first time, all to meet Ms. Matsumoto. Not only was her shake excellent, but her thoughtfulness, consideration, and polite service offered many things for our staff to learn from.


Shimaji: "Matsumoto and I are old enough to be father and son, but I learn a lot from him. Male friendship is truly wonderful!"

We don't know when he'll be coming next, but we'll let you know on this blog. If you'd like to try Matsumoto Bartender's drinks, we look forward to seeing you!

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Katsuhiko Shimaji is the producer of the Isetan Men's Residence Salon de Shimaji on the 8th floor of the Isetan Men's Building. Born in 1941, he graduated from Aoyama Gakuin University and joined Shueisha. He was assigned to "Weekly Playboy" and became its editor-in-chief in 1983, where he created a sensation with the "Life Advice" column featuring Renzo Shibata, Toko Kon, and Ken Kaiko as respondents, and grew the magazine into a million-copy publication. He later served as editor-in-chief of "PLAYBOY Japan" and "BART." After serving as the representative director of Shueisha International, he retired in 2008. He is currently a writer and essayist.

Photo: TAKU FUJII

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